V-shaped Pits in Regions of Ancient Baekje Kingdom Paleoparasitologically Confirmed as Likely Human-Waste Reservoirs.
10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.569
- Author:
Dong Hoon SHIN
1
;
Sang Yuck SHIM
;
Myeung Ju KIM
;
Chang Seok OH
;
Mi Hyun LEE
;
Suk Bae JUNG
;
Geon Il LEE
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Min SEO
Author Information
1. Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Ascaris lumbricoides;
Trichuris trichiura;
Clonorchis sinensis;
helminth egg;
paleoparasitology;
Baekje Kingdom;
V-shaped pit
- MeSH:
Animals;
*Archaeology;
Helminths/classification/*isolation & purification;
Humans;
Ovum/*classification;
Parasitology;
Republic of Korea;
*Sanitary Engineering;
Soil/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2014;52(5):569-573
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In a paleo-parasitological analysis of soil samples obtained from V-shaped pits dating to the ancient Baekje period in Korean history, we discovered Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and Clonorchis sinensis eggs. In light of the samples' seriously contaminated state, the V-shaped pits might have served as toilets, cesspits, or dung heaps. For a long period of time, researchers scouring archaeological sites in Korea have had difficulties locating such structures. In this context then, the present report is unique because similar kind of the ancient ruins must become an ideal resource for successful sampling in our forthcoming paleoparasitological studies.
