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

Study shows mummification process left preserved remains smelling sweet and woody In a nutshell Ancient Egyptian mummies emit ...

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

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

A recent study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Ljubljana has revealed that the ...

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 ...

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

Barbara Huber, a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Germany who was not involved in the ...

Ancient people weren’t immune to bothersome pests. Learn about the different methods and tools they used to stay pest-free.

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

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