Researchers from University of Spain’s Cordoba reveal what Roman Empire smelled like

Researchers from University of Spain’s Cordoba reveal what Roman Empire smelled like
By Cristina Hodgson

RESEARCHERS at the University of Cordoba have managed to analyse, for the first time, a 2,000 years old Roman perfume and determine its fragrance and chemical composition. Two thousand years ago, in the Roman city of Carmo, today’s Carmona, in the province of Sevilla, someone placed an ointment in a funerary urn. Twenty centuries later, […]

May 28, 2023 at 02:15PM
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