The fill of two late and post-medieval cesspits in Brussels was analyzed using a multidisciplinary approach, including the study of macrobotanical and faunal remains, pollen, and parasite eggs. These show that in the diet plant foods were dominated by cereals while the animal remains document the consumption of mainly fish and birds. The presence of foods that were luxuries at that time would indicate that these were affluent households, although with an admixture of meals related to those of lower socioeconomic status. Seven species of helminth and protozoal parasites were identified, with dominance of those species spread by poor sanitation.

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比利时布鲁塞尔中世纪晚期和中世纪后粪便的多学科分析：十四至十七世纪的饮食与健康

使用多学科方法分析了布鲁塞尔两个晚期和中世纪后粪坑的填充情况，包括对大型植物和动物遗骸、花粉和寄生虫卵的研究。这些表明，在饮食中植物性食物以谷物为主，而动物遗骸记录的主要食物是鱼和鸟。当时奢侈品的存在表明这些家庭是富裕的家庭，尽管混合了与社会经济地位较低的人有关的膳食。确定了 7 种蠕虫和原生动物寄生虫，这些物种的主导地位因卫生条件差而传播。