PARASITOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON SAMPLES OF ORGANIC SEDIMENT FROM HUNTER'S WALK, CHESTER.
Author(s): A K G Jones
Three samples of organic sediment collected from a large pit at the site of Hunter's Walk, Chester, (site code HW80) were examined for parasite ova and other micro- fossils. All samples contained well preserved ova of the genera Trichuris and Ascaris. In addition, one sample contained structures which closely resembled the oocysts of coccidian protozon parasites. The finds demonstrate that human faeces were a major component of the pit fills.
- Report Number:
- 71/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 10
- Keywords:
- Animal Remains Parasites, Pests and Diseases
