title: A Paleoparasitological Study on the Capital Area of the Ancient Korean Kingdom.
abstract: A paleoparasitological study was performed on soil samples obtained at archaeological sites dating to the Baekje period in ancient Korean history. The samples were obtained from Buyeo, the capital area of the Baekje Kingdom, and from others corresponding to provincial counties of the same period. We found Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura eggs in the Buyeo samples but not any in the samples from the provincial counties. Our results suggest that the parasite-egg contamination patterns were closely correlated with population densities, in that the provincial counties of the Kingdom, compared with the capital Buyeo, were very sparsely populated. This is the first comprehensive paleoparasitological report on soil contamination patterns in the capital of the Baekje Kingdom, one of the most highly populated areas in ancient Korean history.
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Yuck
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoon Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeung Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Ka Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: In Hak
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyongtaek
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Yil
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Seok
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Lab, Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D007723:Korea; D010163:Paleontology; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil