Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium

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Autor(a) principal: Rocha,Gino Chaves da
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Harter- Lailheugue,Stephanie, Le Bailly,Matthieu, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués da, Bouchet,Françoise
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Resumo: Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman period up to Modern Times. Soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the different archaeological contexts. Ascaris lumbricoides, A. suum, Trichuris trichiura, T. suis. Taenia sp., Fasciola hepatica, Diphyllobothrium sp., Capillaria sp. and Oxyuris equi eggs were found. Paleoparasitology confirmed the use of structures as latrines or cesspit as firstly supposed by the archaeologists. Medieval latrines were not only used for rejection of human excrements. The finding of Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs may point to human's or wild swine's feces. Gallo-Roman people used to eat wild boar. Therefore, both A. suum and T. suis, or A. lumbricoides and T. trichuris, may be present, considering a swine carcass recovered into a cesspit. Careful sediment analysis may reveal its origin, although parasites of domestic animals can be found together with those of human's. Taenia sp. eggs identified in latrine samples indicate ingestion of uncooked beef with cysticercoid larvae. F. hepatica eggs suggest the ingestion of raw contaminated vegetables and Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs indicate contaminated fresh-water fish consumption. Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs indicate fecal-oral infection by human and/or animal excrements.
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spelling Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgiumpaleoparasitologyhelminth eggspaleoepidemiologycoprolitesancient diseasesHuman occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman period up to Modern Times. Soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the different archaeological contexts. Ascaris lumbricoides, A. suum, Trichuris trichiura, T. suis. Taenia sp., Fasciola hepatica, Diphyllobothrium sp., Capillaria sp. and Oxyuris equi eggs were found. Paleoparasitology confirmed the use of structures as latrines or cesspit as firstly supposed by the archaeologists. Medieval latrines were not only used for rejection of human excrements. The finding of Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs may point to human's or wild swine's feces. Gallo-Roman people used to eat wild boar. Therefore, both A. suum and T. suis, or A. lumbricoides and T. trichuris, may be present, considering a swine carcass recovered into a cesspit. Careful sediment analysis may reveal its origin, although parasites of domestic animals can be found together with those of human's. Taenia sp. eggs identified in latrine samples indicate ingestion of uncooked beef with cysticercoid larvae. F. hepatica eggs suggest the ingestion of raw contaminated vegetables and Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs indicate contaminated fresh-water fish consumption. Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs indicate fecal-oral infection by human and/or animal excrements.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2006-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006001000008Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.101 suppl.2 2006reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762006001000008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRocha,Gino Chaves daHarter- Lailheugue,StephanieLe Bailly,MatthieuAraújo,AdautoFerreira,Luiz FernandoSerra-Freire,Nicolau Maués daBouchet,Françoiseeng2020-04-25T17:49:46Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:14:23.718Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
title Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
spellingShingle Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
Rocha,Gino Chaves da
paleoparasitology
helminth eggs
paleoepidemiology
coprolites
ancient diseases
title_short Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
title_full Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
title_fullStr Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
title_full_unstemmed Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
title_sort Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium
author Rocha,Gino Chaves da
author_facet Rocha,Gino Chaves da
Harter- Lailheugue,Stephanie
Le Bailly,Matthieu
Araújo,Adauto
Ferreira,Luiz Fernando
Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués da
Bouchet,Françoise
author_role author
author2 Harter- Lailheugue,Stephanie
Le Bailly,Matthieu
Araújo,Adauto
Ferreira,Luiz Fernando
Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués da
Bouchet,Françoise
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rocha,Gino Chaves da
Harter- Lailheugue,Stephanie
Le Bailly,Matthieu
Araújo,Adauto
Ferreira,Luiz Fernando
Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués da
Bouchet,Françoise
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv paleoparasitology
helminth eggs
paleoepidemiology
coprolites
ancient diseases
topic paleoparasitology
helminth eggs
paleoepidemiology
coprolites
ancient diseases
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman period up to Modern Times. Soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the different archaeological contexts. Ascaris lumbricoides, A. suum, Trichuris trichiura, T. suis. Taenia sp., Fasciola hepatica, Diphyllobothrium sp., Capillaria sp. and Oxyuris equi eggs were found. Paleoparasitology confirmed the use of structures as latrines or cesspit as firstly supposed by the archaeologists. Medieval latrines were not only used for rejection of human excrements. The finding of Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs may point to human's or wild swine's feces. Gallo-Roman people used to eat wild boar. Therefore, both A. suum and T. suis, or A. lumbricoides and T. trichuris, may be present, considering a swine carcass recovered into a cesspit. Careful sediment analysis may reveal its origin, although parasites of domestic animals can be found together with those of human's. Taenia sp. eggs identified in latrine samples indicate ingestion of uncooked beef with cysticercoid larvae. F. hepatica eggs suggest the ingestion of raw contaminated vegetables and Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs indicate contaminated fresh-water fish consumption. Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs indicate fecal-oral infection by human and/or animal excrements.
description Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman period up to Modern Times. Soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the different archaeological contexts. Ascaris lumbricoides, A. suum, Trichuris trichiura, T. suis. Taenia sp., Fasciola hepatica, Diphyllobothrium sp., Capillaria sp. and Oxyuris equi eggs were found. Paleoparasitology confirmed the use of structures as latrines or cesspit as firstly supposed by the archaeologists. Medieval latrines were not only used for rejection of human excrements. The finding of Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs may point to human's or wild swine's feces. Gallo-Roman people used to eat wild boar. Therefore, both A. suum and T. suis, or A. lumbricoides and T. trichuris, may be present, considering a swine carcass recovered into a cesspit. Careful sediment analysis may reveal its origin, although parasites of domestic animals can be found together with those of human's. Taenia sp. eggs identified in latrine samples indicate ingestion of uncooked beef with cysticercoid larvae. F. hepatica eggs suggest the ingestion of raw contaminated vegetables and Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs indicate contaminated fresh-water fish consumption. Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. eggs indicate fecal-oral infection by human and/or animal excrements.
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