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Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal molar
Complete crown of tooth and one complete root. The second root is missing and there is damage at the base of the tooth. The root is a yellowish colour.
Neanderthal molar found in Pontnewydd Cave, north-east Wales.
WA_SC 1.4
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
89.168H/1.F2859
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1989
Acquisition
Donation, 18/8/1989
Measurements
length / mm:21.7
width / mm:11.3
thickness / mm:11.8
weight / g:2.1
Material
tooth
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Remains
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