Did Our Ancestors Have Hygiene Routines?

Take our mini-quiz and find out

Did our ancestors have hygiene routines? (2019/2019) by Fanny Le Bagousse Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

How did our ancestors wash...

A. By bathing in rivers or B. They never bothered to clean themselves

The correct answer is...

A. By bathing in rivers

Panoramic view of the Pont d'Arc (2015/2015) by David Huguet Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Yes, of course they washed! They probably bathed in rivers. 

Did our ancestors have hygiene routines? (2019/2019) by Fanny Le Bagousse Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

They may also have cleaned their teeth with twigs. 

Did our ancestors hunt mammoths? (2019/2019) by Fanny Le Bagousse Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Let's see if you can answer another prehistory question!

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