A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the ...

Archeologists, historians, conservators and even fiction writers have devoted pages of their work to the subject — for good reason. Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and its spirit for the afterlife. The practice was largely reserved for ...

These less pleasant odours come from the breakdown of the compounds used in the mummification process. The smell of mummified bodies was deconstructed using four expert 'sniffers', who trained for ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and its spirit for the afterlife. The practice was largely reserved for ...

The team identified four main sources of these smells: the original materials used during the mummification process; plant oils used later for conservation of the artifact; synthetic pesticides ...

In addition, a panel of trained human ‘sniffers’ described the smells in terms of quality, intensity, and pleasantness, adding a subjective aspect to the process that revealed the human experience ...

This creative approach sheds new light on the iconic mummification process and emphasizes the importance of olfactory heritage. “The smell of mummified bodies has for years attracted ...

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 mummies actually ...

As per the scientists, the floral scent could be emanating from the pine and juniper resins used during mummification, an arduous process meant to preserve the body so the dead could be reborn in ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and its spirit for the afterlife. The practice was largely reserved for ...