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

During the mummification process, ancient Egyptians would surround the body with pleasant smells as an ... Because of these findings, it will be possible to "practically intervene" in the conservation ...

Researchers are confident that this 'whiff' will help visitors truly understand the mummification process up close and ...

But the first study to systematically sniff the wrapped human remains report much more pleasant scents ... working with conservators and curators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, deployed a variety of ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...

The earliest Egyptian mummies discovered by archaeologists date to around 3500 B.C., well before the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. Mummification was a sacred funeral rite for the ancient ...

During the mummification process, ancient Egyptians would surround ... intervene" in the conservation of the mummies, identifying how best to store and wrap the bodies, the research paper said.