Editing Barber (section)

===Antiquity===
The barber's trade has a long history: [[razors]] have been found among relics of the [[Bronze Age]] (around 3500 [[Anno Domini|BC]]) in Egypt. The first barbering services were performed by Egyptians in 5000 BC with instruments they had made from oyster shells or sharpened [[flint]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalbarbermuseum.org/about/barbering-timeline|title=Barbering Timeline - National Barber Museum|website=www.nationalbarbermuseum.org|access-date=2018-06-17}}</ref> In ancient Egyptian culture, barbers were highly respected individuals. Priests and men of medicine are the earliest recorded examples of barbers.<ref name=MOLER>Moler, A.B.. "The barbers' manual." Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. The National Education Council of the Associated Master Barbers of America, 1 January 1928. Web. 19 March 2012. https://archive.org/stream/barbersmanual00mole#page/n29/mode/2up.</ref> In addition, the art of barbering played a significant role across continents. Mayan, Aztec, Iroquois, Norse and Mongolian cultures utilized shave art as a way to distinguish roles in society and wartime.<ref name=Kuiper>Kuiper, A.C. "The Hair Etching Pen Guide, 14 April 2018. Web. 14 April 2018. https://www.royaletch.com/hair-etching-pen-guide/.</ref> Men in [[Ancient Greece]] would have their beards, hair, and fingernails trimmed and styled by the {{lang|grc|κουρεύς}} (''cureus''), in an ''[[agora]]'' (market place) which also served as a social gathering for debates and gossip. The barbers used a rough cloth (ὠμόλινον) on their shoulders to keep the hairs off their dresses. There were also female barbers (κουρεύτριαι).<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DT%3Aentry+group%3D10%3Aentry%3Dtonsor-harpers Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Tonsor]</ref>

Barbering was introduced to [[ancient Rome|Rome]] by the [[Magna Grecia|Greek colonies]] in [[Sicily]] in 296 BC,{{fact|date=July 2023}} and barbershops ({{langx|la|{{linktext|tonstrīna}}}}, lit. "clipperies") quickly became very popular centers for daily news and gossip.<ref name=hischild>{{citation |last=Chrisman |first=Oscar |title=The Historical Child |publisher=Richard G. Badger |date=1920 |page=235 |location=Boston }}.</ref> A morning visit to the barber ({{lang|la|{{linktext|tonsor}}}}) became a part of the daily routine, as important as the visit to the [[thermae|public baths]], and a young man's first shave ({{lang|la|{{linktext|tonsura}}}}) was considered an essential part of his [[coming of age]] ceremony.{{fact|date=July 2023}} Roman barbers employed rudimentary mirrors and wielded combs, razors, scissors, curling irons, specialized tools for beard removal and pomata to remove unwanted hair elsewhere.<ref name=hischild/> A few Roman barbers became wealthy and influential, running shops that were favorite public locations of [[class in ancient Rome|high society]]. Most, however, were simple tradesmen who owned small storefronts or worked in the streets for low prices.