Scientists unravel mysterious musty aroma of ancient Egyptian mummies to reveal unprecedented historical insights (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Scientists unravel mysterious musty aroma of ancient Egyptian mummies to reveal unprecedented historical insights

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Image shows one of the mummy samples, from the Bristol Museum, used in this study. The red arrow shows where the bandage sample was taken from the finger of the mummified female hand.

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Katherine Clark, a study co-author

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