Paleo-parasitological study on the soils collected from archaeological sites in old district of Seoul City

Dong Hoon Shin; Chang Seok Oh; Sang Jun Lee; Jong Yil Chai; Jaehyup Kim; Soong Deok Lee; Jun Bum Park; In hwa Choi; Hye Jung Lee; Min Seo

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.08.024

Paleo-parasitological study on the soils collected from archaeological sites in old district of Seoul City

Dong Hoon Shin, Chang Seok Oh, Sang Jun Lee, Jong Yil Chai, Jaehyup Kim, Soong Deok Lee, Jun Bum Park, In hwa Choi, Hye Jung Lee, Min Seo

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Abstract

A paleo-parasitological study was performed on soil samples from archaeological sites in the old district of Seoul Metropolitan City (Old Seoul City) where the capital of the Joseon Kingdom was constructed about 600 years ago. The sampling sites were the original locations of the Royal Palace Wall, Yukjo Street and the Royal Arsenal. Microscopic examinations showed that parasite eggs of Clonorchis sinensis, Diphyllobothrium latum, Ascaris sp. and Trichuris sp. remained in the soil strata, which were estimated to represent the 14th-19th centuries. We suspect that the medieval citizens of Old Seoul City, numbering around 200,000, might have been made vulnerable to parasite infection by a combination of bad hygiene, inadequate sewer system and seasonal flooding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3555-3559
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume	38
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.08.024
State	Published - Dec 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ascaris sp.
Korea
Medieval
Old Seoul City
Parasite egg
Trichuris sp.

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Archaeology
Archaeology

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