The smell of ancient Egyptian mummies “wooden”, “hot” and “sweet” smells, according to researchers who participated in a unique new study.
The researchers used what they described as “trained human snoring” and equipment such as an e -nose of some kind to study the scent of nine mummified bodies.
They said that the smell was a major view of the old Egyptians When it comes to embalming, this means that even after 5,000 years, conservatives look wide in the smell “enjoyable” due to the use of resins and oils such as pine, rice and juniper.
The researchers said that the results published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society show that the smell can be used as a means of analyzing preserved bodies in a non -invasive way, but they also want to find a way to re -create the smell of museums to give visitors the full mummy experience.
The research was conducted by the teams at the University of London University (UCL) and the University of Liopulliana in Slovenia in cooperation with the governors and values of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
“The scent of mummified bodies has been attracted for years of great attention from experts and the general public, but a chemical and grouped scientific study has not been conducted so far,” said the head, Professor Mattiga Strikke, said.
“This pioneering research really helps us to plan to maintain the improvement of old embalming materials. It adds another layer of data to enrich the museum exhibition of the Cutting.”
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Professor Ali Abdullah, a co -author and director of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, said: “For the ancient Egyptians, mummification was an important practice aimed at preserving the body and spirit through the detailed rituals of coordination of the extended that is used using the deceased oils, wax and analgesics.
“This practice has evolved over time, and the definition of various techniques and materials used provides an insight into the era, location, social and economic status of the seasoned individual.”
The researchers used many scientific techniques and equipment to determine the chemicals emitted from mummified bodies, then the human “snoring” painting described the smells in terms of quality, intensity and pleasure.
They said that they will now try to create a “smell” in museums with ancient mummy exhibitions “to enable the masses to experience this important aspect of the ancient Egyptian heritage.”