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Inca expansion and parasitism in the Lluta Valley: preliminary data [PDF]

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003
Assessing the impact of cultural change on parasitism has been a central goal in archaeoparasitology. The influence of civilization and the development of empires on parasitism has not been evaluated.
Santoro Calogero   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Archaeoparasitological Strategy Based on the Microscopic Examinations of Prehistoric Samples and the Recent Report on the Difference in the Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Indian Subcontinent [PDF]

open access: yesAncient Asia, 2018
Archaeoparasitology is a study to acquire data concerning the parasite infection of ancient people through the examination of the specimens obtained in the excavation sites. Although this research has achieved many successes worldwide, there has been few
Dong Hoon Shin   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Preface for Special Section on Archaeoparasitology: A Global Perspective on Ancient Parasites and Current Research Projects. [PDF]

open access: yesKorean J Parasitol, 2019
Archaeoparasitological research has rapidly developed in recent years, entering a new stage of improved understanding of our ancestors’ parasitic infections across the world.
Chai JY, Seo M, Reinhard K, Shin DH.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pinworm Infection at Salmon Ruins and Aztec Ruins: Relation to Pueblo III Regional Violence. [PDF]

open access: yesKorean J Parasitol, 2019
The study of coprolites has been a theme of archaeology in the American Southwest. A feature of archaeoparasitology on the Colorado Plateau is the ubiquity of pinworm infection.
Reinhard KJ, Camacho M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Population of the Eastern Aral Sea region of the 1st millennium according to data from archaeoparasitology (experience of a pilot study) [PDF]

open access: yesВестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии
The article presents the results of archaeoparasitology analysis of soil samples obtained during cleaning of sacrums of individuals of the Dzhetyasar archaeological culture (2nd–8th centuries AD) from burial grounds of the South-Eastern Aral Sea region ...
Slepchenko S.M.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coprolites, gut contents and molecular archaeoparasitology

open access: yes, 2022
Well-preserved ancient human bodies, coprolites, and other faecal deposits can be found all over the world, from the frozen plains of the Artic to the temperate, tropical, and equatorial regions.
Smith, Adrian, Jones, AKG
core   +1 more source

A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003
We have been searching for evidence of Chagas disease in mummified human remains. Specifically, we have looked for evidence of alteration of intestinal or fecal morphology consistent with megacolon, a condition associated with Chagas disease.
Karl Reinhard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New evidence of ancient parasitism among Late Archaic and Ancestral Puebloan residents of Chaco Canyon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Archaeoparasitology provides a unique perspective on the health and habits of ancient cultures through the identification of parasite remains in archaeological materials.
Rachel E. Paseka   +5 more
core   +1 more source

PALEOPARASITOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES WITH NEW TECHNIQUES

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues, analysis of coprolites, and recently through molecular ...
Adauto ARAÚJO   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supplementary Information from Molecular archaeoparasitology identifies cultural changes in the Medieval Hanseatic trading centre of Lübeck

open access: yes, 2018
Throughout history, humans have been afflicted by parasitic worms and eggs are readily detected in archaeological deposits. This study integrated parasitological and ancient DNA methods with a large sample set dating between Neolithic and Early Modern ...
Joachim Wahl (144304)   +13 more
core   +1 more source

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