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Ancient Egyptian mummies still carry their original scents
Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.
What's that smell? New Egyptian mummy research not to be sniffed at
A team has carried out a new study, with the help of both human noses and scientific tools, to work out how a group of mummies smell today.
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
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is largely thanks to the materials applied to the mummies, which included scented waxes, coniferous resins and oils made from pine, cedar, and juniper, as well as gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh.
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 some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet".
Scientists Sniffed Ancient Egyptian Mummies And Got a Surprise
I was also part of an EU-funded project called Odeuropa, which worked with computer scientists and historians to tell the stories of smells from 300 years of European history. With help from some perfumers,
Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good.
What Do Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Like? Scientists Have Finally Uncovered Their Surprisingly Pleasant Scents
For decades, scientists have been performing every imaginable test to uncover how ancient Egyptian mummies were embalmed, what materials were used, why they stay so well preserved for so long, and more.

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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 ...