Yet another female – her skeleton found beside the remains of a man – still wore a terrifically tall, conical hat just like those we depict on witches riding broomsticks at Halloween or on medieval wizards intent at their magical spells. One unusual find was a distinctively pointed hat: Textile analysis of the Tarim Mummies has shown some similarities to the Iron Age civilizations of Europe dating from 800 BC, including woven twill and tartan patterns strikingly similar to tartans from Northern Europe. The "Golden Man" of Issyk kurgan was Scythian in the 4th century who was buried wearing golden armor including a conical scythian hat. The conical golden hats of Bronze Age Central Europe were probably a ceremonial accessory worn by the priesthood. Conical hats were also popular in late medieval Vijayanagar, India. Popular among Burgundian noblewomen in the 15th century was a type of conical headgear now called a hennin. In Ancient Greece, the pilos was a common hat worn by travelers and infantrymen by the 5th century. The Scythians of the Eurasian steppes were noted for have pointed hats which was often referenced by other civilizations such as in the DNa inscription in the tomb of Darius the Great. Golden hats have been recorded in burial cites in Central Europe. Conical hats were also recorded by many Indo-European civilizations. Conical hats were recorded in ancient Egypt, especially when depicting Osiris and pharaohs who emulated Osiris' iconography. Existence of the conical hat is known as early as the Bronze Age in Middle East and Eurasia, and Central Europe.
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