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.

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.

Long before salons, scissors and professional hairdressers, humans were already managing and transforming their hair. Archaeology offers fascinating – but fragmentary – clues to the prehistoric origins of hair care.