Mon 2 Apr 2007
It’s a rare chance to smell the scent of ancient history - typically a mix of natural spices and olive oil - but now it’s possible, thanks to an exhibit in Rome featuring fragrances from the world’s oldest-known perfume factory.
On display are four perfumes re-created by a team of archaeologists from 14 original fragrances dating from 4,000 years ago. Digging at the Pyrgos-Mavroraki site in Cyprus, they turned up a complex believed to have been used as a perfume lab.