2:00pm-4:00pm on Saturday 28 March
Times shown are in GMT (UTC +0) up to the 26th March. For events on or after 27th March times are in BST (UTC +1).
Cockroft Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site 14 Pembroke Street, CB2 3QY
This session explores the ways in which parasites affected the health of those living in important past civilisations. We’ll consider how worms, protozoa, fleas and lice burdened our ancestors from the Stone Age to the medieval period in societies in Europe, and compare them with people in the Americas, ancient Egypt and Asia. Who were the sickest? Join us to find out.
Our four speakers will give talks on the following topics:
Parasites in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, by Dr Mat Le Bailly (University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France).
Parasites in the Roman Empire, by Dr Marissa Ledger (McMaster University, Canada).
Malaria in medieval Europe, by Dr Rachel Schats (Leiden University, The Netherlands).
Comparing the burden of parasites upon ancient civilisations across the world, by Dr Piers Mitchell (University of Cambridge).
