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Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 25-26, 2018). The conference included presentations on new research and advances in the topics covered in the first two conferences (Cairo, 2007 and Manchester, 2008). It showcased the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with related discussions on textual and iconographic evidence, to evaluate the present state of knowledge and the advances we have made on pharmacy and veterinary and human medicine in Ancient Egypt. The conference program combined plenary sessions, oral communications and posters with discussions that established interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers and research groups to formulate breakthrough approaches in these fi elds. Participation in the conference and poster sessions ranged from distinguished researchers and professors from academic institutions, museums and universities, to postgraduates and doctoral students at the beginning of their careers.

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Author:   Rosa Dinarès Solà ,  Mikel Fernandez Georges ,  Maria Rosa Guasch Jané
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress
Weight:   0.416kg
ISBN:  

9781789697704

ISBN 10:   1789697700
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   03 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgement ; Conference Program ; Third International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (October 25-26, 2018) ; Antibacterial Analysis of the Minerals Used for Ocular Remedies in Ancient Egypt – Marc Argilés, Roger Sabi and Maria Soledad Marqués-Calvo ; Epidemics and Their Aftermath in Ancient Egypt – Rosalie David ; Application of Oils and Resins During the Process of Mummification: Experimental Analysis and Study Problems – Laura García-Jiménez ; ‘An Approach to Translating shrt and DArt Compared Methods (Mercè Gaya Montserrat) [Open Access: Download] ; Palaeopathology of an Antique Population. Kharga Oasis in Ptolemaic And Roman Times – Roger Lichtenberg ; A Second Birth to Eternity – Elizabeth Monlouis ; Experimental Mummification Using Herodotus Description - A 7-Year Longterm Experience of a Human-Sized Animal Model – Andreas G. Nerlich, Andreas Saleh, Pascale Röcker, Heike Freidank, Johannes Fischer, Michael Bock, Stephanie Panzer and Oliver Peschel ; A Case for Disease Control in Captured Birds Using Hyena Saliva? – Rosalind Park ; Bone Identification and Angulometry of the Foot and Ankle in Egypt’s Mummies – Patrícia Rodríguez Corbera, Berta Torrents Pérez, Pablo Martínez-Escauriaza Peral, Rosa Dinarès Solà and Jesús Herrerín López ; Egyptian Medical Civilization: from Dawn of History to Kasr Al Ainy School – Sahar Saleem ; The Pure Priest of Sekhmet, Between Health and Disease – Núria Torras Benezet ; A Historical Case. Dermatoglyphic Identification of Fingerprints of the TT 11 Tomb of Djehuty Project (1069 BC TO 945 BC) – Berta Torrents Pérez, Pablo Martínez-Escauriaza Peral, Patricia Rodríguez Corbera, Rosa Dinarès Solà, Jesús Herrerín López

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Dr Rosa Dinarès Solà holds a BSc in Medicine (1980), specialising in radiology and a MA in Egyptology (2000) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She was President of the Catalan-Balearic Association of Paleopathology (2014-2017) and has conducted research in missions at Luxor (Egypt) practicing radiographs on mummies and human remains. ; Dr Mikel Fernandez Georges has obtained BScs in both Biology (1995) and Linguistics (2005) from the University of Barcelona. He has a MA in Egyptology (1999) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a PhD in Linguistics (2015) from the University of Barcelona. ; Dr Maria Rosa Guasch-Jané holds a BSc in Pharmacy (1996) and both a MSc in Nutrition and Food Science (1998) from the University of Barcelona and an MA in Egyptology (2000) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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