Mon 9 Apr 2007
Rome — It’s a rare chance to smell the scent of ancient history, thanks to an exhibit in Rome featuring fragrances from the world’s oldest known perfume factory.
On display are four perfumes recreated 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.