Gizmodo Science Fair: An Experiment to Recreate the Smell of Ancient Mummies

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Mon, 09/22/2025 - 07:00

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Gizmodo

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Analytical chemists successfully reproduced the smells of Ancient Egyptian mummies—without ever having to touch the artifacts at all.

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Science, chemistry, Gizmodo Science Fair, Mummies

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Gizmodo Science Fair: An Experiment to Recreate the Smell of Ancient Mummies