title: The influence of differential burial preservation on the recovery of parasite eggs in soil samples from Korean medieval tombs.
abstract: The present study showed that ancient parasite eggs, not commonly present in soil samples from medieval Korean tombs, have been found in a very limited number of cases that satisfy certain archaeological requirements. In our paleo-parasitological examination of soil samples from medieval tombs encapsulated by a lime soil mixture barrier (LSMB), parasite eggs were more commonly detected in tombs that contained remains with clothes, hair, or brain tissue, though samples from not all such tombs contained eggs. Nonetheless, there was a close correlation between the preservation of certain types of cultural or human remains and the presence of ancient parasite eggs within medieval Korean LSMB tombs. Such remains, therefore, could be regarded as a strong predictor of well-preserved ancient parasite eggs in soil samples from LSMB tombs.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Seo
authors: Chang Seok
authors: CS
authors: Oh
authors: Jong Yil
authors: JY
authors: Chai
authors: Sang Jun
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Jun Bum
authors: JB
authors: Park
authors: Byung Hoon
authors: BH
authors: Lee
authors: Jee-Hee
authors: JH
authors: Park
authors: Gil Hwan
authors: GH
authors: Cho
authors: Dae-Woo
authors: DW
authors: Hong
authors: Hyun Uk
authors: HU
authors: Park
authors: Dong Hoon
authors: DH
authors: Shin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D010164:Paleopathology; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil