Lutz's spontaneous sedimentation technique and the paleoparasitological analysis of sambaqui (shell mound) sediments

Autor:	Morgana Camacho, Thaíla Pessanha, Daniela Leles, Juliana MF Dutra, Rosângela Silva, Sheila Mendonça de Souza, Adauto Araujo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	coprolites paleoparasitology sambaqui archaeological sediments helminthiasis ancient diseases Microbiology QR1-502 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 108, Iss 2, Pp 155-159 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-8060 0074-0276
DOI:	10.1590/0074-0276108022013005
Popis:	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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