Implications of the prevalence of Ascaris sp. in the funerary context of a Late Antique population (5th-7th c.) in Granada (Spain)

IF 1.3 3区地球科学 Q3 PALEONTOLOGY

International Journal of Paleopathology Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.09.002

Ramón López-Gijón , Edgard Camarós , Ángel Rubio-Salvador , Salvatore Duras , Miguel C. Botella-López , Inmaculada Alemán-Aguilera , Ángel Rodríguez-Aguilera , Macarena Bustamante-Álvarez , Lydia P. Sánchez-Barba , Benjamin Dufour , Matthieu Le Bailly

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in human remains from Late Antiquity (5th – 7th c.) Granada (Spain).

Materials

The study included pelvic and cranial control samples from 17 skeletons from the archaeological sites of Los Mondragones (n = 13) and Rafael Guillén (n = 4).

Methods

In the paleoparasitological study, soil samples from pelvic area and cranium were analyzed using the rehydration, homogenization, and micro-sieving method and visualization under brightfield microscopy.

Results

Ascaris sp. eggs were detected in pelvic samples from seven individuals.

Conclusions

These findings may indicate that this parasite was endemic. Its detection frequency is one of the highest reported at group level in an osteological series from Late Antiquity.

Significance

The prevalence of Ascaris sp. associated with skeletal remains has implications for assessing the lifestyle and health of populations in southern Spain during the Late Antique period.

Limitations

The number of individuals is small and taphonomic processes could have limited paleoparasitological findings

Suggestions for further research

Future interdisciplinary studies of this type are warranted in larger osteological series to improve knowledge of parasitosis in the past.

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格拉纳达（西班牙）古代晚期人群（公元前5至7世纪）葬礼中蛔虫流行的意义。

目的：评估格拉纳达（西班牙）古晚期（公元前5-7世纪）人类遗骸中胃肠道寄生虫的患病率。材料：本研究包括来自Los Mondragones（n=13）和Rafael Guillén（n=4）考古遗址的17具骨骼的骨盆和颅骨对照样本。方法：在古寄生虫学研究中，采用复水、均质、微筛等方法对骨盆和颅骨的土壤样品进行了分析，并在明视野显微镜下进行了可视化。结果：在7个个体的盆腔标本中检测到蛔虫卵。结论：这些发现可能表明这种寄生虫是地方性的。其检测频率是古代晚期骨病学系列中群体水平最高的报告之一。意义：与骨骼遗骸相关的蛔虫的流行率对评估古代晚期西班牙南部人群的生活方式和健康状况具有重要意义。局限性：个体数量较少，埋藏过程可能限制了古寄生虫学的发现。进一步研究的建议：未来这类跨学科研究需要在更大的骨学系列中进行，以提高对过去寄生虫病的认识。

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International Journal of Paleopathology PALEONTOLOGY-PATHOLOGY

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2.90

自引率

25.00%

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期刊介绍： Paleopathology is the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains. The International Journal of Paleopathology (IJPP) will publish original and significant articles on human and animal (including hominids) disease, based upon the study of physical remains, including osseous, dental, and preserved soft tissues at a range of methodological levels, from direct observation to molecular, chemical, histological and radiographic analysis. Discussion of ways in which these methods can be applied to the reconstruction of health, disease and life histories in the past is central to the discipline, so the journal would also encourage papers covering interpretive and theoretical issues, and those that place the study of disease at the centre of a bioarchaeological or biocultural approach. Papers dealing with historical evidence relating to disease in the past (rather than history of medicine) will also be published. The journal will also accept significant studies that applied previously developed techniques to new materials, setting the research in the context of current debates on past human and animal health.