Archaeoparasitological Analysis of Samples from the Cultural Layer of Nadym Gorodok dated Back to the 14th-Late 18th Centuries

Abstract

An archaeoparasitological analysis of the soil samples from Nadym Gorodok site of Western Siberia has been carried out in this study. The archaeological site was dated as the 13 to 18th century, being characterized as permafrost region ensuring good preservation of ancient parasite eggs. Parasite eggs as <i>Opisthorchis</i> <i>felineus</i>, <i>Alaria</i> <i>alata</i>, and <i>Diphyllobothrium</i> sp. were found in the archaeological soil samples, which made clear about the detailed aspects of Nadym Gorodok people’s life. We found the <i>Diphyllobothrium</i> sp. eggs throughout the 14 to 18th century specimens, allowing us to presume that raw or undercooked fish might have been commonly used for the foods of Nadym Gorodok inhabitants and their dogs for at least the past 400 years. Our study on Nadym Gorodok specimens also demonstrate that there might have been migratory interactions and strong economic ties between the people and society in Western Siberia, based on archaeoparasitological results of <i>Opisthorchis</i> <i>felineus</i> in Western Siberia.

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“…In Russia, O. felineus (less probably Metorchis bilis ) eggs were recovered from the pelvic and/or abdominal areas of an infant [ 96 ] and a child (6–7 years old) body remains [ 97 ] buried in Zeleniy Yar archaeological site, Yamalo-Nenetz Autonomous Okrug in the north of western Siberia dating to the 12th–13th century. O. felineus eggs were also recovered in archaeological soil specimens (humans and dogs) from cultural layers of Nadym Gorodok, western Siberia, dating to the 14th-late 18th centuries [ 98 ]. In addition, O. felineus eggs were found in mummy specimens of Siberian natives before and after (Khanty and Mansi people) contact with Russians and Russian immigrants-descendants (Russian old-timers or Yeniseisk), implying that O. felineus infection was widely prevalent in the Siberian people [ 99 ].…”

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