Archaeological evidence of intestinal parasites from coastal shell middens |
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Institution: | 1. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Earth and History of Life, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium;2. Département du patrimoine du Service public de Wallonie, Direction de l''archéologie/Direction extérieure du Brabant wallon, Wavre, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Shell midden sediment from Canada's Pacific coast has yielded consistent and quantifiable evidence of human intestinal parasitism. Auger samples from pre-contact settlements have produced evidence of as many as four parasite genera, including fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium spp.) and human roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides). The methods of parasite extraction were non-complex, replicable and non-invasive. This project demonstrates the practicality of soil testing throughout a range of archaeological features and encourages the standard curation of culturally deposited soils for the purpose of archaeoparasite recovery. |
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