Reconstruction of health profiles of ancient residents in early China via archaeoparasitology perspective

• Main Author: Zhan, Xiaoya
• Other Authors: Ivy Yeh
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Archaeoparasitology; Ancient China; Intestinal parasites; Bioarchaeology; Traditional Chinese medicine; Medical history; Chinese history; Archaeology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174011
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Healthy profiles of past populations have attracted attention from the academy for years. Parasitic diseases, though not as severe as plagues or endemics, still function as one proxy to indicate and reconstruct the health conditions of the ancient residents. Moreover, parasitic diseases provide valu...