To Dan Foountain: I can't remember if anything came of it, but John Milner associates (Alexandria office) were attempting parasite analysis on at least one privy (hmm, make that "on samples from at least one privy") from a site in Cumberland, Maryland. It was not an African-American site, and while Cumberland is south of the Mason-Dixon line, you may not want to count it as "Southern". I have a copy of the report at work if you're interested in a citation, oryou may try contacting....... Dana B. Heck John Milner Associates 5250 Cherokee Ave. 4th floor Alexandria, VA 24551 Dana didn't do the parasite analysis, but she was heavily involved in the project and should be able to give you the relevant details. If memory serves correctly, the privy was early-mid 19th century. Alasdair M. Brooks Archaeology Lab Supervisor Jefferson's Poplar Forest