3,500-Year-Old Perfume Found in Egypt - It Has 4 Key Ingredient

Scientists stumbled upon what they're calling "the scent of eternity" in two jars discovered in an Ancient Egyptian tomb.

This unique mixture has been around for more than 3,000 years and contains some everyday ingredients like beeswax, bitumen, plant oil, and tree resin.



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The bizarre balm was found in the tomb of a noblewoman named Senetnay.

She's thought to have died around 3,500 years ago.

Senetnay was buried in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt but the jars containing her organs were removed over a century ago.

They are now kept in the Museum August Kestner in Hannover, Germany, and, recently, researchers were able to conduct studies on their insides.

Experts who processed the concoction say it smells like beeswax, bitumen, plant oil, and the resin of trees.

It's said to be the most complex balm for mummification being used in that time period.

Scientists at Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Germany used the latest technology to determine what was inside the balm.

The substance was found in two jars that also contained the organs of the deceased.

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