Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Researchers Analyze the Surprising Smells of Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the researchers now plan to reconstruct the smell of ancient mummified bodies in order to share this nontraditional approach to studying Egyptian mummies, as well as highlight an ancient olfactory heritage.
Researchers take a whiff of ancient Egyptian mummified remains: "We were surprised at the pleasantness"
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.
The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Ancient Egyptian mummification techniques almost always focused on ensuring the best preservation possible. These methods developed over hundreds of years, and reflected different societal factors at those points in time.
How smelling a mummy can reveal its secrets
Scientists sniffed ancient Egyptian mummified bodies for a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody, spicy and sweet’
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody, spicy and sweet’, a study has found. It is the first time that the odour of mummified bodies have been systematically explored. The research, led by scientists from University College London and the University of Ljubljana,
What Do Ancient Mummies Smell Like? Pretty Good By The Sounds Of It
After thousands of years in the afterlife you might expect to stink like a moldy old scrotum, but as it turns out, ancient Egyptian mummies are still surprisingly easy on the nose. A credit to their embalmers,
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Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
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Nine cult Ancient Egyptian figures that pop up everywhere
Which became quite a thing for the Ancient Egyptians, as King Tut’s remains ... after 67 years on the throne. And during that time, he had more than 100 children! The four colossal statues ...
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Relief sculpture of Cleopatra at the Temple of Hathor, Dandara, Egypt
the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world ...