Quantitative paleoparasitology applied to archaeological sediments

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Martín H Fugassa²  Adauto Araújo¹  Ricardo A Guichón¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Departamento de BiologíaMar del Plata Buenos Aires ,Argentina

关键词: archaeological sediments;    parasite remains;    Trichuris eggs;    archaeological sediment technique;    paleoparasitology;    Southern Patagonia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762006001000006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Three techniques to extract parasite remains from archaeological sediments were tested. The aim was to improve the sensibility of recommended paleoparasitological techniques applied in archaeological remains. Sediment collected from the pelvic girdle of a human body found in Cabo Vírgenes, Santa Cruz, Argentina, associated to a Spanish settlement founded in 1584 known as Nombre de Jesús, was used to search for parasites. Sediment close to the skull was used as control. The techniques recommended by Jones, Reinhard, and Dittmar and Teejen were used and compared with the modified technique presented here, developed to improve the sensibility to detect parasite remains. Positive results were obtained only with the modified technique, resulting in the finding of Trichuris trichiura eggs in the sediment.

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