Paleoparasitological Surveys for Detection of Helminth Eggs in Archaeological Sites of Jeolla-do and Jeju-do

A paleoparasitological survey to detect helminth eggs was performed in archaeological sites of Jeolla-do and Jeju-do, the Republic of Korea. Total 593 soil samples were collected in 12 sites of Jeolla-do and 5 sites of Jeju-do from April to November 2011, and examined by the methods of Pike and cowo...

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Published in:Korean journal of parasitology 2013-08, Vol.51 (4), p.489-492
Main Authors: Kim, M.J., Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea, Shin, D.H., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Song, M.J., 3Jeonnam Cultural Property Research Center, Naju, Republic of Korea, Song, H.Y., Jeonnam Cultural Property Research Center, Naju, Republic of Korea, Seo, M., Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Archaeology
ASCARIS
Ascaris - classification
Ascaris - isolation & purification
Brief Communication
History, Ancient
Humans
Ovum - classification
Paleontology
Parasite Egg Count
Parasitology - history
Republic of Korea
Soil - parasitology
Trichuris - classification
Trichuris - isolation & purification
Trichuris trichiura, paleoparasitology, Jeolla-do, Jeju-do
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Summary:A paleoparasitological survey to detect helminth eggs was performed in archaeological sites of Jeolla-do and Jeju-do, the Republic of Korea. Total 593 soil samples were collected in 12 sites of Jeolla-do and 5 sites of Jeju-do from April to November 2011, and examined by the methods of Pike and coworkers. A total of 4 helminth eggs, 2 eggs each for Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris sp., were found in soil samples from 1 site, in Hyangyang-ri, Jangheung-eup, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do. The egg-recovery layer was presumed to represent a 19th century farm, which fact suggested the use of human manures. This is the third archaeological discovery of parasite eggs in Jeolla-do. Additionally, no helminth eggs in archaeological sites of Jeju-do is an interesting problem to be solved in the further investigations.
ISSN:0023-4001
1738-0006
1738-0006
DOI:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.4.489