The papyrus, known as Anastasi I, or “The Satirical Letter,” is believed by most to take the form of a somewhat mocking ...

Learn how traces on Egyptian mummification jars were used to make perfume, bringing ancient fragrances and societies back to ...

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

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

Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

What did ancient Egypt really smell like? Not just how it looked or sounded, but how it felt to stand near a royal burial.

The Netherlands has returned a 3500-year-old looted ancient sculpture to Egypt on Thursday in a historic cultural ...

Archaeologist says love of jewellery is common to both cultures; unlike ancient Egyptian texts, Mohenjo Daro's scripts are ...

Scientists have developed new methods to recreate perfumes used during the ancient Egyptian mummification process, an advance that could lead to multisensory museum experiences in the future. In ...

X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern humans. Radiologists subjected two mummies dated to ...

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

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the ...