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Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Eva Panagiotakopulu and
Paul C. Buckland
Eva Panagiotakopulu
Affiliation:
School of Geography & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
Paul C. Buckland
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology & Prehistory, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, England
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Abstract

Bed bugs have been troubling humans for at least 3550 years, as shown by examples from Tell el-Amarna. Here we report on the bug's habits and history, as revealed by archaeology.

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insectEgyptbed bugTell el-Amarna

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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 282 , December 1999, pp. 908 - 911
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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