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KMID : 0425120210590040393
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2021 Volume.59 No. 4 p.393 ~ p.397
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Helminth Eggs Detected in Soil Samples of a Possible Toilet Structure Found at the Capital Area of Ancient Baekje Kingdom of Korea
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Oh Chang-Seok
Shim Sang-Yuck
Kim Yong-Jun
Hong Jong-Ha
Chai Jong-Yil
Fujita Hisashi
Seo Min
Shin Dong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Although research conducted in East Asia has uncovered parasite eggs from ancient toilets or cesspits, data accumulated to date needs to be supplemented by more archaeoparasitological studies. We examined a total of 21 soil samples from a toilet-like structure at the Hwajisan site, a Baekje-period royal villa, in present-day Korea. At least 4 species of helminth eggs, i.e., Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Clonorchis sinensis, and Trichuris sp. (or Trichuris vulpis) were detected in 3 sediment samples of the structure that was likely a toilet used by Baekje nobles. The eggs of T. trichiura were found in all 3 samples (no. 1, 4, and 5); and A. lumbricoides eggs were detected in 2 samples (no. 4 and 5). C. sinensis and T. vulpis-like eggs were found in no. 5 sample. From the findings of this study, we can suppose that the soil-transmitted helminths were prevalent in ancient Korean people, including the nobles of Baekje Kingdom during the 5th to 7th century.
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KEYWORD
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Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Clonorchis sinensis, parasite egg, paleoparasitology, flush toilet, ancient kingdom, Baekje
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