Being well in ancient Egypt: health and healing as interpretative instruments in the study of ancient societies

Martedì 19 dicembre, alle ore 10.30, presso il Centro Congressi "Le Benedettine",, avrà luogo la conferenza internazionale di Egittologia dal titolo “Being well in ancient Egypt: health and healing as interpretative instruments in the study of ancient societies”.

Assisti all'evento online

L'evento è organizzato dall'Associazione "VOLO - Viaggiando Oltre L'Orizzonte" nell'ambito di EST - Egyptological Seminars under the Tower e si svolge con i contributi per le attività studentesche dell'Università.

Programma

10.30–10.45
Benvenuto dalla Prof.ssa Marilina Betrò (Università di Pisa)

Introduction: Towards an archaeology of health

10.45-11.30
Joanna Sofaer (University of Southampton)
Theoretical and methodological challenges in addressing well-being in archaeology

Society through the human remains

11.30–12.15
Sonia Zakrzewski (University of Southampton)
Palaeopathology, Identity, DisAbility and Eunuchism in Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt

12.15–13.00
Gretchen Dabbs (Southern Illinois University)
What your skeleton can reveal about my life: Exploring social dynamics of health at Amarna

13.00-14.00
Pausa pranzo

Accessibility of medical knowledge: Texts and communities

14.00-14.45
Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert (Universität Leipzig)
Ancient Egyptian medicine beyond medical handbooks: Home remedy kits and their social background

14.45-15.30
Gabriele Conte (Università di Pisa)
Presence and accessibility of healing practitioners in ancient Egyptian communities

Traces of healing practices in the material culture

15.30-16.15
Gianluca Miniaci (Università di Pisa)
“Words to be spoken over a crocodile in clay”: The entanglement between material culture and texts for body protection in ancient Egypt

Discussioni e conclusione