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 ...

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

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell "sweet," "woody" and "spicy," reveals new research. Get any of our free email ...

Study shows mummification process left preserved remains smelling sweet and woody In a nutshell Ancient Egyptian mummies emit ...

Study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society used both chemical analysis and panel of human sniffers to ...

According to the researchers, the intensity of the smell on the ancient Egyptian mummies varied from one specimen to the ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

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

Scientists have determined that Egyptian mummies, some up to 5,000 years old, emit aromas described as woody, spicy, and ...