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

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 ...

While research around mummies has been carried out for many years, do you know that even after 5,000 year in sarcophagus (coffin), the mummies manage to smell nice; 'woody' or 'spicy', and 'sweet ...

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The British Museum houses an incredible collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt, from the famed Rosetta Stone to an ...

This is the first identified case of cinnabar usage on human teeth, unlike other cases of the pigment's use in tattoos or ...

CAIRO — Ancient Egyptian mummies don’t smell the way most people might expect. Instead of the musty odor often associated with old tombs and artifacts, many mummies give off surprisingly pleasant ...

Spectator Deputy Editor Freddy Gray has warned that Donald Trump's steel tariffs could spell a "lethal blow" to the British industry, while noting Labour's decision not to retaliate against the US ...

Researchers analyzed the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies, uncovering new insights into embalming practices. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society / CC BY 4.0 Ancient Egyptian mummies ...