A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago. In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ...
Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.
Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c. 1525–1504 BCE), New Kingdom, Thebes, Egypt (image via Metropolitan Museum of Art) What did ancient mummies smell like? What types of scents, perfumes, and ...
NEW YORK — Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia. The remains range ...
(CNN) — Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. Those eager to sample this whiff of the past will be ...
Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, reportedly had a bottle of pills next to her when the couple were found dead in their Santa Fe home — but did the medication contribute to her body’s state of ...
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 ...
More than 200 man-made burial caves have been identified, 15 of which contain preserved human mummies. Credit: Sarah Soltis More than 200 man-made burial caves have been identified, 15 of which ...
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