Table 1.

Coprolite and mummy data accumulated from the Andes

Locality	Reference	No. studied/No. positive	Dates (B.P.)
Ring Site, Peru	(this analysis)	6/0	7,675±60–10,575±105
Los Gavilanes, Peru	[14]	1/22	4,730–4,130
Los Gavilanes, Peru	[14]	22/0	3,755–4,227
Los Gavilanes, Peru	[14]	8/0	mixed strata
Tiliviche, Chile	[19]	26/0	6,110–3,950
Paloma, Peru	(this analysis)	20/0	6,000
Morro, Chile	(this analysis)	21/0	6,000 to 4,000
Huaca Prieta, Peru	[13]	?/0	4,500
“Cultura Azapa”, Chile	[17]	5/0	2,700
Mono, Peru	(this analysis)	1/28	2,300
Caserones, Chile	[17]	10/1	2,400–1,200
Pisco, Peru	[44]	1/0	1,500
Unnamed site	[14]	3/0	circa 1,000
Chiribaya Alta, Peru	[15]	1/30	1,150–534
San Geronimo, Peru	[15]	8/0	1,150–534
Chribaya Baja, Peru	[15]	11/0	1,150–534
San Geronimo & Chribaya Baja, Peru	[16]	29/0	1,150–534
Tulán, Chile	[18]	11/16	880–750
Lluta Valley, Chile	[20]	15/0	900–700
Lluta Valley, Chile	[20]	5/20	700–500
Argentina Sacrafice	[21]	1/1	400
El Plomo, Chile	[22,45]	1/0	500
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile	(this analysis)	48/0	various times
Various sites, Peru and Chile	Hill, unpublished	24/0	various time periods
Various sites, Peru and Chile	[46]	8/0	various time periods
Antofogasta, Chile	(this analysis) [47]	1/28	various prehistoric periods
Total	22 pinworm positive samples were found in 411 samples from 26 sites

Dating has been converted to the Before Present (B.P.) scale. By archaeological and geological convention, January 1, 1950 is the modern reference point for this scale.