Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Have you ever wondered what a mummy smells like? According to research reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, it’s “woody,” “spicy,” and even “sweet.” Researchers analyzed the ...

Scientists sniffed ancient Egyptian mummified bodies for a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical ...

A team has carried out a new study, with the help of both human noses and scientific tools, to work out how a group of ...

“It tells us potentially what social class a mummy was from and and therefore reveals a lot of information about the mummified body that is relevant not just to conservators, but to curators and ...

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian ...

"It tells us potentially what social class a mummy was from and and therefore reveals a lot of information about the mummified body that is relevant not just to conservators, but to curators and ...