Le Bailly Matthieu, Mouze Sidonie, da Rocha Gino Chaves, Heim Jean-Louis, Lichtenberg Roger, Dunand Françoise, Bouchet Françoise
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UFR de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Paléoparasitologie, EA 3795 GEGENA2, 51, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51 096 Reims cedex, France.
J Parasitol. 2010 Feb;96(1):213-5. doi: 10.1645/GE-2076.1.
For the first time, a palaeoparasitological study was performed on 12 mummies from a Christian cemetery excavated in El-Deir, Oasis of Kharga, Egypt. The analysis revealed the presence of a tapeworm, probably Taenia sp., in a single individual. The presence of just the presumed taeniid egg is surprising and raises the question of the relationship between residents of Egyptian oases and those residing in the Nile Valley. The result suggests information on the health status of the ancient oasis population and re-enforces a hypothesis regarding possible social stratification of the inhabitants. The work must be continued if we are to acquire additional knowledge dealing with life in ancient Egyptian oases.
首次对从埃及哈尔加绿洲戴尔发掘的一座基督教墓地中的12具木乃伊进行了古寄生虫学研究。分析显示，其中一具木乃伊体内存在绦虫，可能是带绦虫属。仅发现推测的带绦虫卵这一情况令人惊讶，并引发了关于埃及绿洲居民与尼罗河流域居民之间关系的问题。该结果揭示了古代绿洲人口的健康状况信息，并强化了一个关于居民可能存在社会分层的假设。如果我们要获取更多关于古埃及绿洲生活的知识，这项工作必须继续下去。
