Egyptian artifacts are showcased at international museums across the Western world. If anyone was determined to see every ...

One would expect a mummy to smell moldy, musty, and mildewy. But the first study to systematically sniff the wrapped human remains report much more pleasant scents, describing whiffs as "woody," ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Whether you wanted to know or not ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors The scientists recorded dozens of scents, which they broke down ...

Researchers call this a 'non-destructive' way to gather more information Mummies as an object of study, have attracted researchers and scientists for many decades now. It is fascinating as to how ...