7th World Congress on Mummy Studies University of San Diego San ...

SYMPOSIA.–.Tuesday
Mummy Research in the Electronic Age
KIPJ.Theatre
Tuesday
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Organizers:.S. J. Wolfe.(American.Antiquarian.Society,.Worcester,.
MA).and.Jasmine Day.(The.University.of.Western.Australia,.Perth,.
Australia).
Program.sponsored.by.the.<strong>World</strong>.<strong>Congress</strong>.on.Mummy.Studies.and.
the.Pacific.Division.section.on.Anthropology.and.Archaeology.
This.symposium.covers.the.recent.digitization.of.many.19 th. century.
periodicals.that.have.revealed.a.flood.of.mummy.fiction,.including.
poetry,.plays,.and.novels.
Session. Chair. and. Commentator:. David A. Rawson. (Worcester.
Polytechnic.Institute,.Worcester,.MA)
4:15. 139. Introduction: The New Age of Research: Digitization
and Electronic Access, DAVID A. RAWSON. (Worcester.
Polytechnic.Institute,.Worcester,.MA)..
4:30 140 The Mythology of Mummy Paper: Deconstructing an
Urban Legend,.S. J. WOLFE (American.Antiquarian.Society,.Worcester,.MA)..
4:45 141 The Mummy Speaks: An Interdisciplinary Study of
the Mummy in Literature, Theatre and Politics,. JAS-
MINE DAy.(The.University.of.Western.Australia,.Perth,.
Australia).
aDNA and Associated Biomolecules
KIPJ.Theatre
Tuesday
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Organizers:.Mark Spigelman.(Windeyer.Institute.of.Medical.Sciences,.
University. College,. London,. UK,. and. The. Kuvin. Centre, .
Hebrew.University,.Jerusalem,.Israel).and.Dong Hoon Shin.(Department.of.Anatomy,.Seoul.National.University.College.of.Medicine,.
Seoul,.Korea,.and.Dankook.University,.Choenan,.Korea).
Program.sponsored.by.the.<strong>World</strong>.<strong>Congress</strong>.on.Mummy.Studies.and.
the.Pacific.Division.section.on.Anthropology.and.Archaeology.
This.symposium.will.discuss.how.aDNA.and.associated.biomolecues.
form. an. important. and. growing. part. of. research. associated.
with. mummy. studies. and. how. they. contribute. to. a. better. understanding.of.the.life.and.death.of.people.that.were.mummified..As.
this.research.is.potentially.destructive,.the.symposium.will.show.
how. to. biopsy. mummies. using. minimally. destructive/intrusive.
methodology.as.well.as.trying.to.establish.baselines.and.protocols.
on.how/what.to.sample.
34. 1100 (time.italicized.and.underlined).identifies.a.student.presentation
. *.identifies.the.speaker.from.among.several.authors.listed
63.(bolded.number).is.the.abstract.number
abstracts.contain.complete.contact.information.for.authors
Session.Co-Chairs:.Mark Spigelman.and.Dong Hoon Shin
5:15 142 Ancient DNA and Parasites from Korean Mummies,
DONG HOON SHIN 1 *, MyEUNG JU KIM 2 , yI-SUK
KIM 3 , CHANG SEOK OH 1 , and MIN SEO 4 ( 1 Seoul.
National. University. College. of. Medicine,. Seoul,. Korea;.
2 Dankook. University,. College. of. Medicine,. Choenan,.
Korea;. 3 Ewha. Womans. University. School. of. Medicine,.
Seoul,. Korea;. 4 Dankook. University. College. of. Medicine,.
Cheonan,.Korea)..
5:30 143 Mummy Response to Pathogens, GILA KAHILA
BAR-GAL 1 *, ANAT LICHTER-PELED 1 , and MARK
SPIGELMAN 2 . ( 1 The. Hebrew. University. of. Jerusalem,.
Rehovot,.Israel;. 2 University.College.London,.London,.UK.
and.The.Hebrew.University.of.Jerusalem,.Jerusalem.Israel).
5:45 144 Analysis of Ancient Mummy DNA – Problems and
Perspectives, ALBERT. zINK*, ANGELA GRAEFEN,
CHRISTIAN MITTERER, and FRANK MAIXNER.
(EURAC.–.Institute.for.Mummies.and.the.Iceman,.Bolzano,.
Italy).
6:00 145 Progress Report on the Progress of Scientific Studies
of Three Large Mummy Collections: Results and Prospects,.
MARK SPIGELMAN.(University.College.London,.London,.UK.and.The.Hebrew.University.of.Jerusalem,.Jerusalem,.Israel).
6:15 146 Panel Discussion on the Importance of aDNA and
Biomolecules in the Study of Ancient Mummies, MARK
SPIGELMAN 1 * and DONG HOON SHIN 2 *. ( 1 University.College.London,.London,.UK.and.Hebrew.University.
of.Jerusalem,.Jerusalem,.Israel;. 2 Seoul.National.University.
College.of.Medicine,.Seoul,.Korea.and . Dankook.University,.
Choenan,.Korea).