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“Woody”, spicy”, “sweet”: the smell of the mummified body of ancient Egypt reveals new insights into the practice of preservatives

Dr. Emma Perlin Ljubljana University students set up device sampling for aromas. Credit: Abdelrazek Elnaggar Mummified remains in ancient Egypt smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet” and find new research led by researchers from UCL and Ljubljana University, revealing new details on mummification practices . The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, combines the smell of a…