| Wednesday 24/9/2008 | |
| 14.00-16.30 | Registration |
Session I - Bioarchaeology/Paleopathology |
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| 16.30-17.00 | Keynote lecture |
| 17.00-17.20 | H. E.C. Koon, M. J. Collins. A biomarker to detect sub-clinical scurvy in archaeological populations. |
| 17.20-17.40 | V. Vanna. The contribution of paleopathology to archaeology: Social inferences drawn form the study of osteoarthritis. |
| 17.40-18.00 | S. Assis, R. Barbosa, A. L. Santos. Non-masticatory use of teeth in roman individuals from monte caparica-portugal. |
18.00-18.20 |
A. Graefen, D. Piombino-Mascali, P. Gostner, A.R. Zink. A rare case of metastazing carcinoma in an early medieval skeleton from northern Italy. |
| 18.20-18.40 | P. Tritsaroli. Intentional cranial vault modification in an early Byzantine population from Greece. |
| 18.40-19.00 | Discussion |
| 19.00-19.30 | Coffee Break |
| 19.30-20.30 | Plenary lecture |
| 21.00 | Welcome Dinner |
| Thursday 25/9/2008 | |
| Session II - Paleopathology/Paleoepidemiology/History of Medicine Chairs: D. Brothwell - O. Dutour |
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| 09.00-09.30 | Keynote lecture |
| 09.30-09.50 | M. Liston, S. Fox, L. P. Day. An overview of trepanation in ancient Greece. |
| 09.50-10.10 | G. Palfi, E. Molnar. Paleopathology and paleoepidemiology of specific infectious diseases from South-East Hungary. |
| 10.10-10.30 | G. Iliopoulos, P. Epitropakis, V. Stamatakis, S. Lyrakis, D. Kastelianakis, I. Stathi. The paleopathology of a late Venetian rural Cretan population. |
| 10.30-10.50 | A. Touwaide. Mapping diseases of the Ancient world. |
| 10.50-11.10 | D. Christodoulou, Description of the plaque: clinical findings in the first two pandemics. Similarities and differences. |
| 11.10-11.30 | Discussion |
| 11.30-12.00 | Coffee Break |
| Session III - Paleoradiology Chairs: C. Trompoukis - E. Abaci-Kalfoglou |
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| 12.00-12.30 | Keynote lecture T. O'Connor. Evaluating film and digital radiography for the imaging and diagnosis of osteoarchaeological lesions. |
| 12.30-12.50 | R. Chemm. Paleoradiology: Investigating the human past. |
| 12.50-13.10 | F. Cortesao e Silva, A. L. Santos. Exploring the use of 3D CT in the anthropological study of Roman cinerary urns. |
| 13.10-13.30 | E. Sfakiotakis, M. Papadakis, M. Maravelakis, M. Fragioudaki, A. Manios. Study of the morphology of archaeological skeletal material with stereolithography. |
| 13.30-13.45 | Discussion |
| 13.45-16.00 | Lunch Break |
| Session IV - Biomolecular methods Chairs: M. Richards - R. David |
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| 16.00-16.30 | Keynote lecture C. Greenblatt. Ancient Tuberculosis - Recovery of pathogen DNA. |
| 16.30-16.50 | E. Abaci-Kalfoglou, S. Ozcan, G. Petridis, H. Yukseloglou, Y. Kocias, S. Atasoy. Extraction/isolation techniques for ancient mtDNA. |
| 16.50-17.10 | S. Ozcan, Y. Işcan, E. Abaci-Kalfoglou. Ancient DNA analysis for the kinship determination of Urartu burials. |
| 17.10-17.30 | K. O. Lorentz. Biomolecular methods in archaeology: Reconstructing life from human remains at 3rd millennium BC Shahr-e Sokhte (Sistan, Iran). |
| 17.30-17.40 | Discussion |
| 17.40-18.00 | Coffee Break |
| Session V - Chemical analysis (diet/migration) Chairs: S. Fox - C. Bourbou |
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| 18.00-18.30 | Keynote lecture M. Richards. Diet in prehistoric Greece: The biomolecular evidence. |
| 18.30-18.50 | C. White. Advancing biomedical archaeology with isotopic anthropology. |
| 18.50-19.10 | A. Nafplioti. Population movement in the bronze age south Aegean: Evidence from strontium isotope ration analysis (87Sr/86Sr). |
| 19.10-19.30 | E. Vika. Temporal and Spatial Variations in Diet in Prehistoric Thebes: a study of δ13C and δ15N. |
| 19.30-19.45 | Discussion |
| 21.00 | Official Dinner |
| Friday 26/9/2008 | |
| Session VI - Biomedical methods in mummy studies Chairs: P. Mitchell - R. Chhem |
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| 09.00-09.30 | Keynote lecture R. David. Ancient Egyptian mummies: A scientific resource for studying diet, disease and treatment. |
| 09.30-09.50 | A. Kristóf-Lilla, G. Palfi, I.Pap, G.Tóth, Z.Végvári, F.Fazekas, I.Szikossy, L.Pohárnok , E.Riedl & A.Kustár. 3D printing from the CT skull data and facial reconstruction of two mummies – Baroness Antonia Tauber and the archbishop of Kalocsa Pal Szechenyi. |
| 09.50-10.10 | L. Pohárnok, T. Kerényi, I. Szikossy, I. Pap, R. Istók, P. Hargittai, E. Riedl, T. Glasz, G. Tóth, G. Pálfi, A. Kristóf- Lilla. Paleoradiological and other non-invasive examinations of the late archbishop of Kalocsa, Pal Szechenyi’s mummy. |
| 10.10-10.30 | Discussion |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break |
| Session VII - Documentary and artistic evidence on health and disease Chairs: A. Touwaide - D. Michaelides |
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| 11.00-11.30 | Keynote lecture S. Geroulanos. Ancient Greek votives and vases depicting medical subjects. |
| 11.50-12.10 | A. Niari, I. Vournou, C. Trompoukis. Ancient Asclepieia: medical instruments and their use. |
| 11.50-12.10 | A. Aranda. The nature phenomena in the Corpus Hippocraticum viewed by the ancient Greek traveler doctors. |
| 12.10-12.30 | U. Mayer-Chissick. The temperament of bread: A case study on the function of medicine in the Medieval Arab diet and nutrition. |
| 12.30-12.45 | G. Cobolet. Medical Digital Library and historical e-resources at the Academic Medical Library of Paris (BIUM). |
| 12.45-13.05 | C. Trompoukis. New documentations methods of historical evidence: 3D reconstruction and representation of Asclepieia operation |
| 13.05-13.15 | Discussion |
| 13.15-14.15 | Closing lecture O. Dutour. Paleoepidemiology of infectious diseases: Ancient bones, books and molecules. R. Chemm-C. Trompoukis. Concluding Remarks |
| 14.30 | Lunch |