One incredibly well-preserved 5,600-year-old mummy is now upending much of what we thought we knew about Ancient Egyptian embalming. A new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science ...

By combining advanced chemical analysis with the keen noses of trained human sniffers, the team has unlocked new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming practices. There’s more to odors than ...

And according to legend, he was the one who invented the process of embalming bodies to preserve them. Which became quite a thing for the Ancient Egyptians, as King Tut’s remains would demonstrate.

Scientists thought embalming was developed to keep bodies preserved inside ... was left in the body because it was thought to be important for the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, wood for coffins was ...

What types of scents, perfumes, and odors proliferated in the embalming workshops of Ancient Egypt? Chemical analyses of artifacts by environmental historians, chemical engineers, and museum ...

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