Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina

One male of Amblyomma parvitarsum and one male and a female of Ornithodoros sp. were recovered from archaeological layers of the Middle Holocene in a rock shelter in the province of Catamarca, used by hunter-gatherer groups. Another two ticks identified as a female and a nymph of Argas cf. neghmei w...

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Main Authors: Nava, Santiago, Martinez, Jorge Gabriel, Arreguez, Guillermo Anibal, Guglielmone, Alberto
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Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001227
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3076
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.037
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author Nava, Santiago
Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
Arreguez, Guillermo Anibal
Guglielmone, Alberto
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Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
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Guglielmone, Alberto
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description One male of Amblyomma parvitarsum and one male and a female of Ornithodoros sp. were recovered from archaeological layers of the Middle Holocene in a rock shelter in the province of Catamarca, used by hunter-gatherer groups. Another two ticks identified as a female and a nymph of Argas cf. neghmei were recovered from a layer of the Late Holocene in other rock shelter in the province of Tucumán used by humans of agro-pastoral complex societies previous to the Hispanic invasion. The presence of Amblyomma parvitarsum is probably related to hunting activity, while Ornithodoros sp. was probably an opportunistic parasite established in the shelter. Argas cf. neghmei was probably a parasite of birds as is A. neghmei, a tick that has been found in the nests of birds, chicken houses, but also in human dwellings. The presence of A. cf. neghmei may originate from birds naturally breeding in the shelter or from the nests of birds introduced into the shelter by humans.
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spelling INTA30762018-08-15T12:32:35Z Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina Nava, Santiago Martinez, Jorge Gabriel Arreguez, Guillermo Anibal Guglielmone, Alberto Ixodidae Amblyomma Ornithodoros Historia History Garrapatas Región Noroeste, Argentina Registros Arqueológicos Holoceno One male of Amblyomma parvitarsum and one male and a female of Ornithodoros sp. were recovered from archaeological layers of the Middle Holocene in a rock shelter in the province of Catamarca, used by hunter-gatherer groups. Another two ticks identified as a female and a nymph of Argas cf. neghmei were recovered from a layer of the Late Holocene in other rock shelter in the province of Tucumán used by humans of agro-pastoral complex societies previous to the Hispanic invasion. The presence of Amblyomma parvitarsum is probably related to hunting activity, while Ornithodoros sp. was probably an opportunistic parasite established in the shelter. Argas cf. neghmei was probably a parasite of birds as is A. neghmei, a tick that has been found in the nests of birds, chicken houses, but also in human dwellings. The presence of A. cf. neghmei may originate from birds naturally breeding in the shelter or from the nests of birds introduced into the shelter by humans. EEA Rafaela Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Jorge Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina Fil: Arreguez, Guillermo Anibal. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina Fil: Guglielmone, Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2018-08-15T12:30:58Z 2018-08-15T12:30:58Z 2013-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001227 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3076 1877-959X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.037 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 4 (1–2) : 167-169 (February 2013)
spellingShingle Ixodidae
Amblyomma
Ornithodoros
Historia
History
Garrapatas
Región Noroeste, Argentina
Registros Arqueológicos
Holoceno
Nava, Santiago
Martinez, Jorge Gabriel
Arreguez, Guillermo Anibal
Guglielmone, Alberto
Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title_full Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title_fullStr Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title_short Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from Middle and pre-Hispanic Late Holocene associated with human activities in northwestern Argentina
title_sort ticks acari argasidae ixodidae from middle and pre hispanic late holocene associated with human activities in northwestern argentina
topic Ixodidae
Amblyomma
Ornithodoros
Historia
History
Garrapatas
Región Noroeste, Argentina
Registros Arqueológicos
Holoceno
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001227
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3076
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.037
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