Praça das Armas, Namur, Bélgica. Contribuição de um estudo paleoparasitológico
Gino Chaves da Rocha
The analysis and interpretation of the findings parasitic helminths from the
“Place d’Armes” site, Namur, Belgium was done. preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996 1997 seven historical periods considered: galo-roman, carolingian, XI, XII – XIII, XIV XV centuries A.D., Reinassance up to Modern Times.
Thirty-four soil samples cesspools, latrines similar structures were
studied revealed many kinds helminth eggs, taking into account the
archaeological records context settlement. sediments processed by same rehydration spontaneous sedimentation techniques used for coprolithes. In addition, ultrasound employed dissociate eggs sediment particles. Eggs Ascaris lumbricoides, sp., ascarids; Trichuris trichiura,
Trichuris Taenia sp.; Capillaria Fasciola hepatica, Diphyllobothrium sp. Oxyuris equi identified.
The biostatistical significative differences the
dimensions in relation reference average (Confalonieri, 1983). majority selected did not belong T. trichiura population.
Taenia identified medieval indicate ingestion infected pork or beef with cysticercoid larvae. presence hepatica suggest raw vegetables contaminated metacercariae. a fresh-water fish plerocercoid oral contamination human and/or animal excrements. These type present along all contexts
studied. Most found well preserved. It also observed that as ascarids are, fact, have lost their outer proteinic shell. Nevertheless, absence other doesn’t parasites take part local parasitical spectrum.