#egypt
Even in the depths of the tombs, cut off from the living world, from nature, and from every scent the Earth could offer, the ancient Egyptians carried the essence of fragrance with them into the afterlife, with evidence revealing that human mummies preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo still release their own aromas. From sweet, herbal notes to traces of orange peel and flowers, the ancient Egyptians treated scent the way an artist treats a palette of colors,…
