
Paula VeigaPaula Veiga has a background in tourism, but holds a Master in Pre Classical Studies from the University of Lisboa and a Master in Biomedical Egyptology from the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester (which covers Histology studies and laboratory practice, DNA studies and practice of extraction, Paleopathology, Osteology, amongst other disciplines).
She recently published her first book - Oncology and Infectious Diseases in ancient Egypt: The Ebers Papyrus? Treatise on Tumours 857-877 and the cases found in ancient Egyptian human material and has another one upcoming. Paula Veiga is working on several conference papers, whilst 'deciphering' the hieroglyphics in a XXVth Dynasty coffin housed in a Portugese museum.
Her main research interests are Health and Medicine, Religion, Magic and Daily Life, Archaeology of Egypt and the Middle East, Osteology, Paleopathology, Forensic Anthropology and the History of Medicine.
Last three pieces by this author: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous... Egyptians, Temples, Tales and Technology - Day 3 at CRE XI Leiden 2010, CRE XI - Religion and more Religion; Egyptology versus Egyptomania







This series should be re-titled Seven Ages of England, unless there is a plan to go back over the same time periods while changing the geography. The program is fascinating but nothing is more helpful to the SNP separatists than the national TV company (partly paid for by Scottish licence payers) completely ignoring Scotland when supposedly discussing Britain.
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