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.

Explore the surprising scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing woody and sweet notes that defy expectations.

When we see objects in museum display cases, it often doesn't tell their whole story. One thing that tends to get ignored or even lost in the conserv ...

After thousands of years in the afterlife you might expect to stink like a moldy old scrotum, but as it turns out, ancient ...

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 ...