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Pleistocene wolf bone
When the Neanderthals were not present, wolves used Pontnewydd Cave as a den.
Yellow stained bone partially reconstructed from several pieces. The proximal end is complete, but the shaft is broken with several pieces missing.
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Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.107H/8.D2651
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, Clwyd
Grid Reference: J7SE
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983
Notes: Lower Breccia; J7SE
Acquisition
Donation, 11/10/1983
Measurements
(): length / mm:91.5
(): thickness / mm:21.0
(): weight / g:19.3
(): width / mm:34.4
Material
bone
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals
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