Researchers find 2,000-year-old Roman perfume

Recently, there was a fascinating discovery related to the Roman Empire. An ancient alabaster vase, found in 2019 in the town of Carmona, Seville, Spain, brought to light a fragrance that is more than 2,000 years old, possibly representing the aroma of the Ancient Rome.

The piece was found in a burial tomb, along with other artifacts belonging to the deceased, suggesting that the unique fragrance would have been used by a member of the Roman elite at the time.

This discovery has aroused great interest among scholars and offers a fascinating insight into everyday life in ancient Rome.

In the context of this discovery, the tomb in question turned out to be the final resting place of six people, three men and three women.

In addition to the ancient alabaster vase with the millennial fragrance, the researchers also found other objects related to religious rituals, such as offerings.

Photo: Disclosure / University of Córdoba.

The ‘Smell of Ancient Rome’

During the excavation, still in 2019, the most relevant find was found in an urn positioned on the remains of a woman, estimated to be aged between 30 and 40 years.

Photo: Disclosure/University of Córdoba.

Inside the urn, researchers made an intriguing discovery: a small fabric bag that held three beads. of amber, together with a vial of hyaline quartz containing a substance of consistency similar to that of a ointment.

These objects turned out to be significant, offering clues about funerary rituals and how ancient Roman culture treated the body of the dead.

Possibly, the tomb also belonged to people of the upper class, as all the items found were rare for the time and did not belong to anyone.

In addition to the differentiated appearance of the container found, along with so many interesting objects, another curiosity is that the vessels are in good condition even after 2,000 years.

Inside them, as a result of good containers, there are liquid residues of an old perfume that was never opened. For science, this is a fascinating discovery that allows you to study even ancient fragrances in Ancient Rome.

Lover of movies and series and everything that involves cinema. An active curious on the networks, always connected to information about the web.