In 2019, while excavating the necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa, across the Nile from Aswan in southern Egypt, Belgian and Spanish archaeologists unearthed a trove of mummified crocodiles: five almost ...

Forget the horror movies – the scent of ancient Egyptian mummies is surprisingly pleasant, according to researchers. A new study, blending scientific analysis with the power of the human nose ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was ...