Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was ...

Since its foundation in 1995 at the University of Zurich, the SMP has pioneered biomedical research on ancient Egyptian mummies, contributing to significant discoveries in archaeology and medicine.

The research team explained that smell was a key consideration for the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, as pleasant odors were associated with the bodies of deities and their ...

The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back 5,000 years, housed at the Egyptian ... protect the ancient bodies for ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies are a well known part of human history, but now new research has 'scent' the study of mummies to another level. Using the help of both human noses and scientific ...