Recovery of helminth eggs from archeological excavations of the Grand Louvre (Paris, France).

Archeological excavations at the Grand Louvre in Paris, France, during 1985-1990, provided an opportunity for paleoparasitological investigation at various ancient sites of habitation, dating from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Eggs of helminths were recovered by means of sedimentation and flotation. The genera of helminths represented were Ascaris, Trichuris, Heterakis, Metastrongylus, Fasciola, and Dicrocoelium.