Abstract
Archaeoparasitology is now a rapidly progressing research field, providing comprehensive context about parasitism of the past and the origins and evolution of each parasite species. As in other continents, historical parasitic infection patterns in East Asia have been successfully reconstructed by archaeoparasitological research. By interdisciplinary collaboration with archaeologists, parasitologists in South Korea also have achieved meaningful academic progress in studies on various specimens uncovered at archaeological sites. Among them, coprolites of Korean mummies of the Joseon Dynasty period (1392-1910 CE) have been the most productive, due to their excellent preservation. Actually, Joseon mummies are now of central importance to parasitologists bringing to light the parasitic infection patterns of premodern Korean societies over broad temporal and geographical range. Coprolites, moreover, through ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis, further our understanding of each parasite's paleogenetics on a global perspective.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Handbook of Mummy Studies |
Subtitle of host publication | New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 439-459 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811533549 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811533532 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Nov 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Ancient dna
- Archaeoparasitology
- Korea
- Mummy