Archaeological evidence of intestinal parasites from coastal shell middens

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-123

  Bathurst, Rhonda R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeoparasitology; Ascaris lumbricoides; Auger samples; Diphyllobothrium spp.; Midden; Pacific northwest coast; Soil analysis

Indexed keywords

MIDDEN; PARASITISM;

EID: 10244227941     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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