Abstract Objectives Con Co Ngua is a complex, sedentary forager site from northern
Vietnam dating to the early seventh millennium BP. Prior research identified a calcified …

The paleoparasitology is an important branch of the paleopathology, which is the discipline
that studies past diseases from ancient human remains, both skeletal and mummified. This …

During archaeological excavations in burial sites, sometimes stoned organic objects are
found, in addition to human remains. Those objects might be of a different origin, depending …

Echinococcosis is a neglected zoonotic helminthic disease caused by the metacestodes
stage of Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli, and E. oligarthrus. According …

The identification of a calcified hydatid cyst in the bioarcheological record is key to the
diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (ie, hydatid disease), a parasitic infection caused by the …

Paleoparasitology is a discipline that applies existing conventional and molecular
techniques to study parasites found in ancient ruins. This review focuses on the history of the …

The spectrum of disease manifestations for a given disease is highly specific and
reproducible across phylogenetic lines. Examined on a population basis, the erosions of …

La Paleoparasitología, entendida como el estudio de parásitos procedentes de materiales
arqueológicos y paleontológicos, permite un aporte novedoso al estudio del pasado. Desde …