Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea
Excavations at two sites dating from 2000 BC-1900 AD in southeastern areas of the Republic of Korea, revealed the remains of several structures. Examination of the contents suspected privies revealed the presence of eggs from 5 kinds of parasite: Ascaris, Trichuris, Clonorchis, and two species of un...
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| author | Eun-Taek Han Sang-Mee Guk Jae-Lip Kim Hoon-Jin Jeong Soo-Nam Kim Jong-Yil Chai |
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| description | Excavations at two sites dating from 2000 BC-1900 AD in southeastern areas of the Republic of Korea, revealed the remains of several structures. Examination of the contents suspected privies revealed the presence of eggs from 5 kinds of parasite: Ascaris, Trichuris, Clonorchis, and two species of unknown trematodes. Clonorchis sinensis eggs were found in a soil dating from around AD 668-935. This is the first record of C. sinensis eggs in archaeological materials in the Republic of Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ec4b90de03c43b8ba4aadf4b1457a132023-08-02T09:15:52ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602003-01-019812312610.1590/S0074-02762003000900018Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of KoreaEun-Taek HanSang-Mee GukJae-Lip KimHoon-Jin JeongSoo-Nam KimJong-Yil ChaiExcavations at two sites dating from 2000 BC-1900 AD in southeastern areas of the Republic of Korea, revealed the remains of several structures. Examination of the contents suspected privies revealed the presence of eggs from 5 kinds of parasite: Ascaris, Trichuris, Clonorchis, and two species of unknown trematodes. Clonorchis sinensis eggs were found in a soil dating from around AD 668-935. This is the first record of C. sinensis eggs in archaeological materials in the Republic of Korea.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900018archaeologyexcavationsoilhelminth eggdetectionKorea |
| spellingShingle | Eun-Taek Han Sang-Mee Guk Jae-Lip Kim Hoon-Jin Jeong Soo-Nam Kim Jong-Yil Chai Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz archaeology excavation soil helminth egg detection Korea |
| title | Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea |
| title_full | Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea |
| title_fullStr | Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea |
| title_short | Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea |
| title_sort | detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the republic of korea |
| topic | archaeology excavation soil helminth egg detection Korea |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900018 |
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