Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mumification practices. The research, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically studied combining a mix of [...]
HSLL researchers have recently demonstrated that oxalic acid is the main contributor to the increased acidity in paper during natural degradation. In addition, they demonstrated that lignin, a natural component of historic paper particularly after 1850, is a main source of it. This finding is of key significance to the conservation of libraries and archives [...]
In November 2024 the fourth scientific monograph as part of the project 'Smell and Intangible Cultural Heritage' has been published. The author, Barbara Pia Jenič, who specialises in sensorial language in art and culture, has written a book on this innovative communication methodology entitled Sensorial Language: Organic Immersion in Experience. Among the senses, the author [...]
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