Araújo A, Reinhard K, Bastos O M, Costa L C, Pirmez C, Iñiguez A, Vicente A C, Morel C M, Ferreira L F
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1998 Nov-Dec;40(6):371-6. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46651998000600006.
Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues, analysis of coprolites, and recently through molecular biology. An approach to the history of paleoparasitology is reviewed in this paper, with special reference to the studies of ancient DNA identified in archaeological material.
古寄生虫学是对考古材料中发现的寄生虫的研究。这一研究领域的发展始于对木乃伊组织中蠕虫卵的组织学鉴定、对粪化石的分析,以及最近通过分子生物学进行的研究。本文回顾了古寄生虫学的发展历程,特别提及了在考古材料中鉴定出的古代DNA的研究。