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

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 ...

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 ...

The researchers found that Egyptian mummies that are well-preserved smell quite pleasant. This study provides even more insight into ancient cultures that had a cult-like process of mummification, AP ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scholars suggest he may have succumbed to disease, as his embalmed body showed signs of an illness that the mummification process could not erase. Thutmose II ruled either for 13 years (1493 ...

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 ...

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Some of these fragments were pieces of canopic jars, likely used during the mummification process. Unlike the grand tomb of Tutankhamun, this newly-founding chamber contained no mummified body ...

Opening the sarcophagus. (Author provided, CC BY-SA) We also identified degraded animal fats used in the mummification process; the human remains themselves; and both synthetic pesticides and benign ...

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