38061
Author
Reinhard, Karl J.; Ambler, Richard J.; McGuffie, Magdalene
Author Affiliation
Northern Arizona University. Department of Biology
Title Of Article Chaper
Diet and parasitism at Dust Devil Cave
Title Of Journal Book
American antiquity: a quarterly review of American archaeology
Volume
50
Issue
4
Pages
819-824
Collation
1 fig.
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0002-7316
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Analysis of 100 desiccated feces of the Desha Complex (6800-4800 BC) from Dust Devil Cave near Navajo Mountain in southern Utah shows high proportions of <i>Chenopodium</i> seed and an absence of parasitic roundworms. Conversely, fecal remains from other sites in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau show high incidences of parasite infection and low frequencies of <i>Chenopodium</i>. The implications of <i>Chenopodium</i> as a vermifuge are discussed.
Keywords
diet;paleodiet;caves;feces;Navajo;seeds;parasitology; Native American; USA (Colorado);coprolites;USA (Utah--Dust Devil Cave); chenopods
pub_id
38061