Archaeoparasitological Analysis of Samples from the Cultural Layer of Nadym Gorodok dated Back to the 14th-Late 18th Centuries
10.3347/kjp.2019.57.6.567
- Author:
Sergey Mikhailovich SLEPCHENKO
1
;
Oleg Viktorovich KARDASH
;
Vyacheslav Sergeyevich SLAVINSKY
;
Sergey Nikolaevich IVANOV
;
Rakultseva Daria SERGEYEVNA
;
Alexander Alekseevich TSYBANKOV
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
Author Information
1. Tyumen Scientific Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 86 Malygina Street, Tyumen 625003, Russian Federation. s_slepchenko@list.ru
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alaria alata;
Opisthorchis felineus;
Diphyllobothrium sp. archaeoparasitology;
paleoparasitology;
archaeology;
Middle Age;
North Asia;
Nadym Gorodok
- MeSH:
Animals;
Archaeology;
Asia, Northern;
Diphyllobothrium;
Dogs;
Eggs;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Opisthorchis;
Ovum;
Parasites;
Permafrost;
Siberia;
Soil
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2019;57(6):567-573
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An archaeoparasitological analysis of the soil samples from Nadym Gorodok site of Western Siberia has been carried out in this study. The archaeological site was dated as the 13 to 18th century, being characterized as permafrost region ensuring good preservation of ancient parasite eggs. Parasite eggs as Opisthorchis felineus, Alaria alata, and Diphyllobothrium sp. were found in the archaeological soil samples, which made clear about the detailed aspects of Nadym Gorodok people's life. We found the Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs throughout the 14 to 18th century specimens, allowing us to presume that raw or undercooked fish might have been commonly used for the foods of Nadym Gorodok inhabitants and their dogs for at least the past 400 years. Our study on Nadym Gorodok specimens also demonstrate that there might have been migratory interactions and strong economic ties between the people and society in Western Siberia, based on archaeoparasitological results of Opisthorchis felineus in Western Siberia.
