Ancient Egyptian mummies still carry their original scents
Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.
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Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their ...
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 actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,
Research finds ancient Egyptian mummies smell nice
Study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society used both chemical analysis and panel of human sniffers to evaluate odors from nine mummies as old as 5,000 years
What's that smell? New Egyptian mummy research not to be sniffed at
A team has carried out a new study, with the help of both human noses and scientific tools, to work out how a group of mummies smell today.
"Woody and sweet": It turns out ancient mummies smell good
"Woody," "spicy" and "sweet" were top descriptions of the odors of mummies shared by the group, which also detected floral notes possibly from pine and juniper resins used in embalming. The group was able to evaluate whether the smells were coming from the mummies,
What Do Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Like? Scientists Have Finally Uncovered Their Surprisingly Pleasant Scents
For decades, scientists have been performing every imaginable test to uncover how ancient Egyptian mummies were embalmed, what materials were used, why they stay so well preserved for so long, and more.
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The scent of the 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 the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...
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Researchers take a whiff of ancient Egyptian mummified remains: "We were surprised at the pleasantness"
But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. "In films and books, terrible things happen to those who ...
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Scent of 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 actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...