Parasitological Study of Long-Dried Fecal Samples
- 1 October 1965
- journal article
- 3 the-natural-sciences
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology
- Vol. 19, 175-179
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0081130000004524
Abstract
To rehydrate dried, ancient human fecal specimens an alkaline chelating solution (cold) was used. Identifiable evidence of one animal parasite of man was found — the eggs of Enterobius vermicularis. Rhahditoid nematodes in one specimen and mites in many probably invaded the feces after deposition. If the nematodes were a maize parasite, they might have caused crop loss, if present in large enough numbers. The seriation of mites in specimens from different strata may provide evidence concerning their evolution in the Mesa Verde area.Keywords
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