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4000-year-old perfumes found on Aphrodite's fabled island0 ~ p$ i( r; f' V9 n8 J/ F. f
The remains of ancient scents and bottles found on Cyprus have gone in display, writes Malcolm Moore. 1 G b2 O$ m2 y m+ a* l$ J- E7 ~ / K* t5 Y+ G- ^ITALIAN archaeologists have found the world's oldest perfumes on Cyprus. v0 G7 U+ _+ {9 K
5 b0 G/ v3 q, A/ C9 |* @# |7 ?" D4 @' ^0 EThe perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny translucent alabaster bottles. 0 I& D0 H1 L, K G! n6 V3 ?# @3 I1 i- V- t/ v3 k' E* S; F
The remaining traces found at Pyrgos, in the south of the island, are more than 4000 years old.2 ^: o' @' C/ ~; d% v
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They were discovered inside what archaeologists believe was an 3995-square-metre perfume-making factory.% D9 @2 P& S$ C$ O
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"We were astonished at how big the place was," the leader of the archaeological team, Maria Rosa Belgiorno, said. "Perfumes must have been produced on an industrial scale." & M2 g6 w5 E: A3 U ) \5 o+ m* c R4 S3 E8 I, {+ ^At least 60 stills, mixing bowls, funnels and perfume bottles were perfectly preserved at the site, which had been blanketed in earth after a violent earthquake about 1850BC. 3 F4 l Y- X, W: i$ ]/ {8 w2 c) w2 x) ]/ V& A7 c
The abundance of perfumes fits well with Cyprus' mythological status as the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. ; a' E u' D+ D1 m: C9 w- ]. @; l; {0 X; K, Q1 C& o
"The goddess' myth was strongly linked to the perfume she used to get what she wanted," the head of Cyprus' antiquities department, Pavlos Flourentzos, said.0 h# ?/ g* s1 M; s+ t. N
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The finds are now on display at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. 7 y7 s# t+ [3 q: g( e7 ` o+ [+ D) s, m! n$ E
Four of the perfumes have been re-created from residues found at the site. 0 m7 q" x& B2 T8 N" F + W$ P0 j" h2 E, a4 D+ mAn Italian foundation, which aims to re-create antique traditions, distilled them according to techniques described by Pliny the Elder, by grinding the herbs, adding them to oil and water, and burying them in a long-necked jug over hot embers for 12 hours.' u; z ?4 m- n I) m/ i
s( n8 n/ Q+ g! J( e& u* G# y"It smells good, but strong," museum visitor Alessia Affinata, 30, said. "I can smell the pine especially," said Giulia Occhi Villavecchia, 23. . P' e- ?9 a% m0 B& g# e0 f% o 8 g, k b. z- J4 R- RNeither was sure they would actually wear them.
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