I was at an art gallery recently and saw some really old paintings (circa 1200s and 1300s) and the males always had short hair, and females had long hair. I'm wondering if any historians could provide an explanation.
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There's an FAQ section at Daily Life in the Past / Hair / On men with short hair, women with long hair, and vice versa at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/dailylife#wiki_on_men_with_short_hair.2C_women_with_long_hair.2C_and_vice_versa . There are currently 7 postings there. Again, please reply if you'd like more clarity or information on anything.
Also why do men have long hair in some other ancient/older cultures, like apparently Vikings, Native Americans, etc? Was it just the cultures derived from Roman, Greek, etc?