A Tick From a Prehistoric Arizona Coprolite

Johnson, Keith L.; Reinhard, Karl J.; Sianto, Luciana; Araújo, Adauto; Gardner, Scott Lyell; Janovy, John

doi:10.1645/ge-1059.1

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“…The majority of parasites in archaeological sites are geographically circumscribed souvenir species. Such souvenirs include thorny-headed worms in the Great Basin , intestinal flukes in Brazil (Sianto et al 2005), ticks in northwestern Arizona (Johnson et al 2008), and fish tapeworm infection on the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru (Callen and Cameron 1960).…”

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Synthesizing Parasitology with Archaeology in Paleopathology

Reinhard¹,

Araújo²

2012

The Global History of Paleopathology

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Synthesizing Parasitology with Archaeology in Paleopathology

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Araújo²

2012

The Global History of Paleopathology

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“…Twenty-five of these feces, both human and canid, were analyzed by Reinhard and others (2012) to discover prehistoric parasites and reconstruct the diet of the Virgin Anasazi. The researchers were surprised to find that the Puebloans consumed ticks that potentially could have infected them with Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Johnson et al 2008). …”

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Prehistoric Puebloan yucca (Yucca) quids with wild tobacco (Nicotiana) contents: Molecular and morphological evidence from Antelope Cave, northwestern Arizona

Adams

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Murphy

2015

Journal of Field Archaeology

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“…Even arthropods potentially able to transmit parasitic disease, such as ticks and fleas, were reported in human coprolites [31]. Humans can also ingest head lice in the process of grooming hair [32].…”

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Eating lizards: a millenary habit evidenced by Paleoparasitology

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BackgroundAnalyses of coprolites have contributed to the knowledge of diet as well as infectious diseases in ancient populations. Results of paleoparasitological studies showed that prehistoric groups were exposed to spurious and zoonotic parasites, especially food-related. Here we report the findings of a paleoparasitological study carried out in remote regions of Brazil’s Northeast.FindingsEggs of Pharyngodonidae (Nematoda, Oxyuroidea), a family of parasites of lizards and amphibians, were found in four human coprolites collected from three archaeological sites. In one of these, lizard scales were also found.ConclusionsThrough the finding of eggs of Pharyngodonidae in human coprolites and reptilescales in one of these, we have provided evidence that humans have consumed reptiles at least 10,000 years ago. This food habit persists to modern times in remote regions of Brazil’s Northeast. Although Pharyngodonidae species are not known to infect humans, the consumption of raw or undercooked meat from lizards and other reptiles may have led to transmission of a wide range of zoonotic agents to humans in the past.

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A Tick From a Prehistoric Arizona Coprolite

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

Synthesizing Parasitology with Archaeology in Paleopathology

Synthesizing Parasitology with Archaeology in Paleopathology

Prehistoric Puebloan yucca (Yucca) quids with wild tobacco (Nicotiana) contents: Molecular and morphological evidence from Antelope Cave, northwestern Arizona

Eating lizards: a millenary habit evidenced by Paleoparasitology

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