Egyptian mummies still smell 'fresh'

What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is largely thanks to the materials applied to the mummies, which included scented waxes, coniferous resins and oils made from pine, cedar, and juniper, as well as gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh.
The scent of a mummy: Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
The practice was largely reserved for pharaohs and nobility and pleasant smells were associated with purity and deities while bad odors were signs of corruption and decay. Without sampling the ...
Research finds ancient Egyptian mummies smell nice
Study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society used both chemical analysis and panel of human sniffers to evaluate odors from nine mummies as old as 5,000 years
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Researchers take a whiff of ancient Egyptian mummified remains: "We were surprised at the pleasantness"
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The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
The practice was largely reserved for pharaohs and nobility and pleasant smells were associated with purity and deities while bad odors were signs of corruption and decay. Without sampling the ...