Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt

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.

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