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

The rich aroma of freshly baked sourdough wafting through kitchen windows has become a familiar scent in homes across America ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse. It turns out ...

The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast ...

A tiny breadcrumb entombed thousands of years ago alongside an ancient Egyptian’s mummified remains has been discovered in Leeds.

A tiny Ancient Egyptian artefact has been discovered in a UK city it is believed to be around 3,000 years old and originally ...

Museum officials said the bread is “believed to be up to 3,000 years old.” It’s unclear who collected the sample, when they ...

We definitely didn’t come up with sourdough bread ... We are just jumping on a trend that’s 1000s of years old.” Sourdough ...

The HMS Challenger left Sheerness on the north Kent coast in 1872, embarking on an unprecedented mission to circumnavigate ...

A crumb of bread entombed thousands of years ago alongside an ancient Egyptian mummy has been discovered among a collection ...