The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

Ancient disease discovered in DNA of Egyptian mummyEgyptian mummies embalmed in scented oils and waxes for their journey to ...

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

Museum officials said the bread is “believed to be up to 3,000 years old.” It’s unclear who collected the sample, when they ...