Linalool (C10H18O, 154 MW, 14.50 min at Brandeis, 14.16 min at Penn)

Linalool is a terpene alcohol found in plants with a pleasant, floral scent, hence its regular use in soaps and perfumes. Researchers have also highlighted its ability to elicit physiological effects from inducing calmness to improving sleep [30]. Notably, it is the main constituent of the essential oil of *Coriandrum sativum* (coriander), where it occurs in concentrations upwards of 742,300 ppm [26]. κoϟανδoν, or ko-ri-ja-do-no in Linear B tablet PY Un 267, has been connected with the LBA perfumed oil industries both on Crete [4] and the Greek mainland [23]. As an essential oil with some highly volatile compounds, it could have been valued as a head note in ancient perfumed oils, a role it plays today in "Gucci No. 1", Yves St. Laurent's "Jazz", and Max Factor's "Le Jardin d'Amour" [19]; however, its primary value in antiquity likely stemmed from its astringent properties, and therein its role in stypsis, a key step in oil-based perfume manufacture to which the Bronze Age and subsequent ancient sources make reference (see discussion below).

#### *3.5. Labdanum Amber from Cistus creticus (Cretan Rockrose)*
