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Ancient Egyptian Mummies Actually Smell Delightful, With Woody, Spicy, And Floral Aromas Still Clinging To Them After Thousands Of Years
The scents wafting off an ancient corpse do not seem like they would smell all that pleasant. But researchers got […] ...
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Scientifically sniffing ancient Egyptian mummified bodies
Have you ever wondered what a mummy smells like? According to research reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, it’s “woody,” “spicy,” and even “sweet.” Researchers analyzed the ...
New York Post6d
Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
Without sampling the mummies themselves ... Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, part of the research team at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, pose for a photo with a selection of the mummified bodies.
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 ...
Is the Grand Egyptian Museum worth visiting? What you can see – and what’s missing – before it fully opens
Is the Grand Egyptian Museum worth visiting? What you can see – and what’s missing – before it fully opens - After a wait of ...
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 ...
It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?
An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler ...
The Associated Press on MSN8d
The scent of a mummy: Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ... or on ...
StudyFinds on MSN8d
What do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Probably not what you think
Explore the surprising scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing woody and sweet notes that defy expectations.
New Atlas9d
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Scientists sniff out an answer
We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...
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Swiss Egyptian collaboration in mummy studies celebrated at Egyptian Museum symposium
To celebrate 30 years of collaboration between the Swiss Mummy Project (SMP) and its Egyptian partners, the Embassy of ...
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What Do Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Like? “Woody”, “Spicy” and Even “Sweet”
Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.