TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Paleoparasitology and animal housing: using intestinal parasites to inform about animal presence and site organisation 
AU  - Benjamin Dufour
 
AU  - Matthieu Le Bailly 
AB  - Parasitic markers are among the direct clues used in archaeology to highlight the presence of animals. As such, they contribute to characterizing the animals present on the sites, as well as their state of health. Some parasites, associated with specific hosts, can lead to precise identification of the animal presence (pig, horse, poultry, etc.). Other, more general parasites only identify the category to which they belong, essentially carnivores and herbivores. The study of ancient parasites also helps to characterize the function of remains associated with animal housing (stabling area, drinking trough, etc.). A number of examples from paleoparasitology analyses will illustrate the contributions of this discipline to the study of animals present on sites and their living environment. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2025.1385 
JF  - Archaeology, Society and Environment 
KW  - Paleoparasitology, parasitic marker, animal presence, animal housing, Paléoparasitologie, marqueur parasitaire, présence animale, logis animal,  
L1  - https://www.openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_ase26v6n1_8.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2025/11/7 
SN  - 2752-4507 
TT  - Paléoparasitologie et logis animal : utiliser les parasites intestinaux pour renseigner la présence animale et l’organisation des sites 
UR  - https://www.openscience.fr/Paleoparasitology-and-animal-housing-using-intestinal-parasites-to-inform-about 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 6 
ER  -