Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors
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.
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 researchers now plan to reconstruct the smell of ancient mummified bodies in order to share this nontraditional approach to studying Egyptian mummies, as well as highlight an ancient olfactory heritage.
Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet". They say recreating the composition of the smells chemically will allow others to experience a mummy's whiff - and help to tell when the bodies inside may be starting to rot.
The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse
Smelling an ancient mummy is 'quite pleasant,' may offer insight: Study
Researchers are smelling ancient Egyptian mummies in hopes of shedding light on embalming practices of the past, according to a new study.
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Egypt: A diverse country rooted in 6,000 years of history
No travel destination in the world offers the diversity of Egypt. The country unquestionably belongs to a social and cultural ...
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Archaeologists in Disbelief After Breaking Into a 4,000-Year-Old Sealed Egyptian Pyramid for the First Time
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a long-lost pyramid buried beneath the sands of Dahshur, an ancient royal necropolis. The discovery, made during excavation work near some of Egypt’s oldest ...
Israel-Egypt relations: A fragile peace under growing tension – opinion
Israel and Egypt signed a historic peace agreement in 1979, but decades later, relations between the two nations remain tense ...
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Nubian kings ruled Egypt for less than 100 years. Their influence lasted centuries.
This is why for long periods throughout history, Nubia remained isolated from its powerful northern neighbor, Egypt. But starting in the eighth century B.C., Nubian pharaohs from a Kushite kingdom ...
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What Was Ancient Egypt Like Under Roman Rule?
What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?
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Israeli envoy: Egypt’s Sissi is breaking peace deal, ‘playing both sides’ with Hamas
Yechiel Leiter tells US Jewish leaders Israel will start sharing 'truth' about Qatar after having to 'suck it up' for ...
Gaza plans put Egypt-US relations to tough test
Since Washington brokered the breakthrough 1979 deal, it has seen Cairo as a close ally. Egypt has consistently been one of ...
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Youtuber MrBeast Spends 100 Hours Inside Egypt’s Pyramids
YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, spent 100 hours inside the Great Pyramids in Egypt in his most ...
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Egypt to host emergency Arab summit on Palestinian displacement
Egypt has announced an emergency Arab summit to be held on 27 February in response to US President Donald Trump's recent call to expel Palestinians from Gaza . Trump said he plans to take over the ...