- The ancient history of kissing. Sources from Mesopotamia contextualize the emergence of kissing and its role in disease transmission https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0512?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D71526409875569128722259358006205072405%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1684744647 2 comments science
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- The earliest recorded kiss goes back at least 4,500 years to Mesopotamia - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/05/18/kissing-history-mesopotamia/ 119 comments
- The first romantic kiss dates back at least 4,500 years https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2023/05/30/the-first-romantic-kiss-dates-back-at-least-4-500-years_6028450_10.html 9 comments
- Mesopotamians Wrote About Kissing 4,500 Years Ago | Discover Magazine https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/mesopotamians-wrote-about-kissing-4-500-years-ago 6 comments
- Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/science/archaeology-sumeria-kissing.html 1 comment
- The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5,000 Years - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-kiss-in-recorded-history-dates-back-nearly-5-000-years/ 0 comments
- First records of human kissing may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimated | Archaeology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/may/18/first-records-of-human-kissing-may-date-back-1000-years-earlier-than-estimated 0 comments