| [palaeoparasitological analysis of guinea pig mummies of the chiribaya culture, moquegua valley, peru]. | during several excavations of archeological sites in the moquegua valley, southern peru, various guinea pig mummies (cavia aperea f. porcellus) have been discovered. they belong to the chiribaya culture (900-1100 ad). the outstanding preservation of the mummified animals gave rise to the idea of a paleoparasitological analysis. in the fur, numerous well preserved ectoparasites (lice, fleas, mites) could be recovered. generally, ectoparasite remains are rarely found among archeological material. ... | 2003 | 12592929 |