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Mesopotamians Wrote About Kissing 4,500 Years Ago

Discover Magazine - Sun 21 May 23

The people who lived between the Tigris and Euphrates locked lips and then wrote about it on clay tablets.

Earliest evidence of a human kiss dates back 4,500 years to Mesopotamia

Interesting Engineering - Fri 19 May 23

Have ...

Smooching and herpes inseparable for more than 4,000 years

New Atlas - Fri 19 May 23

Researchers have delved into the ancient past to discover when romantic kissing likely originated and the pathogens, such as the herpes simplex virus, that have followed the practice from then ...

The earliest records of kissing are 4,500 years old

Cosmos Magazine - Thu 18 May 23

When was the first romantic kiss? It’s impossible to tell, but a pair of researchers have just shunted the earliest record of a kiss back by a millenium. Previously, the earliest well-known ...

Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts

Newscientist - Thu 18 May 23

Many sources claim sexual kissing spread worldwide from South Asia 3500 years ago, but there is evidence it was practised in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt much earlier than that

The Oldest Recorded Kiss Happened 4,500 Years Ago, Scientists Say

Vice - Thu 18 May 23

Experiencing your “first kiss” is a rite of passage that has been dramatized countless times in pop culture. But what about humanity’s first kiss? When and why did our species ...

Humans were kissing as early as 4,500 years ago – research

The Independent - Thu 18 May 23

Scientists said they have found literary evidence that kissing was practised in the earliest Mesopotamian societies.

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, claims new study

Phys.org - Thu 18 May 23

Recent research has hypothesized that the earliest evidence of human lip kissing originated in a very specific geographical location in South Asia 3,500 years ago, from where it may have spread ...

Our first kiss? It’s probably 1,000 years older than we thought

ZME Science - Mon 22 May 23

Mesopotamian clay tablets depict the earliest evidence of kissing.

The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5,000 Years

Scientific American - Thu 18 May 23

Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age

Humanity’s First Recorded Kiss Was Earlier Than We Thought

Smithsonian Magazine - Thu 18 May 23

Ancient texts suggest romantic smooching, and likely the diseases it transmitted, were widespread in Mesopotamia

Romantically Kissing Our Lovers Might Not Be The Fashion We Thought It Was

ScienceAlert - Thu 18 May 23

Ok, sure, it looks fun ...

Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed

Popular Science - Thu 18 May 23

Romantic pecks probably originated in multiple societies thousands of years ago. Deposit Photos Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. ...

First kiss took place in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago (and led to a huge outbreak of herpes!)

Daily Mail - Thu 18 May 23

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss dates back to around 4,500 years ago in the ancient Middle East - 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers.

Ancient writing reveals the earliest recorded kiss

Futurity - Fri 19 May 23

Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, researchers report. Recent research has hypothesized ...

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, ScienceDaily - Mon 22 May 23

Humanity’s First Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago

SciTechDaily - Sat 20 May 23

Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, conclude researchers from the University of Copenhagen...

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago

Newswise - Sat 20 May 23

Recent research has hypothesised that the earliest evidence of human lip kissing originated in a very specific geographical location in South Asia 3,500 years ago, from where it may have spread ...

Humanity’s earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, Eurekalert - Thu 18 May 23

Beyond Romance: Ancient History of Kissing and Its Role in Disease Transmission

SciTechDaily - Thu 18 May 23

Researchers Troels Arbøll and Sophie Rasmussen have explored the historical impact of romantic-sexual kissing on the spread of orally transmitted diseases like HSV-1. Contradicting the...

Ancient history of kissing and its role in disease transmission

Eurekalert - Thu 18 May 23

In a Perspective, Troels Arbøll and Sophie Rasmussen review the ancient history of kissing, particularly the emergence of romantic-sexual kissing in Mesopotamia more than 4000 years ago and ...