Taenia sp. in human burial from Kan River, East Siberia
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (5), 2017
We present an arhaeoparasitological analysis of a unique burial from the Neftprovod II burial ground in East Siberia, which dated from the Bronze Age. Analysis of a sediment sample from the sacral region of the pelvis revealed the presence of Taenia sp. eggs. Because uncooked animal tissue is the primary...