Greek Reporter6h
Strabo: The Ancient Greek Geographer Who Mapped the World
Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...
Researchers take a whiff of ancient Egyptian mummified remains: "We were surprised at the pleasantness"
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.
Smithsonian Magazine7h
Five Unusual Ways People Used Lead—and Suffered For It
Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Researchers Analyze the Surprising Smells of Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN19h
Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...
Photos: Scientists analyze ancient mummies’ scents using chemistry and ‘sniffers’
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ‘woody,’ ‘spicy,’ and ‘sweet’ scents, revealing details about embalming practices. The ...
All That's Interesting21h
Scientist Bakes ‘Incredible’ Loaf Of Bread Using 4,500-Year-Old Yeast Found In Ancient Egyptian Pottery
The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast ...
A rare photo shows Russian and American fighter jets in one place, in India
At first glance, the photograph of two fighter jets — one parked on the tarmac and other zooming past it in the air — appears ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...