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 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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Main Authors: Han,Eun-Taek, Guk,Sang-Mee, Kim,Jae-Lip, Jeong,Hoon-Jin, Kim,Soo-Nam, Chai,Jong-Yil
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Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003
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spelling oai:scielo:S0074-027620030009000182003-05-13Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of KoreaHan,Eun-TaekGuk,Sang-MeeKim,Jae-LipJeong,Hoon-JinKim,Soo-NamChai,Jong-Yil archaeology excavation soil helminth egg detection 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 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.98 suppl.1 20032003-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900018en10.1590/S0074-02762003000900018
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Guk,Sang-Mee
Kim,Jae-Lip
Jeong,Hoon-Jin
Kim,Soo-Nam
Chai,Jong-Yil
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Guk,Sang-Mee
Kim,Jae-Lip
Jeong,Hoon-Jin
Kim,Soo-Nam
Chai,Jong-Yil
Detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the Republic of Korea
author_facet Han,Eun-Taek
Guk,Sang-Mee
Kim,Jae-Lip
Jeong,Hoon-Jin
Kim,Soo-Nam
Chai,Jong-Yil
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title 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_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_sort detection of parasite eggs from archaeological excavations in the republic of korea
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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