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Evidence of parasites in the ancient city of Delos (Greece) during the hellenistic period

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area, can be used to reconstruct varying prevalence of parasites over chrono-cultural and regional eras from the past to the present. Interestingly, it can be related to varying habits and innovations, notably in terms of sanitation and wastes management (Le Bailly et al. 2021). Current data show that parasites are commonly detected in archaeological samples and were certainly widespread in past populations, but most of the time, these studies only focus on a couple of archaeological structures. We then took advantage of the extensive archaeological study of the latrines of Delos covering the whole Cycladic city to collect samples in this purpose.

The ancient city of Delos is situated on the island bearing the same name, in the heart of the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea (Fig. 1). The island, which is no longer inhabited today, was settled since the third millennium BCE, and underwent significant development during the Hellenistic era (323 -30 BCE), particularly during the time of the Second Athenian Domination (167 -90 BCE). The city was positioned at the core of the ancient Greek world, and attained considerable fame thanks to flourishing spiritual and economic activities during that period (Bruneau et al. 1996; Hasenorh 2012).

The archaeological site spans 30 hectares, and was primarily excavated by the French School of Athens in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, revealing the organization of an urban community during the Hellenistic era. Given the vast extent of the remains, it was possible to Kévin Roche

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hal-05029265 , version 1 (02-06-2025)

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Kévin Roche, Nicolas Capelli, Alain Bouet, Matthieu Le Bailly. Evidence of parasites in the ancient city of Delos (Greece) during the hellenistic period. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024, 17 (1), pp.4. ⟨10.1007/s12520-024-02117-y⟩. ⟨hal-05029265⟩

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