Study shows mummification process left preserved remains smelling sweet and woody In a nutshell Ancient Egyptian mummies emit ...

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back ...

Learn how unpacking olfactory elements helps researchers understand mummy preservation techniques, and how you could one day ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

Scientists discover a surprisingly pleasant fragrance emitted by ancient Egyptian mummies, defying expectations and offering ...