4,000 Years Ago, Nubian Women Were Carrying Loads—and Babies—Using Head Straps

4,000 Years Ago, Nubian Women Were Carrying Loads—and Babies—Using Head Straps

Elite women in ancient Nubia carried babies using head straps, don't you dare to try this at home.

An Elite Bronze Age Woman Buried Alongside An Ostrich Fan Shows The Oldest Evidence Of Head Strap Use

Around 4,000 years ago, Bronze Age women in Nubia used tumplines, a form of head strap that can hold a […]