DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.04.014
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84928722063
论文题名: Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern patagonia, argentina)
作者: Beltrame M.O. ; Fernández F.J. ; Sardella N.H.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2015
卷: 119 起始页码: 1
结束页码: 10
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Micromammals
; Paleoparasitology
; Patagonia
; Raptor pellets
; Reptile
Scopus关键词: Architecture
; Birds
; Mammals
; Archaeological site
; Late Holocene
; Micromammals
; Paleoparasitology
; Patagonia
; Reptile
; Trisodium phosphate
; Water solutions
; Pelletizing
; archaeological evidence
; bird
; Holocene
; hunter-gatherer
; paleontology
; parasite
; Argentina
; Limay River
; Patagonia
; Aves
; Raptores
; Reptilia
; Rodentia
; Strigiformes
英文摘要: Paleoparasitology is the study of parasite remains from archaeological and paleontological sites. Raptor pellets can be used as source for paleoparasitological information in archaeological sites. However, this zooarchaeological material has been scarcely studied. Epullán Chica (ECh) is an archaeological site in northwestern Patagonia. This cave yielded remains from more than 2000 years before present. The aim of this paper was to study the parasite remains found in owl pellets from the archaeological site ECh, and to discuss the paleoparasitological findings in an archaeological context. Twenty two raptor pellets were examined for parasites. The pellets were whole processed by rehydration in a 0.5% water solution of trisodium phosphate, followed by homogenization, filtered and processed by spontaneous sedimentation. Eight out of 22 bird pellets examined were positive for parasites from reptiles and rodents. Representatives of 12 parasite taxa were recorded; nine of this parasitic species were reported for the first time from ancient samples from Patagonia. This is the first time that pellets give evidences of ancient reptile parasites from archaeological contexts. It is noteworthy that Late Holocene hunter-gatherers of the upper Limay River basin, could have been exposed to some of these zoonotic parasites. Future paleoparasitological studies on owl pellets may reflect even more the parasitological diversity of all micromammal and reptile species presents in ancient times. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/59927
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作者单位: Laboratorio de Paleoparasitología y Arqueología Contextual, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cátedra de Anatomía Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, calle 64 s/n (entre diag. 113 y calle 120), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recommended Citation:
Beltrame M.O.,Fernández F.J.,Sardella N.H.. Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern patagonia, argentina)[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2015-01-01,119