Scientists note that bonobo monkeys kiss to check if their partner is healthy.
Scientists believe that the world’s first known kiss took place 4,500 years ago in the Middle East. This is evidenced by studies of ancient texts deciphered by the scientist. It used to be thought that people first kissed 3,500 years ago.
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Ancient Mesopotamian expert at the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Troels Pank Arboll, and biologist at the University of Oxford, Dr. Sophie Lund Rasmussen, have published a new study that says the first known kissing may have originated in Mesopotamia – in the territory of modern Iraq and Syria. They managed to decipher texts on clay tablets written in the ancient Sumerian language.
Kissing has been described in ancient Mesopotamian texts from from 2500 BC However, scientists emphasize that it is likely that people from other regions could also kiss.
One of the texts stated that kissing was enjoyed after intercourse. Another describes how a married woman was nearly knocked out by a kiss from another man.
Scientists note that bonobos also kiss to determine how healthy a partner is. They determine this by whether he has bad breath.
“Kissing is something we take for granted and it seems like it’s always been around, but it had to start somewhere and we think it’s older than previously thought. Evidence from our closest relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees , testify that we do it, to create a sense of intimacy and connection in our relationshipbut it can also help us evaluate a potential mate, because bad breath is an indication that something is wrong with him and he may be unhealthy,” says Dr. Sophie Lund Rasmussen.
Scientists are also convinced that kissing was practiced by priests and that it was common in the family circle.
The researchers also argue that kissing may have had a lasting effect on the transmission of viruses such as herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), which causes the common cold.
The disease known as bushana in ancient medical texts from Mesopotamia may be related to the common cold virus.
Previously, scientists assumed that the oldest evidence of a human kiss on the lips comes from South Asia 3,500 years ago.
Recall that a study by Japanese scientists offers a new version of the emergence of life on Earth. The researchers suggest that the very young Sun produced very powerful flares, and they could provoke the creation of the building blocks from which life forms appeared on Earth.
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2023-05-18 20:12:00
