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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 108, Issue 2, Pages 155-159Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013005
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coprolites; paleoparasitology; sambaqui; archaeological sediments; helminthiasis; ancient diseases
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- PRONEX/FAPERJ
- CNPq
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Parasite findings in sambaquis (shell mounds) are scarce. Although the 121 shell mound samples were previously analysed in our laboratory, we only recently obtained the first positive results. In the sambaqui of Guapi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, paleoparasitological analysis was performed on sediment samples collected from various archaeological layers, including the superficial layer as a control. Eggs of Acanthocephala, Ascaridoidea and Heterakoidea were found in the archaeological layers. We applied various techniques and concluded that Lutz's spontaneous sedimentation technique is effective for concentrating parasite eggs in sambaqui soil for microscopic analysis.
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