Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

Egyptian artifacts, dinosaur fossils and taxidermy mounts headline eccentric items at the SkullStore Oddity Shop and ...

Egyptian officials are now hopeful that the recent burial of Aga Khan IV in the mausoleum's tomb in the city of Aswan will ...

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

This new data offers clues about the materials used in mummification and how practices and ingredients evolved.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies preserved for 5,000 years smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to scientists who ...

Have you ever wondered what mummies smell like? A team of researchers from England has addressed this question. The answers from specially trained ...

Scientists sniffed ancient Egyptian mummified bodies for a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical ...

In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,” said Cecilia Bembibre, director of research ...

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

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

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