Texts studied implied "that kissing was something that married couples did" but also that "the kiss was regarded as part of an unmarried person s sexual desire when in love."
The oldest records showing kissing as an element of romance date back 4,500 years, a full millennia earlier than previously believed, researchers said Friday. The new study, published this week in the magazine Science, found that it was probably widespread even in the ancient world. It presents evidence that "lip kissing was documented in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt" from at