@misc{10481/85369,
year = {2023},
month = {12},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85369},
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.},
organization = {Ramón y Cajal Program},
organization = {Ministerio de Universidades [UNI/551/2021]},
organization = {Next Generation EU},
organization = {University of Granada},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Paleoparasitology},
keywords = {Roman Era},
keywords = {Agriculture},
keywords = {Hygiene},
title = {Implications of the prevalence of Ascaris sp. in the funerary context of a Late Antique population (5th-7th c.) in Granada (Spain)},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.09.002},
author = {López-Gijón, Ramón and Rubio Salvador, Ángel and Duras, Salvatore and Botella López, Miguel Cecilio and Alemán Aguilera, María Inmaculada and Bustamante Álvarez, Macarena de los Sant and Sánchez-Barba Muñoz, Lydia Paz},
}