Welcome

The Department of the History of Medicine (University of Crete) and The Faculty of Health Sciences (Yeni Yüzyıl University) are organizing the 2nd International Conference on:

Biomedical Sciences and Methods in Archaeology
15-18 September 2011, Kusadasi, Aydin, Turkey

This Conference aims to highlight numerous new trends in bioarchaeology research that are made possible by the rapid development of current biomedical science and technology. These innovative approaches will shed new light on the mystery of human skeletal remains within their archaeological and historical contexts. Interesting debate on the use of bioarchaeological data as primary sources for the construction of the history of health and disease is expected during this conference. Researchers and scholars in the fields of medicine, history of medicine, bioarchaeology, medical and molecular genetics, paleopathology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and related disciplines are invited to participate.

Conference Topics:

• Bioarchaeological studies
• History of Medicine
• Biomolecular methods in archaeology
• Paleoradiology
• Paleohistology
• Paleoepidemiology
• Reconstruction of dietary patterns
• Paleopathology
• Paleoanthropology