Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...

aided by the collection of various mummies that carry historical significance. Clues about the past were hidden among the sarcophagus artistry, burial cloth, coffin engravings, and mummy remains.

Researchers are confident that this 'whiff' will help visitors truly understand the mummification process up close and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mainly, the mummies smelled woody ... along with pesticides to tackle insects which would otherwise eat away at the coffin and mummy. 'These results could help give people a more complete view ...

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 ...

To catalog these scents, Strlič and colleagues visited Egypt to work with Abdelhalim and nine of the museum’s mummies. Their approach merged both traditional human sensory experience and ...