EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU

Generally, well preserved arthropod remains are rarely found among archaeological materials. The outstanding preservation of some mummified guinea pigs from the excavation of El Yaral, an archeological site in the Moquegua Valley in Southern Peru, gave rise to the idea of recovering ectoparasites, t...

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Autor principal:	Dittmar,Katharina
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología 2000
Materias:	Guinea pigs lice mites
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spellingShingle	Guinea pigs lice mites Dittmar,Katharina EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
description	Generally, well preserved arthropod remains are rarely found among archaeological materials. The outstanding preservation of some mummified guinea pigs from the excavation of El Yaral, an archeological site in the Moquegua Valley in Southern Peru, gave rise to the idea of recovering ectoparasites, that once infested those guinea pigs. Ectoparasites are arthropods, like lice, fleas and mites, who can be a serious threat to animals and humans by causing skin lesions or even transmitting diseases
author	Dittmar,Katharina
author_facet	Dittmar,Katharina
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title	EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
title_short	EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
title_full	EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
title_fullStr	EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
title_full_unstemmed	EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU
title_sort	evaluation of ectoparasites on the guinea pig mummies of el yaral and moquegua valley, in southern peru
publisher	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología
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EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU

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