Did the Indians in America really scalp people or is that just a hollywood myth?
Scalping someone was the taking of the hair and scalp, usually from the crown of the head, as a trophy. Scalping wasn’t universal in North America; it was common east of the Rockies, rare in parts of the northeast, and in the far west was encountered only sporadically. There were also instances of European settlers scalping Native Americans. A group of American colonists attacked a Native American encampment in New Hampshire, taking 10 scalps, for which the British government paid a bounty of £100 each. Scalping is an old, old practice. However, by the time of the European colonization, the practice in Europe was remembered, but not practiced. The Celts took scalps as well as heads as trophies and so did many other cultures.
