The first chemist in history may have been a female perfumer
21 June 2024 at 12:57
Perfume making dates back at least 3,000 years β to the time of Tapputi-belat-ekalle, who is considered the first chemist in history. What we know about her comes from inscriptions on fragments of clay tablets dating back to the Middle Assyrian period (1400β1000BC).
Tapputi's 3,200 Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume Recreated