Bronwen Presswell

Dados Biográficos

ID85495
NOMEBronwen Presswell
PRENOMESBronwen
SOBRENOMEPresswell
ASSINATURAPRESSWELL B
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Otago
ORCID0000-0003-0950-7767
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Research Report

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Bronwen Presswell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2024

    Here we present helminthological analysis of archaeological substrates and coprolites from Coromandel Peninsula. One type of helminth egg, Toxocara canis, was identified. The presence of a single species in numerous samples across widely separate sites suggests it was the most common New Zealand canine helminth parasite in pre-contact times. The distinctive morphology of T. canis eggs makes them readily identified in archaeological contexts, and …

  • A plant microfossil and parasite record from Taranaki, New Zealand reveals Māori translocations and intestinal parasites

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Russell Gibb et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2024

    The study of Māori agriculture in New Zealand has been hindered by lack of direct evidence, i.e., plant remains. While combined microfossil (pollen, phytoliths, and starch) studies are showing promise, many regions, including the North Island’s west coast, have received little attention. Here we address these hindrances with microfossil analysis of archaeological substrates at Pohokura in one such region, Taranaki, to shed light on local Māori ac…

  • A plant microfossil and parasite record from Palliser Bay stone garden systems, New Zealand, reveals Māori translocations and helminthiasis

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Andy Dodd et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2024

    The study of Māori agriculture, including almost all the numerous Māori stone garden sites recorded in both the North and South Islands, has been limited by lack of evidence in the form of plant remains. Here we address this under-research by providing microfossil analyses (pollen, phytoliths, and starch) of 22 archaeological soil samples across a 14 km range, with an additional sample from 11 km distant, from Palliser Bay in the southern North I…

  • A new parasite discovery in Micronesia

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Marshall Weisler et al.ARTICLEArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology…2024Referências: 41

    Little is known of helminth parasites in Micronesia in archaeological contexts. This study presents a parasitological analysis of soil and sediment samples from Ebon Atoll in the Marshall Islands, eastern Micronesia. Microscopic eggs of the dog ( Canis lupus familiaris ) nematode Toxocara canis , which could have adversely affected the health of local people as well as their dogs, were found at two sites, in one example in habitation layers dated…

  • New discoveries from the early Māori village at Shag River Mouth, New Zealand, reveal intestinal parasites

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Bronwen Presswell et al.ARTICLEArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology…2024Citada por: 2Referências: 14

    Presented here are the results of archaeoparasitological analysis of habitation layers at Shag River Mouth, Otago coast. Two types of helminth eggs were identified: The first type is Toxocara canis , associated with the introduced kurī dog ( Canis familiaris ), which could have adversely affected local people and their dogs. The other type very closely resembles that of Stringopotaenia psittacea , associated with the critically endangered endemic…

  • A Plant and Parasite Record of a Midden on Auckland Isthmus, New Zealand, Reveals Large Scale Landscape Disturbance, Māori-Introduced Cultigens, and Helminthiasis

    Mark Horrocks, Adina Brown et al.ARTICLEAsian perspectives2023

    The study of Māori agriculture in New Zealand is hindered by lack of direct evidence in the form of plant remains and on Auckland Isthmus also by lack of excavation sites due to extensive urbanization. Recent demolition and earthworks for the construction of an apartment complex at Newmarket on the isthmus exposed a Māori shell midden. The midden was analyzed for plant (pollen, phytoliths, and starch) and parasite microfossils to shed light on Mā…

  • A Plant and Parasite Record of a Midden on Auckland Isthmus, New Zealand, Reveals Large Scale Landscape Disturbance, Māori-introduced Cultigens, and Helminthiasis

    Mark Horrocks, Adina Brown et al.ARTICLEAsian perspectives2022

    The study of Māori agriculture in New Zealand is hindered by lack of direct evidence in the form of plant remains and on Auckland Isthmus also by lack of excavation sites due to extensive urbanization. Recent demolition and earthworks for the construction of an apartment complex at Newmarket on the isthmus exposed a Māori shell midden. The midden was analysed for plant (pollen, phytoliths, and starch) and parasite microfossils to shed light on Mā…

  • A Ceramic and Plant and Parasite Microfossil Record from Andarayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines Reveals Cultigens and Human Helminthiases Spanning the Last ca. 2080 Years

    Mark Horrocks, John Peterson et al.ARTICLEAsian perspectives2022

    Understanding the timing and nature of ancient agricultural development in the Philippines is hindered by a paucity of direct evidence of crops, that is, plant remains identified to taxa. Here we present analysis of plant microfossils (pollen, phytoliths, and starch) with the addition of ceramic and parasitological analyses of archaeological samples from Andarayan, Cagayan Valley, Northern Luzon to shed light on human activity in the region. Comb…