Using sacrum stored in museums and anthropological depositories for archaeoparasitological research

Filimonova, Maria O.; Slepchenko, Sergey Mikhailovich

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103173

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“…Under laboratory conditions, the sacra were subjected to cleaning using brushes and ultrasound; this allowed additional soil samples from the sacra of eight individuals (burials no. 3, 35, 40А, 43B(1), 56A, 75, 'Cliff 3,' 'Grave pit 30') to be obtained (Filimonova and Slepchenko, 2021). With regard to the controls, in the field, samples were taken from the head area of the skeleton, and later, under laboratory conditions, from the skulls.…”

Section: Human Remains and Samplesmentioning

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The first archaeoparasitological data on the Russian rural population in Western Siberia in the 18th–19th centuries

Filimonova

Ivanov

Kenig

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The life of the long-established Russian inhabitants of Western Siberia has been well described. In fact, archaeological, ethnographic, and other information on its various aspects is abundant. Archaeoparasitological data, on the other hand, is lacking, particularly with regard to parasitosis incidence. In the present study, eggs of such fish parasites as Opisthorchis felineus and Diphyllobothrium spp. were identified in soil samples taken from the sacral surface of bodies that had been buried in the Gornopravdinskiy burial ground (on the Lower Irtysh River) in the 18th or 19th centuries. The study findings indicate that fish was a key component of the diet of the rural Russian population of that area. No statistically significant sex differences in fish consumption were identified. The parasitological spectrum of the population under consideration was narrow relative to the diversity of parasitoses in urban Russian populations. This fact probably reflects the lower-intensity population flows, their limited radii, and the different economic activities pursued by those people. Based on the archaeoparasitological data, the latter seem to have been closer to the economic activities practiced by the indigenous populations of Western Siberia.

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The first archaeoparasitological data on the Russian rural population in Western Siberia in the 18th–19th centuries

Filimonova

Ivanov

Kenig

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“…После этого надосадочная жидкость удалялась и осадок заливался 0,5%-ным раствором трисодиум фосфата (Na 3 PO 4 ) . Дальнейшие манипуляции осуществлялись по разработанной и принятой в ТюмНЦ методике [Filimonova, Slepchenko, 2021].…”

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Results of the archaeoparasitological analysis of soil samples from the necropolis of the 2nd c. AD settlement of Pantikapaion

Slepchenko,

Filimonova

2023

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In the paper, the results of an archaeoparasitological analysis of a population group from the ancient Greek city of Panti-kapaion, located in the historical centre of the modern city of Kerch (Republic of Crimea), are presented. The aim of the study is to obtain information about the parasitic diseases, state of health, nutrition, and hygiene in a part of the population of the city. The materials for the study were soil samples obtained during the treatment of the human sacra from 31 burials of the necropo-lis, dated to the 2nd century AD. In the result of the conducted investigation, the parasitic spectrum of the studied population group was determined. Eggs of three species of helminths were found. The discovery of eggs of broad tapeworm (Dibothrio-cephalus latum) in the soil samples indicates the presence in the diet of the studied population group freshwater fish that were not sufficiently thermally treated. The archaeoparasitological data from archaeological sites of a chronologically close period in the territory of the Northern Black Sea region suggests that diphyllobothriasis was a decease far from being rare in this area. The presence of eggs of human roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) and whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) in the samples likely indicates the challenging sanitary-hygienic environment in the city and insufficient hygienic skills in the studied group. The analysis of the archaeoparasitological data within the historical context and utilisation of the archaeopathological material from the archaeological sites in the Northern Black Sea region permitted to identify the factors that had an influence on the wide spread of geohelminths. The humid and warm climate facilitated maturation of geohelminth eggs in the soil, while the human activities concerned with the irrigation of the territory, building public water collection points, and waste buildup in the streets, in combination with the high population density, were causing the rise of the infectious hazard. The relatively high incidence rates of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides may indicate a high prevalence of certain bacterial intestinal infections transmitted by the identical route. The occurrence of geohelminths, alongside the archaeological data, can indicate a low social status of the studied population group.

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Using sacrum stored in museums and anthropological depositories for archaeoparasitological research

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

The first archaeoparasitological data on the Russian rural population in Western Siberia in the 18th–19th centuries

The first archaeoparasitological data on the Russian rural population in Western Siberia in the 18th–19th centuries

Results of the archaeoparasitological analysis of soil samples from the necropolis of the 2nd c. AD settlement of Pantikapaion

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