The evolutionary origin of human kissing.

IF 4.6 2区 社会学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1002/evan.22050
Adriano R Lameira
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A kiss has been a signal of special affection across continents and cultures for millennia. Between times and peoples, social norms invariably prescribe kissing to specific affiliations and contexts, implying deeper biological bases. Why the protruding of the lips and slight suction when touching another? Capuchin monkeys stick their fingers in their friends' eyes as sign of affection, why have humans developed kissing? Here I briefly review proposed hypotheses for the evolution of human kissing. Great ape social behavior suggests that kissing is likely the conserved final mouth-contact stage of a grooming bout when the groomer sucks with protruded lips the fur or skin of the groomed to latch on debris or a parasite. The hygienic relevance of grooming decreased over human evolution due to fur-loss, but shorter sessions would have predictably retained a final "kissing" stage, ultimately, remaining the only vestige of a once ritualistic behavior for signaling and strengthening social and kinship ties in an ancestral ape.

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人类接吻的进化起源
千百年来,亲吻一直是跨越大陆和文化的特殊感情信号。不同时代、不同民族的社会规范无一例外地将接吻规定为特定的从属关系和背景,这意味着更深层次的生物学基础。为什么在接触他人时嘴唇会突出并有轻微的吸力?卷尾猴把手指伸进朋友的眼睛以示亲昵,人类为什么会发展出接吻?在此,我简要回顾一下关于人类接吻进化的假设。巨猿的社会行为表明,接吻很可能是梳理过程中保留下来的最后的嘴部接触阶段,梳理者用突出的嘴唇吸吮被梳理者的毛发或皮肤,以吸附碎屑或寄生虫。在人类进化过程中,由于毛发脱落,梳理毛发的卫生意义降低了,但可以预见的是,较短的梳理过程将保留最后的 "接吻 "阶段,最终,这一曾经具有仪式性的行为将成为祖先猿类发出信号、加强社会和亲缘关系的唯一遗迹。
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期刊介绍: Evolutionary Anthropology is an authoritative review journal that focuses on issues of current interest in biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, archaeology, functional morphology, social biology, and bone biology — including dentition and osteology — as well as human biology, genetics, and ecology. In addition to lively, well-illustrated articles reviewing contemporary research efforts, this journal also publishes general news of relevant developments in the scientific, social, or political arenas. Reviews of noteworthy new books are also included, as are letters to the editor and listings of various conferences. The journal provides a valuable source of current information for classroom teaching and research activities in evolutionary anthropology.
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