Study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society used both chemical analysis and panel of human sniffers to ...
The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...
Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNDiscover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to IncenseFew visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...
The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ‘woody,’ ‘spicy,’ and ‘sweet’ scents, revealing details about embalming practices. The ...
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Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell likeThe research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back ...
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies preserved for 5,000 years smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to scientists who ...
Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...
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