The study published on Thursday in the Journal of the American Chemical Society used chemical analysis and a panel of human sniffers to evaluate the odors from nine mummies as old as 5,000 years that ...

Contrary to popular belief, ancient Egyptian mummies emit pleasant scents even after 5,000 years, according to a recent study ...

A Whiff of History Revealed" In a spellbinding revelation, scientists have delved into the scents lingering within the ancient tombs of Egypt, unearthing an olfactory treasure trove that defies the ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in ...

Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

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

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Scientists discover a surprisingly pleasant fragrance emitted by ancient Egyptian mummies, defying expectations and offering ...

Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...