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 | | The first detection of the parasite eggs in the Japanese archaeology began with the analysis of a cesspit, which was found during the excavation of the Fujiwara Palace Site at Kashihara city of Nara Prefecture, which was the capital of Japan from 694 till 710 AD. |
 | | Subsequently, pork and beef tapeworm eggs (usually taken as indications of a diet incorporating meat) were identified in some quantity at the cesspits of Koro-Kan, the 8th century guesthouse in Dazaifu, Fukuoka City. |
 | | The first cesspit found at 1-bo (ward), Ukyo 7th street in the Fujiwara Capital is sized 1.6m in length, 0.5m in width, and the depth of the pit is 0.4m from the present surface. |
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