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

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back ...

Scientists discover a surprisingly pleasant fragrance emitted by ancient Egyptian mummies, defying expectations and offering ...

A new study has revealed what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like – and the results might surprise you. Researchers from UCL ...

This new data offers clues about the materials used in mummification and how practices and ingredients evolved.

Uunfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a 'good' smell after death brought people closer to the gods, the mummies' aromas now have faint notes of cheese, vomit and urine.

The research team explained that smell was a key consideration for the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, as ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse ...