Thousands of years later, embalmed bodies still retain their scents. An international team of researchers has studied them to better understand the processes and products used.

Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.

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For decades, scientists have been performing every imaginable test to uncover how ancient Egyptian mummies were embalmed, ...

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

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

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 ...

The study is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically analyzed. The post New research reveals what Ancient Egyptian mummies smell like appeared first on Talker.

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

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

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ‘woody,’ ‘spicy,’ and ‘sweet’ scents, revealing details about embalming practices. The ...