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All of my knowledge comes from shati and I'm so grateful that her deep dive into amateur anthropology came in time for this, or I would have been significantly more confused about what the show was trying to do. (I think the initiator of the agriculture discourse may have been Guns, Germs, and Steel, and certainly this show in particular is pulling on a lot of the ideas in that book.)

The thing about the bog mummy hairdo is that it is indeed a complicated braided hairstyle but the look it generates is so smooth and practical -- I've actually thought about trying it because it looks fun and comfortable! The braids on the character in Arthdal, on the other hand, look normal from a distance but the closer you get the more convoluted the whole thing becomes. I think those are two separate nine-strand braids she's rocking? Or possibly twelve-strand. A LOT OF STRANDS.

You know what, I would not be surprised if the final act of the show involved Muzzle Man fighting a Rodent of Unusual Size.