But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ... the subject — for good reason. Scent was an important consideration ...

Dead bodies aren’t typically known for smelling good, but according to a new study, the carefully embalmed bodies of ancient Egyptian mummies ... cedar oil, and juniper resin.

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have ... plants or embalming ingredients, like cedar oil or myrrh, to predict the different odor notes that ...