Head lice in mummified Greenlanders from AD 1478

Authors

  • J. Bresciani
  • W. N. Haarløv
  • P. Nansen
  • G. Møller

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/mog-ms.v12.146596

Abstract

On initial inspection of the corpses, lice and eggs of lice (nits) were found in the hair of some of the individuals and in a pair of sealskin pants not traceable to any specific individual.

This article briefly descries the results of a light and scanning electron microscopical study of these ectoparasitic findings. The main elements of the morphology have been described previously (Bresciani et al. 1983).

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Published

1990-01-26

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Vol. 12 (1989): Meddelelser om Grønland. Man & Society

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