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

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

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

The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back ...

Explore the surprising scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing woody and sweet notes that defy expectations.

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

A delicate operation to return an Egyptian mummy and a sarcophagus to Cairo cost University College Cork more than €34,000.

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...

The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

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