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 ...

Oils, waxes, and balms preserved the body and ensured the spirit’s journey, with pleasant aromas signifying purity ...

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

For the first time, visitors will see ancient artifacts from the Griffin Warrior Tomb, during an exhibition in Greece ...

Apollo Art Auctions is pleased to announce its Ancient Art & Antiquities February e-sale, a two-day online event featuring a ...

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 ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

A team has carried out a new study, with the help of both human noses and scientific tools, to work out how a group of ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody, spicy and sweet’, a study has found. It is the first time that the odour of ...

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