The Origins of Shaving: Before the Metal Razor
Explore the origins of shaving and how sharp stone and flint may have allowed prehistoric humans to remove hair long before the first metal razors.
The First Hair Tools: Stone, Flint, Shell and Bone
Discover the earliest materials prehistoric humans could use for hair care, from sharp flint and stone to shell and bone, and what archaeology can actually prove.
The First Haircut: How Prehistoric Humans Cut Their Hair
Thousands of years before scissors and metal razors, humans already possessed edges sharp enough to cut hair. Discover what archaeology can – and cannot – tell us about the first haircut.
