Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in ...

Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a ...

His mummy stands as proof of his legacy and gives important information into his extraordinary life and the grandeur of ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut, one of the few female pharaohs, that ruled during ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered what mummies smell like? A team of researchers from England has addressed this question. The answers from specially trained ...

Egyptians: the masters of mummification Ancient Egyptians are perhaps the ... so expensive that it was a privilege enjoyed only by the Pharaoh and a few favourites. Everybody else was given ...

The ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of important people through mummification. They built special tombs to be buried in, which they filled with all their favourite things. Some pharaohs ...

The Royal mummies of pharaohs were received at the entrance ... Women dressed in beautiful ensembles, resembling ancient Egyptian courtiers were lined in queues holding flowers to welcome the ...

A new study has revealed what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like – and the results might surprise you. Researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana looked into details about ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors Sarah Everts Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about ...