Barbara Huber, a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Germany who was not involved in the ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

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

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

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

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

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

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell “sweet,” “woody” and “spicy,” reveals new research. The study is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically analysed, combining ...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the museum in October 2020. The Sharm El-Sheikh Museum is the first antiquities museum in South Sinai Governorate. It consists of three ...