The ancient Egyptians were not the first culture to mummify their dead, but they practically perfected the practice by wrapping and preserving millions of people and animals throughout the centuries.

Known as "Fred," this mummy proves that Egyptians had been using embalming practices for 1,500 years longer than scientists ...

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

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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