PARASITOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON SAMPLES OF ORGANIC SEDIMENT FROM EXCAVATIONS AT CASTLE STREET, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA.
Author(s): A R Hutchinson, A K G Jones
Sixteen samples of organic sediment collected from a variety of layers and features at the site at Castle St.Carlisle, were examined for parasite eggs (ova) and other microfossils. The sampled deposits ranged in datefrom A.D. 80-150. Eight of the samples contained well- preserved ova of the nematode genera Trichuris and Ascaris. In addition, one sample contained eggs of the intestinal parasite of horses, Oxyuris equi. It is thought that this is the first time eggs of O. equi havebeen reported from archaeological deposits in Britain. Other kinds of microfossils were present, but not in sufficient numbers to justify definitive identification.
- Report Number:
- 59/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Animal Remains Parasites, Pests and Diseases
