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Ancient Egyptians May Have Spiced Their Mummies

October 25, 2023

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THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE OCTOBER 21, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. When Dora Goldsmith wanted to know what newly deceased ancient Egyptians smelled like, she took an unorthodox approach: She partially mummified herself. Goldsmith is a PhD researcher working on her doctorate thesis in Egyptology at Freie Universität in Berlin. In an 18th-Dynasty recipe from a papyrus currently in the Louvre, Goldsmith found a recipe for an embalming fragrance, which would be slathered onto the corpse and burial bandages shortly…

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