Researchers studying well-preserved Egyptian mummies discovered that they smell good. The team was studying nine mummies, ...

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

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Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

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According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, musty crypts and the decayed remains of ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

Uunfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a 'good' smell after death brought people closer to the gods, the mummies' aromas now have faint notes of cheese, vomit and urine.

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

Researchers have used a variety of techniques to learn how nine mummified bodies in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo smell. The scents, described as woody, spicy and sweet, revealed new details about ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.