'Woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet': Smell of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies reveals new insights into embalming practices
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mummification practices.
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
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Ancient Egyptian mummification techniques almost always focused on ensuring the best preservation possible. These methods developed over hundreds of years, and reflected different societal factors at those points in time.
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Scientists sniff out an answer
We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Whether you wanted to know or not, scientists have now given us an answer.
What Do Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Like? “Woody”, “Spicy” and Even “Sweet”
In the hushed halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the air isn’t just thick with history. A new study has for the first time systematically studied the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies. These millennia-old remains emit scents that have been described as woody,
Ancient Memories
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Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tomb Filled With the World’s Largest Collection of Beads
The majority of the beads were found in a large cavern, worn by mostly female skeletons estimated to be between the ages 18 ...
Missing ancient manuscripts written by famous mathematician discovered by scientists
Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...
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The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...
A Metal Detectorist Found a Bunch of Ancient Gold Coins. It Turned Out to Be ‘Devil’s Money’
A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts ...
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Archaeologists Discover 5 Stunning Roman Statues In Ancient City of Perge
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.
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Avowed - All 5 Ancient Memory Locations
This has a few gameplay implications, one of which are the Ancient Memories that can be found in Avowed. Not only do these ...
Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...
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Did the Ancient Greeks Have Telescopes?
Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...
To Historians and Tourists, It’s a Mysterious Ancient Burial Site. It Used to Be My Playground.
Author Oliver Smith spent many childhood days exploring a prehistoric mound near his grandparents’ house in Wales. As an ...