‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like
Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.
'Woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet': Smell of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies reveals new insights into embalming practices
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...
Photos: Scientists analyze ancient mummies’ scents using chemistry and ‘sniffers’
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ‘woody,’ ‘spicy,’ and ‘sweet’ scents, revealing details about embalming practices. The ...