Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...

A crumb of bread entombed thousands of years ago alongside an ancient Egyptian mummy has been discovered among a collection ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just pretty accidents, according to some ...

A tiny Ancient Egyptian artefact has been discovered in a UK city it is believed to be around 3,000 years old and originally ...

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The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast ...