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Scientists Say THIS Is What Ancient Egyptian Mummies REALLY Smelled Like! 👃
Scientists have finally uncovered the long-lost scent of Ancient Egyptian mummies! Using advanced chemical analysis, researchers have identified the exact fragrances used in burial rituals over 3,000 years ago.
Ancient Egyptian mummies still carry their original scents
Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.
Smell of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Reveals New Insights Into Embalming Practices
The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices evolved. It also highlighted how museums have preserved these ancient bodies, often applying modern chemicals that blend with the original scents.
The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.
New study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummies smell ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’
A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time. View on euronews

1st Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian King Discovered In A Century

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Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
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Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse ... well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things ...
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The Mummies of Ancient Egypt Emit Woody, Spicy, and Sweet Aromas, According to Chemical and Olfactory Analyses
A team of researchers used a combination of an “electronic nose,” based on chemical analysis, and a group of experts in human olfactory perception to examine nine mummies from ancient Egypt. The ...
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Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was ...