From Andrew Storeck
Why persist in the belief that a Stonehenge man must have sported a beard as “there were no razors then” (11 January, p 49)? There is sufficient of beardless men from early Neolithic times, let alone 5500 years ago in settlements near Stonehenge.
Fleas, lice and so on would abound and be a severe nuisance to the hirsute. A simple flint flake as used for hair removal from animal skins would serve as a “disposable” razor for the man you described who, by his burial mode, would appear to be above the common herd.
Brightlingsea, Essex, UK
