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

In ancient Egyptian belief, the soul was thought to become trapped in the body after death due to its familiarity with its earthly home. The inscriptions and imagery found on the walls of tombs, known ...

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Found in the area of Egypt known as the City of the Dead, it is an area with ancient ... Advert The new tomb is said to belong to Teti Neb Fu, an Ancient Egyptian doctor who was seen as a 'wizard ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Scientists sniffed ancient Egyptian mummified bodies for a new study published in the Journal of the ...

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 ...

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In July 2018, archaeologists unearthed a sprawling, ancient Egyptian “funeral home” beneath Saqqara ... After the internal organs were removed and placed into canopic jars, the corpse was dried with ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...