August Kestner News Today

The oenochoe has a trefoil-shaped mouth and a cover, and is dated to 620-600 BC. Traces of the decoration around its neck are still visible.

An exhibit on ancient Egypt at the Moesgaard Museum includes "the scent of eternity," crafted from the remains of millennia-old funerary oil

Researchers have recreated what they're describing as the "scent of eternity" once deemed fit for an Ancient Egyptian noblewoman. Beeswax, plant oil, and tree resin were among the ingredients that made up the aroma more than 3,500 years ago, which was used during the mummification of a woman named Senetnay, according to Sky News. Fast-forward from 1450 BCE to 2023, and the unique smell has been developed again using advanced analytical techniques that can separate chemicals and id...

The scent used during the mummification of Senetnay was recreated using balm residues found in two jars excavated from Egypts Valley of the Kings more than a century ago.

New evidence confirms long-held suspicions that archaeologist Howard Carter stole from the King Tut's tomb.