Paleoparasitological Analysis of Coprolites from K2, an Iron Age Archaeological Site in South Africa: The First Finding of Dicrocoelium Sp. Eggs

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-173

  Dittmar, K ^a   Steyn, M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON AGE; PALEOECOLOGY; PARASITE;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DICROCOELIUM; EGG; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; DICROCOELIASIS; DICROCOELIUM; FECES; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; OVUM; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; DICROCOELIUM; TREMATODA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 1442274890     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3224RN     Document Type: Article

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