Common Questions
What can I find in Myrodia Khartes?
Content organized on three axes: ancient human civilizations and species (from neanderthals to Mesopotamia and beyond), botanical olfactory worlds of each, and biographies of people who worked with aromas throughout history: distilators, botanists, perfumists, doctors, sorcerers. Each entrance crosses archaeology, aroma science and material culture. It's not a perfume catalog or a store.
What good is it if I'm not a specialist?
To understand history with a sense that books often ignore. If you have ever had a smell without knowing why, this portal gives you the framework to read that: what cultures smell, why they smell it, what it meant. You don't need any prior training. You need curiosity.
Do I need prior knowledge to understand the content?
No. The content is designed to move between two levels at the same time: those who arrive without context can follow the narrative; those who arrive with training in archaeology, biochemistry or history will find the references and sources to go further. Each article points to where the disclosure ends and the investigation begins.
Is it scientific or informative?
It's both, with a clear distinction. The basis is verified archaeological and scientific research, with sources cited. The form is narrative and sensory. We don't speculate on what has no evidence, and when something is in academic debate, we say it.
Why not publish all extraction instructions or complete concentrations?
Because incomplete information in aromatic chemistry can be dangerous. Some botanical extracts have precise regulatory restrictions (such as IFRA or European cosmetics regulation) and their misuse represents a real risk. We publish enough to understand, not enough to improvise without criterion. Ethics guides what we show as much as research.
Can I contribute or participate in the project?
Some sections are under construction with collaborators. If you work in archaeology, botany, history of science, technical perfumery or related areas, there is room to talk. The portal is not a closed file, it is a map that is still being drawn.
