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What Sniffing Mummies Taught Scientists about Ancient Society
Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...
Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why
The exhibition of human remains is only allowed in 'essential' cases, and when displayed, they must be correctly documented and contextualized.
Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...
New York Post27d
Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
Without sampling the mummies themselves ... which means that the environment in this museum, is actually quite good in terms of preservation.” Using technical instruments to measure and quantify ...
Middle East Eye4d
UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums
One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...
CBS News1mon
Researchers take a whiff of ancient Egyptian mummified remains: "We were surprised at the pleasantness"
Without sampling the mummies themselves ... which means that the environment in this museum, is actually quite good in terms of preservation." Using technical instruments to measure and quantify ...
Popular Science1mon
What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.
Most people know what an ancient Egyptian mummy looks like, but they probably can’t tell you about how they smell. You don’t have to wait to get up-close-and-personal to one in a museum to ...
Spanish government removes mummy remains from museum view
Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government policy to “decolonise” state-owned museums. View on euronews ...