Abstract:
Peruvian and Chilean mummies and coprolites provide a source of population-based parasitological information. This is especially true of the fish tapeworm, Adenocephalus pacificus. Our analysis of Chinchorro and Chiribaya mummies and diversified coprolite samples from Chile and Peru show variation in infection. There is a statistically significant difference in prevalence between Chinchorro hunter-gatherer and Chiribaya mixed-subsistence contexts. Furthermore, the most pronounced differences occur between populations within these groups. Chinchorro differences in cemeteries at the same location can be related to El Niño-Southern Oscillation variations. Pronounced prevalence variations between 3 Chiribaya villages within 7 km of each other relate to fish distribution and preparation variation. As with other recent archaeoparasitology studies, eggs-per-gram data exhibit overdispersion.
摘要:
秘鲁和智利的木乃伊和coprolites提供了基于人口的寄生虫学信息来源。尤其是鱼的tape虫,太平洋头孢。我们对Chinchorro和Chiribaya木乃伊以及来自智利和秘鲁的多种coprolite样品的分析显示出感染的变化。Chinchorro猎人-采集者和Chiribaya混合生存环境之间的患病率存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,最明显的差异发生在这些群体中的人群之间。同一地点墓地的Chinchorro差异可能与厄尔尼诺-南方涛动变化有关。相互相距7公里的3个Chiribaya村庄之间明显的患病率变化与鱼类分布和准备变化有关。与其他最近的考古寄生虫学研究一样,每克鸡蛋数据表现出过度分散。