This shows how the Skrydstrup woman's elaborate hairstyle was achieved.   Her long hair had first been combed back, and across from one temple to the other a pad of human hair had been laid.   Her hair had then been combed forward, covering the pad: the ends of the hair had been plaited together and held in place by a woollen cord.    It shows clearly that the unkempt and shaggy appearance of our Bronze Age ancestors often depicted in books and film is perhaps somewhat unfair.