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What do Egyptian mummies smell like, and what can we learn from that?

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Thousands of years later, embalmed bodies still retain their scents. An international team of researchers has studied them to better understand the processes and products used.

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Le Monde

What do Egyptian mummies smell like, and what can we learn from that?

Thousands of years later, embalmed bodies still retain their scents. An international team of researchers has studied them to better understand the processes and products used.

3 days ago·Paris, France

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Archaeology & Arts

The smell of Egyptian mummies: ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’

For the first time the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically studied combining a mix of instrumental and sensory techniques. The post The smell of Egyptian mummies: ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’ appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

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The Daily Galaxy

Mummies Still Smell After 3,500 Years? —And It’s Not What You’d Expect!

The secrets of Ancient Egypt have long been unearthed through hieroglyphs, tomb excavations, and X-ray scans, but now, researchers are turning to an unexpected method—smell. Scientists are literally sniffing ancient mummies to analyze their preservation state, revealing a hidden sensory connection to the past. Could the aromas lingering around these 3,500-year-old bodies hold the key to non-invasive preservation studies? The Scent Of History At …

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Archaeology

Scientists Investigate Smell of Egyptian Mummies - Archaeology Magazine

Researchers studying one of the coffins at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo CAIRO, EGYPT––Ancient Egyptian mummies smell “woody,” “spicy,” and “sweet,” according to a statement released by University College London (UCL). For the first time, an international team of researchers has systematically studied the smells of mummified bodies using sensory technology, including an electric “nose,” and the skills of expert human sniffers, revealing new detai…

3 days ago·United States

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Travel Tomorrow

What did mummies smell like? Scientists have finally found out

When visiting an exhibition focused on mummies, you might have wondered what it would be like to smell those remnants of the past. And you probably assumed they would have an unpleasant odour. However, new research has shown that, on the contrary, a well-preserved mummy smells rather pleasant. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,” Dr Bembibre, one of the researchers involved in the study, explained BBC…

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