Scents of Arabia: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Olfactory Worlds

Papers from a Special Session of the Fifty-fifth Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, held in Berlin on 6th August 2022

By: Arnulf , Deutsches Archaologisches Institut., Orient Department) Hausleiter (Editor), Barbara Huber (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 October 2025

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This volume explores the cultural significance of scents and incense in ancient Arabia through archaeology, biomolecular science, sensory studies, history, and ethnography. It highlights the social, ritual, and economic roles of aromatics, reframing olfaction as a key dimension of identity and heritage.

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