![]() ![]() Though Iranian officials have only just now designated the mullet as a form of “ Western cultural invasion,” the haircut has always been with us. (Roman men eschewed the mullet in favor of a more closely cropped look.) Finally, Greek statues and etchings dating back to the 6 th century BCE reveal that mulletlike cuts were present in Western culture from the very start. Hittite warriors from the 16 th century BCE sported mulletlike cuts, as did the Assyrians and Egyptians. ![]() Archaeological evidence confirms the existence of ur-mullets in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Asia Minor, writes Henderson. ![]() The haircut may have originated in the Middle East, but Alan Henderson, author of Mullet Madness!: The Haircut That’s Business Up Front and a Party in the Back, wonders whether prehistoric peoples wouldn’t have discovered the benefit of trimming hair short in the front to keep it out of their eyes while letting it grow long in the back to insulate the neck from rain and cold. When did Westerners start wearing mullets? The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance banned “un-Islamic” Western hairstyles for men earlier this week-in particular, the ponytail, a spiky gelled hairdo known locally as the “rooster,” and the infamous mullet. ![]()
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