'Woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet': Smell of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies reveals new insights into embalming practices
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...
The scent of a mummy: Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in ...
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 ...
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Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Spicy and Sweet Instead of Musty or Moldy
Learn how unpacking olfactory elements helps researchers understand mummy preservation techniques, and how you could one day ...
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Mummies 101
This tissue preservation can happen by accident or through human intervention but ... The process of artificially preserving a dead body is called "embalming," and the methods used are as varied ...
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Researchers Analyze the Surprising Smells of Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...
‘Return to soil:’ Human composting bill stalled but not fully dead
Opponents of the proposed rule largely argued against the unknown risks of soil made from human remains. Andrew Anderson, ...
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Mummies of the World
This tissue preservation can happen by accident or through human intervention but ... The process of artificially preserving a dead body is called "embalming," and the methods used are as varied ...