Ectopic paragonimiasis from 400-year-old female mummy of Korea

Of the parasite eggs discovered in ancient samples from Korean archaeological sites, Paragonimus spp. are of particular importance in that they are regarded as one of the most insidious trematode infection sources. Although their infection prevalence decreased rapidly in the early 20th century, archaeoparasitological studies on the species are still required, as historical knowledge of paragonimiasis remains far from comprehensive. Fortunately, we recently were given a chance to examine a medieval Korean mummy in a good state of preservation. Using morphological techniques, we discovered evidence of ectopic paragonimiasis in the sample from the 17th-century female. When the ITS 2 gene was extracted, amplified and sequenced from Paragonimus eggs, it showed 100% homology to the sequences of modern Paragonimus westermani reported from Korea and Japan, forming a cluster distinct from South Asian P. westermani. Our report is the first-ever analysis of ancient Paragonimus DNA from any archaeological field in the world. The ectopic paragonimiasis diagnosis made in this study, especially involving the liver sample, also is the first of its kind in archaeoparasitology.     

A new species of the aphid family Burmitaphididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidomorpha) from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber

Liu, X., Qiao, G.X., Yao, Y. & Ren, D., 28 March 2019. A new species of the aphid family Burmitaphididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidomorpha) from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. Alcheringa 43, 455–460. ISSN 0311-5518

A new species of extinct aphids is reported based on a fossil specimen with a relatively complete body and broken wings from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. Vasteantenatus reliquialaus sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha: Burmitaphididae) differs from other burmitaphidids in having antennae distinctly longer than the body. The diagnosis of Burmitaphididae is emended, and a key to all species of the family is provided

Xue Liu [katharina0521@foxmail.com], Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China; Gexia Qiao [qiaogx@ioz.ac.cn], Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China; Yunzhi Yao* [yaoyz100@126.com], Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China; Dong Ren [rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn], Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China.     

浅析唐代玛瑙器皿

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一个正在形成的考古学分支——读《杨鸿勋建筑考古学论文集(增订版)》

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常用清洗材料对瓷器的影响研究

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巴勒克拉夫对欧洲历史的解读

20世纪中叶,通过对世界形势和欧洲形势变化的敏锐把握和深刻理解,在自身对欧洲中世纪史的深入研究和借鉴其他学者研究成果的基础上,巴勒克拉夫比较系统地阐明了自己对欧洲历史的看法和认识。通过对欧洲历史进程的深入解读,巴勒克拉夫从理论前提上完成了对“欧洲中心论”的反思和批判,同时为全球历史观的提出奠定了理论基础。     

形上追求——禅宗影响下董其昌山水画形式语言分析

考察董其昌一生的艺术历程中,禅宗对其产生的影响是明显的。本文通过对董其昌山水画笔墨、章法的解读剖析并总结其形式语言的特征,认为董其昌山水画中笔法、墨法和皴法所呈现的洁净、明透和单纯,画面在空间、走势和虚实上自由感性的主观呈现,和禅宗追求个体心性的体验有不少契合之处。其山水画形式语言所具有的形式感和抽象性特征,正是禅宗影响下神与形迹、具体而微的体现。     

Chunchun’s Cafe and Her Thangka Paintingin Chimesha Alley简

<正>Fate is magical.If it were two or three years earlier,Chunchun(a Shanghai girl)could not have imagined that she would open a small cafe in Lhasa.The cafe’s c...     

青州傅家画像石《商谈图》服饰文化研究

山东青州市傅家村出土的北齐画像石中的第二石《商谈图》,包含了多个人物造型,直观反映了北朝末中外人士着装的时代风貌。特别是人物腰带悬物方式的图像,成为学界在甄别“环带”与“粘蝶带”的标准。     

随风远去的记忆

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