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EL PAIS: Researchers find that an Egyptian mummy’s eternal balms smelled of pine, beeswax and bitumen, by Marc Español

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-09-11/researchers-find-that-an-egyptian-mummys-eternal-balms-smelled-of-pine-beeswax-and-bitumen.html

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Scientific Reports: Biomolecular characterization of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms from the Valley of the Kings

Abstract Journal link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39393-y Ancient Egyptian mummification was practiced for nearly 4000 years as a key feature of some of the most complex mortuary practices documented in the archaeological record….

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CNN: A newly resurrected ancient smell may help reveal the life of a woman entombed with pharaohs, by Ashley Strickland

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/31/world/ancient-egypt-balm-scent-scn/index.html

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The Guardian: ‘Scent of eternity’: scientists recreate balms used on ancient Egyptian mummy, by Nicola Davis

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/31/scent-of-eternity-scientists-recreate-balms-used-in-ancient-egyptian-mummy

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Haaretz: Burial Jars of Pharaoh’s Wet Nurse Reveal Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Mummification, by Ruth Schuster

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-31/ty-article-magazine/burial-jars-of-pharaohs-wet-nurse-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-egyptian-mummification/0000018a-45d1-dbb1-a1ff-45dd9c190000

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The Conversation: What would an ancient Egyptian corpse have smelled like? Pine, balsam and bitumen – if you were nobility

Link to full article: https://theconversation.com/what-would-an-ancient-egyptian-corpse-have-smelled-like-pine-balsam-and-bitumen-if-you-were-nobility-212504

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euronews: Scientists recreate the fragrance of an ancient Egyptian mummy

https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/10/23/scent-of-the-afterlife-scientists-recreate-the-fragrance-of-an-ancient-egyptian-mummy

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Daily Mail: Scientists recreate the scent used in the mummification of an Egyptian woman 3,500 years ago – revealing the ‘perfume of the AFTERLIFE’, by Victoria Allen

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12465157/Scientists-recreate-scent-used-mummification-Egyptian-woman-3-500-years-ago-revealing-perfume-AFTERLIFE.html

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New Scientist: ‘Scent of eternity’ worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed, by Sofia Quaglia

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390048-scent-of-eternity-worn-by-ancient-egyptian-mummy-has-been-revealed/