Thirty years ago, parasitologist Kostas Mumcuoglu and anthropologist Joseph Zias were examining a first-century hair comb excavated from the West Bank when they found a surprise lurking in its fine teeth: 10 head lice and 27 louse eggs.
The presence of these parasites was a major shake-up. They had assumed that combs were used almost exclusively for cosmetic purposes. Now it appears that they were also used as de-lousing implements.
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