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 ...

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Archaeologists uncover the first case of deliberate mummification of an Inca child, shedding new light on ancient Andean rituals.

The team then developed two ways to present ancient scents to the public. Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, ...

Two Egyptian mummies underwent full-body computed tomography (CT) scans, which doctors today use to identify injuries and ...

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

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

As previously reported, Egyptian embalming is thought to have begun in the Predynastic Period or earlier, when people noticed that the arid desert heat tended to dry and preserve bodies buried in the ...