The finding of eggs of Diphyllobothrium in human coprolites (4.100-1.950 BC) from Northern Chile

Twenty six coprolites from an archaeological site in the province of Iquique, northern Chile, were examined for parasites. Coprolites were found in two excavation units, I and II (Tiliviche site), dated respectively at 5,900 B.C. to 4,110 B.C. and 4,110 B.C. to 1,950 B.C., and identified as of human...

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Main Authors: Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Adauto J. G. de Araújo, Ulisses E. C. Confalonieri, Lautaro Nuñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1984-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761984000200004