Paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of XVIII century coprolites from the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

AUTOR(ES)

Botella, Herminia Gijón, Vargas, José A Afonso, de la Rosa, Matilde Arnay, Leles, Daniela, Reimers, Emilio González, Vicente, Ana Carolina P, Iñiguez, Alena M

FONTE

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010-12

RESUMO

We present the results of a paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of coprolites recovered during the excavation of the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Coprolites (n = 4) were rehydrated and a multidisciplinary analysis was conducted. The paleobotanic analysis showed numerous silicates, seeds and fruits of the family Moraceae. In the paleoparasitologic study, Ascaris sp. eggs (n = 344) were identified. The paleogenetic results confirmed the Ascaris sp. infection as well as the European origin of human remains. These findings contribute to our knowledge of ancient helminthes infections and are the first paleoparasitological record of Ascaris sp. infection in Spain.

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