Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

It’s obvious these drugs are trimming waistlines across the nation; what may be less obvious is that they might also reshape ...

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...