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156 pages

76 figures, 14 tables (colour throughout)

Published Jun 2021

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Paperback: 9781789697704

Digital: 9781789697711

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Keywords
Pharmacy; Medicine; Egyptology; Ancient Egypt; Palaeopathology; Human Remains

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Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt

Proceedings of the Conference Held in Barcelona (2018)

Edited by Rosa Dinarès Solà, Mikel Fernandez Georges, Maria Rosa Guasch Jané

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This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 2018) showcasing the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with discussions on textual and iconographical evidence.

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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

About the Author

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.