Chignon (hairstyle) traced back to ancient Greece, where Athenian women commonly wore the style with gold or ivory handcrafted hairpins. Athenian men wore the style as well, but they fastened their chignons with a clasp of "golden grasshoppers", according to "The History of the Peloponnesian War", by Thucydides. The chignon was specific to Athens, as other city states, such as Sparta and Cyprus, had their own style of hairdressing. The chignon was also popular in ancient China, where married women wore the low, knotted hairstyle. Male writers of the Victorian era, like Anthony Trollope, were fond of poking fun at the absurdity
Pangkalan Bun Pangkalan Bun Pangkalan Bun or Pangkalanbuun (Jawi: ), is a city (population: around 200,000) in Central Kalimantan ("Kalimantan Tengah") province on Borneo in Indonesia. It is the administrative headquarters of South Arut ("Arut Selatan") district ("kecamatan") and also the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in the south-west part of central Kalimantan. Pangkalan Bun is served by Iskandar Airport. Several airlines fly to this airport. Shipping services provide connections to Jakarta, Surabaya, and Semarang. Birutė Galdikas established her base, Camp Leakey, for the study and conservation of orangutans about from Pangkalan Bun up the Sekonyer River. The site has expanded from