Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)

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Beltrame, Maria Ornela; Fernández, Fernando Julián; Sardella, Norma Haydee
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2015
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Paleoparasitology is the study of parasite remains from archaeological and paleontological sites. Raptor pellets can be used as source for paleoparasitological information in archaeological sites. However, this zooarchaeological material has been scarcely studied. Epullán Chica (ECh) is an archaeological site in northwestern Patagonia. This cave yielded remains from more than 2000 years before present. The aim of this paper was to study the parasite remains found in owl pellets from the archaeological site ECh, and to discuss the paleoparasitological findings in an archaeological context. Twenty two raptor pellets were examined for parasites. The pellets were whole processed by rehydration in a 0.5% water solution of trisodium phosphate, followed by homogenization, filtered and processed by spontaneous sedimentation. Eight out of 22 bird pellets examined were positive for parasites from reptiles and rodents. Representatives of 12 parasite taxa were recorded; nine of this parasitic species were reported for the first time from ancient samples from Patagonia. This is the first time that pellets give evidences of ancient reptile parasites from archaeological contexts. It is noteworthy that Late Holocene hunter-gatherers of the upper Limay River basin, could have been exposed to some of these zoonotic parasites. Future paleoparasitological studies on owl pellets may reflect even more the parasitological diversity of all micromammal and reptile species presents in ancient times.
Fil: Beltrame, Maria Ornela. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Cienicas Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sardella, Norma Haydee. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Micromammals
Paleoparasitology
Patagonia
Raptor Pellets
Reptile
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spelling Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)Beltrame, Maria OrnelaFernández, Fernando JuliánSardella, Norma HaydeeMicromammalsPaleoparasitologyPatagoniaRaptor PelletsReptilehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Paleoparasitology is the study of parasite remains from archaeological and paleontological sites. Raptor pellets can be used as source for paleoparasitological information in archaeological sites. However, this zooarchaeological material has been scarcely studied. Epullán Chica (ECh) is an archaeological site in northwestern Patagonia. This cave yielded remains from more than 2000 years before present. The aim of this paper was to study the parasite remains found in owl pellets from the archaeological site ECh, and to discuss the paleoparasitological findings in an archaeological context. Twenty two raptor pellets were examined for parasites. The pellets were whole processed by rehydration in a 0.5% water solution of trisodium phosphate, followed by homogenization, filtered and processed by spontaneous sedimentation. Eight out of 22 bird pellets examined were positive for parasites from reptiles and rodents. Representatives of 12 parasite taxa were recorded; nine of this parasitic species were reported for the first time from ancient samples from Patagonia. This is the first time that pellets give evidences of ancient reptile parasites from archaeological contexts. It is noteworthy that Late Holocene hunter-gatherers of the upper Limay River basin, could have been exposed to some of these zoonotic parasites. Future paleoparasitological studies on owl pellets may reflect even more the parasitological diversity of all micromammal and reptile species presents in ancient times.Fil: Beltrame, Maria Ornela. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Cienicas Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sardella, Norma Haydee. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/50109Beltrame, Maria Ornela; Fernández, Fernando Julián; Sardella, Norma Haydee; Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina); Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Quaternary Science Reviews; 119; 7-2015; 1-100277-3791CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.04.014info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379115001560info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:45:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/50109instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:45:49.998CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
title Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
spellingShingle Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
Beltrame, Maria Ornela
Micromammals
Paleoparasitology
Patagonia
Raptor Pellets
Reptile
title_short Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
title_full Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
title_fullStr Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
title_sort Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Beltrame, Maria Ornela
Fernández, Fernando Julián
Sardella, Norma Haydee
author Beltrame, Maria Ornela
author_facet Beltrame, Maria Ornela
Fernández, Fernando Julián
Sardella, Norma Haydee
author_role author
author2 Fernández, Fernando Julián
Sardella, Norma Haydee
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Micromammals
Paleoparasitology
Patagonia
Raptor Pellets
Reptile
topic Micromammals
Paleoparasitology
Patagonia
Raptor Pellets
Reptile
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Paleoparasitology is the study of parasite remains from archaeological and paleontological sites. Raptor pellets can be used as source for paleoparasitological information in archaeological sites. However, this zooarchaeological material has been scarcely studied. Epullán Chica (ECh) is an archaeological site in northwestern Patagonia. This cave yielded remains from more than 2000 years before present. The aim of this paper was to study the parasite remains found in owl pellets from the archaeological site ECh, and to discuss the paleoparasitological findings in an archaeological context. Twenty two raptor pellets were examined for parasites. The pellets were whole processed by rehydration in a 0.5% water solution of trisodium phosphate, followed by homogenization, filtered and processed by spontaneous sedimentation. Eight out of 22 bird pellets examined were positive for parasites from reptiles and rodents. Representatives of 12 parasite taxa were recorded; nine of this parasitic species were reported for the first time from ancient samples from Patagonia. This is the first time that pellets give evidences of ancient reptile parasites from archaeological contexts. It is noteworthy that Late Holocene hunter-gatherers of the upper Limay River basin, could have been exposed to some of these zoonotic parasites. Future paleoparasitological studies on owl pellets may reflect even more the parasitological diversity of all micromammal and reptile species presents in ancient times.
Fil: Beltrame, Maria Ornela. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Cienicas Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sardella, Norma Haydee. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Paleoparasitology is the study of parasite remains from archaeological and paleontological sites. Raptor pellets can be used as source for paleoparasitological information in archaeological sites. However, this zooarchaeological material has been scarcely studied. Epullán Chica (ECh) is an archaeological site in northwestern Patagonia. This cave yielded remains from more than 2000 years before present. The aim of this paper was to study the parasite remains found in owl pellets from the archaeological site ECh, and to discuss the paleoparasitological findings in an archaeological context. Twenty two raptor pellets were examined for parasites. The pellets were whole processed by rehydration in a 0.5% water solution of trisodium phosphate, followed by homogenization, filtered and processed by spontaneous sedimentation. Eight out of 22 bird pellets examined were positive for parasites from reptiles and rodents. Representatives of 12 parasite taxa were recorded; nine of this parasitic species were reported for the first time from ancient samples from Patagonia. This is the first time that pellets give evidences of ancient reptile parasites from archaeological contexts. It is noteworthy that Late Holocene hunter-gatherers of the upper Limay River basin, could have been exposed to some of these zoonotic parasites. Future paleoparasitological studies on owl pellets may reflect even more the parasitological diversity of all micromammal and reptile species presents in ancient times.
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Beltrame, Maria Ornela; Fernández, Fernando Julián; Sardella, Norma Haydee; Reptile and rodent parasites in raptor pellets in an archaeological context: The case of epullán chica (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina); Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Quaternary Science Reviews; 119; 7-2015; 1-10
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