Olfaction was poignantly dubbed the ‘mute sense’ by Diane Ackerman [ 1. D. A Natural History of Senses. Vintage Books, 1990 Google Scholar ], and it is regularly claimed that modern ancient languages lack resources to communicate about smells 2. Bradley M. Smell Ancient Routledge, 2015 ]. In a recent article 3. Majid A. Human olfaction at intersection language, culture, biology. Trends Cogn. Sc...
