Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet': University College London

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Study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummies smell ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time.

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Sugar and spice: Egyptian mummies 'still smell nice' say experts

Egyptian mummies still carry a pleasant odour, experts have revealed, owing to the embalming process these ancient royals underwent thousands of years ago. Experts who recently investigated the scents of nine mummies said they still retained a faint "woody", "spicy" and "sweet" smell, despite being deceased as long ago as the 3rd century BCE. The bodies were covered with oils, waxes, and balms during the mummification process so they maintained …

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The results are part of an academic study; the researchers had to obtain the smell of the inside of the sarcophagus without interfering with the mummy; they did so by inserting a tube to measure the smell without taking any physical samples.

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Researchers, wanting to understand how mummies smell after a long period of time in museum displays, collected samples of the odors emitted by nine of them at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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Despite five millennia spent in the sarcophagus, ancient Egyptian mummies still retain the remains of a pleasant smell, scientists have found.

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What do Egyptian mummy remains smell like? Probably not what you expect

Smelling mummies sounds like a repulsive exercise, but researchers just did it and their findings were surprising.