Episode 42
Eau de l’antiquité, or, The Past is a Stinky Country
This Week in the Ancient Near East
May 24, 202259m 37s
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Show Notes
New research has begun to reconstruct the smell of ancient perfumes from Egyptian tombs. But rich folks always try to smell better. The bigger question is what did the past smell like as whole? Our contestants detect zesty notes of burning dung and a cloying variety of herbs and spices.