PARASITOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON SAMPLES OF ORGANIC MATERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN BURIALS AT THE ROMAN INHUMATION CEMETERY AT POUNDBURY, DORSET. (SITE CODE PC72-76).
Author(s): A K G Jones
Five small samples of organic material collected from human inhumations within lead coffins at the Roman Cemetery of Poundbury, Dorset (PC 72-76) were examined for parasite ova. One sample contained poorly preservedova of the genera Trichuris and Ascaris. The finds demonstrate that under special circumstances parasite ova can survive with human inhumations in sediments where organic preservation is generally poor. Moreover,it is clear that at least one member of the Romano- British population of the area was infested with intestinal parasites.
- Report Number:
- 40/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 7
- Keywords:
- Parasites, Pests and Diseases
