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

"I was removing a female decedent from a home, and the front porch stairs were steep. She wasn’t strapped onto the stretcher ...

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

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

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse ...

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

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody, spicy and sweet’, a study has found. It is the first time that the odour of ...

Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...

The research team explained that smell was a key consideration for the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, as ...

Chronology efforts led by researchers at Natural History Museum, London, and Historic England have produced 30 new dates for ...