Lutz's spontaneous sedimentation technique and the paleoparasitological analysis of sambaqui (shell mound) sediments

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Morgana Camacho¹  Thaíla Pessanha¹  Daniela Leles¹  Juliana Mf Dutra¹  Rosângela Silva¹  Sheila Mendonça De Souza¹  Adauto Araujo¹ 

关键词: coprolites;    paleoparasitology;    sambaqui;    archaeological sediments;    helminthiasis;    ancient diseases;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0074-0276108022013005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Parasite findings in sambaquis (shell mounds) are scarce. Although the 121 shell mound samples were previously analysed in our laboratory, we only recently obtained the first positive results. In the sambaqui of Guapi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, paleoparasitological analysis was performed on sediment samples collected from various archaeological layers, including the superficial layer as a control. Eggs of Acanthocephala, Ascaridoidea and Heterakoidea were found in the archaeological layers. We applied various techniques and concluded that Lutz's spontaneous sedimentation technique is effective for concentrating parasite eggs in sambaqui soil for microscopic analysis.

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