The results of palynological research conducted on the Namcheduri II settlement
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https://doi.org/10.52340/wbam.2023.03Keywords:
Palynology, Non Palynological palynomorphs (NPP), PalaeodietAbstract
Layers of the Namcheduri II settlement (Western Georgia) dated to 5 th -4 th
centuries BC were studied by the palynological method. The samples taken from the base of
buildings are of the great interest, because the mentioned material is distinguished by abundance
of Palynological and Non Palynological palynomorph (NPP) remains.
According to our research processed cereals were the main component of population’s diet
in the discussed period. Chestnut, hazel, walnut, and grapes were included intothe nutritive ratio
of the population.
Plenty of eggs of parasitic worms (Trichuris trichuira, Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius
vermicularis, Yokogava fluke) discovered in the studied samples show widespread helminthiasis
in the population in the period under discussion.
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