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Paleoparasitological Findings in Medieval and Early Modern Archaeological Deposits from Hradební Street, Chrudim, Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0371788 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Paleoparasitological Findings in Medieval and Early Modern Archaeological Deposits from Hradební Street, Chrudim, Czech Republic Author(s) Bartošová, L. (CZ)
Ditrich, Oleg (BC-A) ORCID
Beneš, J. (CZ)
Frolík, Jan (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
Musil, J. (CZ)Source Title Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica. Natural Sciences in Archaeology - ISSN 1804-848X
Roč. 2, č. 1 (2011), s. 27-38Number of pages 12 Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords paleoparasitology ; medieval town ; cesspit ; helmints ; hygiene Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology CEZ AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011) AV0Z80020508 - ARU-G (2005-2011) Annotation Extensive archaeological research including several environmental analyses was carried out in the historic centre of Chrudim in 2006. This article presents the results of the paleoparasitological investigation, which provided evidence of the level of hygiene and infestation of medieval and early modern populations. Organic settlements at the bottom of sewage dumps were especially rich sources of information on parasitic infestation. Five species of intestinal worms were identified with certainty: Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Toxocara canis/cati, Diphyllobothrium latum and Fasciola hepatica, and three others are considered likely: Hymenolepis nana, Enterobius vermicularis and Ancylostoma duodenale. Testing for the antigen GSA 65, evidence of Giardia lamblia, yielded positive results. The findings of the parasitological examination are evaluated in connection with the occurrence of parasites in humans, food quality and other health determinants of medieval populations. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2012
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