Why Do We Shake Hands?

You shook someone's hand this week and never asked why. The answer starts on a stone throne nearly three thousand years ago and ends with something you did right afterward without noticing. So what was the handshake really for, and how did it become hello? Sources: Throne base of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud (Kalhu), Assyrian handshake relief (verify before publishing) Greek grave stelae showing dexiosis, handclasp scenes (verify before publishing) Roman coins showing dextrarum iunctio and the cult of Fides (verify before publishing) Quaker refusal of hat honor and bowing, and the spread of the handshake in English-speaking countries (verify before publishing) Aberystwyth University, study comparing bacterial transfer in handshakes and fist bumps, 2014 (verify before publishing) Chaplin, W. F., et al., Handshaking, Gender, Personality, and First Impressions, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000 Schroeder, J., et al., Handshaking Promotes Deal-Making by Signaling Cooperative Intent, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2019 Frumin, I., Sobel, N., et al., A Social Chemosignaling Function for Human Handshaking, eLife, 2015 #history #humanhistory #explained #Handshake #HistoryOfHandshake #WhyWeShakeHands #HumanBehavior #Psychology #History #Facts #AmazingFacts #DidYouKnow #InterestingFacts #Explained #EasyExplainer #YouTubeShorts #Shorts #Knowledge