Why Do We Shake Hands?

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out Self-Evident on PBS Voices: Will we ever shake hands again?! With the current state of the world, no one can really say. But that got us wondering... why do we shake hands in the first place? Today, Danielle traces the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present. Special thanks to our Historians Harry Brisson and Melanie-Antonietta Brown and Archivist Rachel Brice on Patreon! Join them at Created and Hosted by Danielle Bainbridge Produced by Complexly for PBS Digital Studios --- Follow us on... Facebook: Instagram: --- Origin of Everything is a show about the untold histories and cultural dialogues that make up our collective story. From the f