First Paleoparasitological Study of an Embalming Rejects Jar Found in Saqqara, Egypt

For the first time, a jar of embalming rejects was studied in search for helminth parasite eggs. This kind of jar was used to put discarded material by Egyptian embalmers during mummification process. Ascaris lumbricoides and Tænia saginata eggs were found in the linen and strip fragment contents of...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2003-01, Vol.98 (suppl 1), p.119-121
Main Authors: Harter, Stéphanie, Le Bailly, Matthieu, Janot, Francis, Bouchet, Françoise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ancient helminths
Animals
Ascaris - isolation & purification
Egypt
embalming
Embalming - instrumentation
Humans
mummies
Mummies - parasitology
paleoparasitology
paleoparasitology - ancient helminths - embalming - mummies - Egypt
Paleopathology
PARASITOLOGY
Taenia - isolation & purification
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:For the first time, a jar of embalming rejects was studied in search for helminth parasite eggs. This kind of jar was used to put discarded material by Egyptian embalmers during mummification process. Ascaris lumbricoides and Tænia saginata eggs were found in the linen and strip fragment contents of the jar, dated of 2,715-2,656 years ago.
ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762003000900017