Sweet: Study reveals what Egyptian mummies smelled like
Ancient Egyptian mummies mostly smelled "woody,""spicy" and "sweet," according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is largely thanks to the materials applied to the mummies, which included scented waxes, coniferous resins and oils made from pine, cedar, and juniper, as well as gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh.
Ancient Egyptian mummies still carry their original scents
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The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
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Scent of Ancient Mummies May Surprise You
Soon, visitors to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo will be able to catch a whiff of humans who died thousands of years ago. A new study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society suggests they might be pleasantly surprised.
Scientists Sniffed Ancient Egyptian Mummies And Got a Surprise
I was also part of an EU-funded project called Odeuropa, which worked with computer scientists and historians to tell the stories of smells from 300 years of European history. With help from some perfumers,
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