A new study shows how ancient Egyptian mummy scent contains chemical clues that uncover embalming methods used thousands of ...

If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

The mummies tested in the study spanned almost the entire history of ancient Egypt, ranging from 2000 BCE to 295 CE. On the whole, the researchers found that mummies from the same historical period ...

Scientists have developed new methods to recreate perfumes used during the ancient Egyptian mummification process, an advance that could lead to multisensory museum experiences in the future. In ...

Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and ...

CT scans used by Keck Medicine of USC have revealed health secrets in two ancient Egyptian priests, offering insight into ...

Rep. Jessica LaMontagne became interested in natural funerals after witnessing a loved one’s home burial in Vermont. “I was ...

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Researchers have begun reconstructing ancient perfumes after biomolecular archaeology revealed that artefacts can preserve ...

Photo by DEAD GOOD LEGACIES/Sarah Johnson Photography on Unsplash All of us, sooner or later, will need to make a decision about the final resting ...

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