A Tick From a Prehistoric Arizona Coprolite

Keith L. Johnson; Karl J. Reinhard; Luciana Sianto; Adauto Araújo; Scott L. Gardner; John Janovy Jr.

doi:10.1645/GE-1059.1

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Keith L. Johnson,¹ Karl J. Reinhard,^2,3 Luciana Sianto,⁴ Adauto Araújo,⁴ Scott L. Gardner,⁵ John Janovy Jr.⁶

¹Department of Anthropology, Butte 311, California State University, Chico, California 95929-0400
²719 Hardin Hall, School of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0987
³To whom correspondence should be addressed. kreinhard1@unl.edu
⁴Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1480 Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁵W529 Nebraska Hall, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514,
⁶424 Manter Hall, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0118

Abstract

Ticks have never been reported in archaeological analyses. Here, we present the discovery of a tick from a coprolite excavated from Antelope Cave in extreme northwest Arizona. Dietary analysis indicates that the coprolite has a human origin. This archaeological occupation is associated with the Ancestral Pueblo culture (Anasazi). This discovery supports previous hypotheses that ticks were a potential source of disease and that ectoparasites were eaten by ancient people.

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Keith L. Johnson, Karl J. Reinhard, Luciana Sianto, Adauto Araújo, Scott L. Gardner, and John Janovy Jr. "A Tick From a Prehistoric Arizona Coprolite," Journal of Parasitology 94(1), 296-298, (1 February 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1059.1

Published: 1 February 2008

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