We are an international team of philosophers, historians and scientists exploring perfumery in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.​

Egyptologists Diana Míčková (Czech Academy of Sciences) and Dr Martin Pehal (Charles University) check inscriptions at the ruins of the laboratory of the temple dedicated to the god Min-Re at Athribis. Photo by Sean Coughlin.

Meet the project’s team of historians, Egyptologists, archaeologists, philologists, perfumers, artists, computer scientists and organic chemists.

Ancient "myrrh" candidates are sampled for analysis by Dr Jan Rezek using GCxGC-MS. At the Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of sciences. Photo by Jan Rezek.

Explore our research on the language, objects, and practices of Greco-Egyptian perfumery and their lasting influence on science, medicine, art, and culture.

Find out about our academic lectures, conferences, hands-on perfume workshops, and collaborations with perfumers, olfactory artists, and performance artists.

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