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

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

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

The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...

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

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according ...

The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...

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

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies preserved for 5,000 years smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to scientists who ...