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The worms of Roman horses and other finds of intestinal parasite eggs from unpromising deposits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Andrew K.G. Jones ,
Andrew R. Hutchinson  and
Colin Nicholson
Andrew K.G. Jones
Affiliation:
Environmental Archaeology Unit, University of York, York YO1 5DD
Andrew R. Hutchinson
Affiliation:
Environmental Archaeology Unit, University of York, York YO1 5DD
Colin Nicholson
Affiliation:
Environmental Archaeology Unit, University of York, York YO1 5DD
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Extract

The preservation of organic remains and environmental indicators in those soft, damp and colourful deposits that visually indicate ancient excreta is familiar. This note reports a horse parasite, and draws attention to preservation of valuable material in deposits much less promising in nature.

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Antiquity , Volume 62 , Issue 235 , June 1988 , pp. 275 - 276
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1988

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