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Gastrointestinal parasites in ancient South American camelid feces from the Atacama Desert (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, northern Chile)
Ramirez, Darío Alejandro
; Herrera Soto, María José; González Andreu, Josefina; Santana Sagredo, Francisca; Uribe Rodríguez, Mauricio; Nores, Rodrigo
Fecha de publicación:
03/2023
Editorial:
Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Revista:
Archaeometry
ISSN:
0003-813X
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
Faunal remains from archeological sites worldwide, especially feces and regurgitated pellets, are usually subjected to paleoparasitological examination, allowing the identification of past animal parasites. In this study, we analyzed 10 samples of South American camelid dung, which played an important role for the ancient human groups in the South-Central Andes, dated between 341 and 1635 calCE, from the Iluga Túmulos site (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá region, Atacama Desert, Chile). Microscopy examination revealed parasite remains in seven samples, in which oocysts of Eimeria macusaniensis and eggs of Lamanema chavezi/Nematodirus lamae, Trichuris sp., Moniezia sp., capillariids, strongylids, and unidentified nematodes were found. Although some of these species pose a potential health risk to camelids, most are not considered to be of major zoonotic importance, which could explain the absence of these parasites on human coprolites from this site analyzed previously. This first paleoparasitological study on camelid fecal remains from northern Chile sheds light on the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites and its relationship with Andean ancient human populations and the environment.
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE ANTROPOLOGIA DE CORDOBA
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Ramirez, Darío Alejandro; Herrera Soto, María José; González Andreu, Josefina; Santana Sagredo, Francisca; Uribe Rodríguez, Mauricio; et al.; Gastrointestinal parasites in ancient South American camelid feces from the Atacama Desert (Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, northern Chile); Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Archaeometry; 65; 5; 3-2023; 1073-1089
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