Smithsonian Magazine on MSN17d
Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to IncenseA new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
The gap was narrower than the average man’s shoulders, but the only option was to crawl through it. The archaeologists had ...
Thousands of years later, embalmed bodies still retain their scents. An international team of researchers has studied them to ...
The pharaoh's resting place remained subject of speculation for generations, but a team led by Piers Litherland at the ...
With only a couple of weeks left, Afifi has found a vessel. ROHIM: We found one of the canopic jars. It's from fine limestone. And even the sculpture of the face is, is so good. NARRATOR ...
Uunfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a 'good' smell after death brought people closer to the gods, the mummies' aromas now have faint notes of cheese, vomit and urine.
The cult pyramid to the southeast is the only such monument known from the Middle Kingdom. It has two chapels, to the north ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered An Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus With A Painting That Looks Eerily Like Marge SimpsonIn October 2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a 3,500-year-old sarcophagus ...
These organs were individually treated, dried, and placed into canopic jars, each overseen by one of the four sons of Horus, deities believed to protect the organs. The heart, which was considered the ...
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