The 5,000-Year-Old Mystery of Ancient Egyptian Perfume

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The ancient Egyptians were masters of embalming the dead, but they left no record of the ingredients in their balms and perfumes. Luckily, modern chemistry is unlocking those secrets. And it's telling us a lot more about their culture than what they smelled like.

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