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Universidad de Tarapacá
2000
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- EVALUATION OF ECTOPARASITES ON THE GUINEA PIG MUMMIES OF EL YARAL AND MOQUEGUA VALLEY, IN SOUTHERN PERU Katharina Dittmar Antropología lice mites Guinea pigs 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 2000 artículo científico 0716-1182 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32614411020 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=326 Chungara, Revista de Antropología Chilena application/pdf Universidad de Tarapacá Chungara, Revista de Antropología Chilena (Chile) Num.1 Vol.32