TWO ROMAN 'NIT' COMBS FROM EXCAVATIONS AT RIBCHESTER (RBG80 AND RB89), LANCASHIRE
Author(s): V Fell
Two combs, made of boxwood, were recovered from waterlogged deposits during excavations at Ribchester in 1980 and 1989-90. During conservation, the soil residues were examined and found to contain fragments of human head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). This report describes the combs, their conservation, and the lice.
- Report Number:
- 87/1991
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 7
- Keywords:
- Parasites, Pests and Diseases Plant Remains Wood