ABSTRACT Palaeoparasitological investigation was conducted on a first set of samples from 13 sacrificed domestic camelids recovered from the pre-Hispanic Chimú culture site of Huanchaquito-Las Llamas, Peru. The aim was to establish the animals’ gastrointestinal parasite diversity and enlighten on their health status at the time of their death. To this end, 20 samples of coprolites and intestinal contents were analysed to check for the presence of parasite markers, i.e. preserved eggs and oocysts. Microscopic examinations revealed the presence of five taxa of helminths and protozoans in a majority of the tested animals (61%). Our analysis revealed the presence in some animals of protozoan oocysts belonging to the species Eimeria macusaniensis (phylum Apicomplexa). Our study is the first report of the possible presence of a parasite egg attributed to the order Plagiorchiida (family Fasciolidae) in ancient camelids. This preliminary study shows that there is interesting potential for conducting palaeoparasitological analysis at the site and that such analysis is promising for answering questions about the health status of the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas camelids.

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来自万查基托（秘鲁）考古遗址的骆驼胃肠道寄生虫：初步结果

摘要 对从秘鲁万查基托-拉斯拉马斯的前西班牙裔 Chimú 养殖场回收的 13 只牺牲的家养骆驼科动物的第一组样本进行了古寄生虫学调查。目的是确定动物的胃肠道寄生虫多样性，并了解它们死亡时的健康状况。为此，分析了 20 份粪化石和肠内容物样本，以检查是否存在寄生虫标记物，即皮蛋和卵囊。显微镜检查显示，大多数受试动物 (61%) 中存在五种蠕虫和原生动物分类群。我们的分析揭示了一些动物体内存在属于 Eimeria macusaniensis（Apicomplexa 门）的原生动物卵囊。我们的研究是关于古代骆驼科动物中可能存在由 Plagiorchiida 目（片形目）的寄生虫卵的第一份报告。这项初步研究表明，在该地点进行古寄生虫学分析具有有趣的潜力，并且这种分析有望回答有关万查基托-拉马斯骆驼科动物健康状况的问题。