NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Entombed in volcanic ash 2,000 years ago, Pompeii has long offered visitors a glimpse of ancient Roman life. Now they can also get a sniff.
Directors at the sprawling archaeological site inaugurated "The Perfumer's House" on Tuesday and took the stoppers off 15 different perfumes concocted after a decade of research.
Lily, rose, basil and fennel are just a few of the heady scents that once fired the imaginations of ancient Romans, said Anna Maria Ciarallo, Pompeii's head of biological research.
"Finally, and based on scientific research, we can give Pompeii back some of its fragrance," she said.
Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in a fiery deluge in 79 AD. Hundreds of temples, villas and fleeing Romans were trapped in the shower of volcanic ash. It is now one of the world's most-visited tourist sites.
The perfumes, which often mixed spices imported from Egypt and India with native plants, will be on display at Pompeii until June 2 along with copies of the bronze, glass and alabaster vials found at the site.
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