The influence of differential burial preservation on the recovery of parasite eggs in soil samples from korean medieval tombs

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 366-370

  Seo, Min ^a   Oh, Chang Seok ^a,b   Chai, Jong Yil ^a,b   Lee, Sang Jun ^a,b   Park, Jun Bum ^a,c   Lee, Byung Hoon ^a,d   Park, Jee Hee ^a,d   Cho, Gil Hwan ^a,e   Hong, Dae Woo ^a,f   Park, Hyun Uk ^a,d   Shin, Dong Hoon ^a,b  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hangang Institute of Cultural Heritage   (South Korea)

^d Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation   (South Korea)

^e Jungang Research Institute of Cultural Heritage   (South Korea)

^f Daedong Research Center for Cultural Properties   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRAIN; CORRELATION; EGG; HAIR; LIME; MEDIEVAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOSOL; PARASITOLOGY; PRESERVATION; SAMPLING; SKELETAL REMAINS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; EGG; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PALEOPARASITOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; HELMINTHIASIS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; KOREA; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SOIL;

KOREA;

EID: 77953551536     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2131.1     Document Type: Article

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