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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 285, 期 1888, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0991
关键词
ancient DNA; genetics; parasitology; archaeology; diet; trade
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [PBSKP3-140149/PBSKP3-145846]
- Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (Wellcome Trust/Royal Society) [204311/Z/16/Z]
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)
- Wiener-Anspach Foundation
- BBSRC [BB/K004468/1, BB/K001388/1]
- John Fell OUP Research Fund
- DEFRA
- BBSRC [BB/K001388/1, BB/K004468/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Throughout history, humans have been afflicted by parasitic worms, and eggs are readily detected in archaeological deposits. This study integrated parasitological and ancient DNA methods with a large sample set dating between Neolithic and Early Modern periods to explore the utility of molecular archaeoparasitology as a new approach to study the past. Molecular analyses provided unequivocal species-level parasite identification and revealed location-specific epidemiological signatures. Faecal-oral transmitted nematodes (Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura) were ubiquitous across time and space. By contrast, high numbers of food-associated cestodes (Diphyllobothrium latum and Taenia saginata) were restricted to medieval Lubeck. The presence of these cestodes and changes in their prevalence at approximately 1300 CE indicate substantial alterations in diet or parasite availability. Trichuris trichiura ITS-1 sequences grouped into two clades; one ubiquitous and one restricted to medieval Lubeck and Bristol. The high sequence diversity of T.t.ITS-1 detected in Lubeck is consistent with its importance as a Hanseatic trading centre. Collectively, these results introduce molecular archaeoparasitology as an artefact-independent source of historical evidence.
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