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World’s oldest perfumery?

Posted by Robin on 27 February 2005 2 Comments

Another very interesting perfume article (link no longer working, sorry) discovered by Karen, this one from the Scotsman. It seems that Italian archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000 year old perfumery on a hillside in Cyprus, and used fragments from clay bottles to reconstruct some of the fragrances made there. From another article on the same subject (link no longer working) in Reuters:

And, archaeologists have discovered, modern preferences are not too different from those of 4,000 years ago.

"I smelt this one and immediately thought, Pino Silvestre!" said Belgiorno [note: the archaeologist's team leader], unblocking the stopper on a strong smelling golden fluid in a small phial, comparing it to the musky aroma of the cologne with its unmistakable green bottles shaped like a pine cone.

Other perfume ingredients found at the site include cinnamon, laurel, myrtle, anise and citrus bergamot.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: archaeology, perfume history

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  1. Anonymous says:
    27 February 2005 at 1:32 pm

    FANTASTIC article, R! I went and read the whole thing. Thank you for posting it.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    28 February 2005 at 7:39 pm

    I love articles like this! History was one of my undergrad majors, and to mix it with fragrance… sigh! =)

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