Museum-goers to be transported back to 1450BC by odours of oils, resins and beeswax with which noblewoman, Senetnay, embalmed
Museum-goers are to be transported back more than 3,500 years in a sniff after researchers identified and recreated the scent of balms used in the mummification of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman.
While mummification may conjure up scenes of bandages and jars, the process was a fragrant affair in which the body and organs were embalmed to preserve them for the afterlife.
About Author
More Stories
Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation
Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds
Elon Musk shows he still has the White House’s ear on Trump’s Middle East trip