Pine, balsam and bitumen! The smell of a mummified Egyptian corpse was chemically recreated by a French perfumer.
Tag: chemistry
Arrowhead at Bern History Museum found to be made from meteoritic iron
A team of geologists and historians has determined that an arrowhead on display at the Bern Historical Museum was made using meteoritic iron.
Information about psychoactive drug use in Europe revealed in 3,000 year old hair strands
Clear evidence discovered that people in Europe used psychoactive drugs in the Bronze Age, possibly as part of ancient rituals.
Oldest use of milk in prehistoric Europe dated
Milk was consumed by Central European farmers in the early Neolithic period around 7,400 years ago. This improved people’s ability to feed on milk and laid the foundations for the early dairy industry.
Water droplets contain the necessary components to create life
Chemists found a key to the chemistry of early Earth, which may reveal how to speed up chemical synthesis for drug discovery. This key is inside the water droplets.