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

Scientists found that Egyptian mummies emit distinct “woody,” “spicy,” and “sweet” scents, revealing insights into their ...

Without sampling the mummies themselves ... Abdelrazek Elnaggar, part of the research team at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, pose for a photo with a selection of the mummified bodies.

The exhibition of human remains is only allowed in 'essential' cases, and when displayed, they must be correctly documented ...

Piers Litherland, who led the team which discovered Thutmose II's tomb, believes this latest chamber could contain the ...

Dead bodies aren’t typically known for smelling good, but according to a new study, the carefully embalmed bodies of ancient Egyptian mummies are an exception. The study, published in the Journal of ...

The British Museum houses an incredible collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt, from the famed Rosetta Stone to an ...

A new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana reveals that ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ...

We now know what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like, thanks to new research that deployed a team of trained 'sniffers'. And it turns out that despite being about 5,000 years old, they actually give ...

The scents wafting off an ancient corpse do not seem like they would smell all that pleasant. But researchers got […] ...

They say recreating the composition of the smells chemically will allow others to experience a mummy's whiff - and help to tell when the bodies inside may be starting to rot. "We want to share the ...

For the study’s sensory analysis, the team developed 13 olfactory descriptors. Conservators have long noted that mummies ...