First paleoparasitological analysis of a midden in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska): results and limits.
Excavations on Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, have revealed the remains of several features dated between the 13th and 17th centuries A.D. Soil from an open-air workshop, represented by 2 excavated pits, and a structure built of whale bones were sampled for evidence of parasites and microfloristic remains. Two groups of helminth eggs (Diphyllobothrium and Ankylostomidae) were identified in samples from the open-air pits; microfloristical remains were found in all samples. This is the first paleoparasitological analysis conducted on an Aleutian midden.
Bouchet
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Université de Reims, Laboratoire de Paléoparasitologie, URA 1415 (CNRS), France.
Lefèvre
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West
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Corbett
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D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000469:parasitology; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology; D014907:Whales
D012987:Soil