Preserved Human Remains

Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice

Researchers Sniff Ancient Egyptian Remains, Make Surprising Discovery

Barbara Huber, a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Germany who was not involved in the study, said the findings provide crucial data on compounds that could preserve or degrade mummified remains. The information could be used to better protect the ancient bodies for future generations.

The Washington Post · 1d

The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse

BBC · 15h

Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds

Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet". They say recreating the composition of the smells chemically will allow others to experience a mummy's whiff - and help to tell when the bodies inside may be starting to rot.

Popular Mechanics on MSN9d

Archaeologists Discovered the Skeletal Remains of an Ancient Culture’s Warriors

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

Greek Reporter3d

Bronze Age Human Remains Found in Thames River, England

Countless human bones have been found at the bottom of the River Thames in England, and some of them have been dated back to ...

Smithsonian Magazine7d

The Search to Find the Remains of Homo Erectus in a Vanishing Landscape

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

1don MSN

New radiocarbon dates establish 6,000-year time span for human remains pulled from River Thames

Chronology efforts led by researchers at Natural History Museum, London, and Historic England have produced 30 new dates for ...

ABC News9d

Suitcase with human remains inside discovered in New York City's East River

A man's torso was zipped into a sleeping bag in the suitcase, sources said. Human remains were found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said. The NYPD ...

Gizmodo11d

Ice Age Kids Sported Cheek Piercings, 29,000-Year-Old Teeth Suggest

Numerous human remains discovered in central Europe dating ... wear previously noted in many Pavlovian remains with well-preserved teeth. “While working on my Ph.D. thesis, I was fascinated ...

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