title: Paleoparasitology: perspectives with new techniques.
abstract: Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues, analysis of coprolites, and recently through molecular biology. An approach to the history of paleoparasitology is reviewed in this paper, with special reference to the studies of ancient DNA identified in archaeological material.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pirmez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iñiguez
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001106:Archaeology; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D009106:Mummies / Q000469:parasitology*; D010163:Paleontology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D010274:Parasitology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004247:DNA