Paleoparasitological Surveys for Detection of Helminth Eggs in Archaeological Sites of Jeolla-do and Jeju-do.
10.3347/kjp.2013.51.4.489
- Author:
Myeong Ju KIM
1
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Mi Jin SONG
;
Hye Young SONG
;
Min SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Historical Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Ascaris;
Trichuris trichiura;
paleoparasitology;
Jeolla-do;
Jeju-do
- MeSH:
Animals;
*Archaeology;
Ascaris/classification/*isolation & purification;
History, Ancient;
Humans;
Ovum/classification;
*Paleontology;
Parasite Egg Count;
Parasitology/*history;
Republic of Korea;
Soil/*parasitology;
Trichuris/classification/*isolation & purification
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2013;51(4):489-492
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
