Hi Anton, I could not find anything particular on Acari in my database. Don't know if it is of much use but this small articles deals at least with arthropods in general: Hakbijl, Tom (2000): Arthropod remains as indicators for taphonomic processes: an assemblage from 19th century burials, Broerenkerk, Zwolle, the Netherlands. in: Huntley, Jacqueline P. & Stallibrass, Sue (eds.): Taphonomy and Interpretation, Symposia of the Association for Environmental Archaeology 14, 95-96, Oxford Best Christian -- KNOCHENARBEIT Hans Christian Küchelmann Diplom-Biologe Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany tel: +49 - 421 - 61 99 177 fax: +49 - 421 - 37 83 540 mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de web: http://www.knochenarbeit-shop.de Am 22.04.2011 um 14:39 schrieb ERVYNCK, Anton: > Dear colleagues, > > years ago, Jaap Schelvis (Groningen, The Netherlands) abandoned his > research on mites (Acari) from archaeological contexts. My > impression is that with his 'retirement' this whole line of > research has come to an end (despite its powerful interpretation > potential). But I can be wrong. Does anybody knows of people > studying mites within archaeology? > > all the best, > > Anton > > Anton Ervynck > onderzoeker natuurwetenschappen > [log in to unmask] > +32 2 553 1830 > > Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed > Flemish Heritage Institute > Koning Albert II-laan 19 bus 5 > 1210 Brussel > Belgium > > http://www.vioe.be > > P Save a tree...please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to >