Parasite Analysis of Samples from the Trenton ECC Site in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Author(s): Susan Jacobucci
Year: 2008
Summary
Four soil samples from privy and well contexts at an eighteenth and nineteenth-century historic period site in Trenton, New Jersey, were submitted to the Fiske Center for parasitological analysis. Both whipworm (Tricuris sp.) and roundworm (Ascaris sp.) were identified in the samples, with the highest concentration present in Feature 3, an unlined privy dating to the eighteenth century.
Cite this Record
Parasite Analysis of Samples from the Trenton ECC Site in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Susan Jacobucci. Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Cultural Resource Management Study ,27. 2008 ( tDAR id: 368146) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84X55V4
Keywords
Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research
General
Parasite Analysis
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Privy
Geographic Keywords
New Jersey (State / Territory)
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Trenton
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1800 to 1900
Spatial Coverage
min long: -74.76; min lat: 40.205 ; max long: -74.722; max lat: 40.232 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Michael J. Gall
Notes
Redaction Note: Reported confidential per request of Michael J. Gall on behalf of Richard Grubb and Associates. Please contact mail@richardgrubb.com for more information on this report.
File Information
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| fiske27_trentonecc_parasiteocr.pdf | 348.65kb | Oct 10, 2011 3:21:00 PM | Confidential |