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Pleistocene wolf bone
Yellow stained bone partially reconstructed from several pieces. The proximal end is complete, but the shaft is broken with several pieces missing.
When the Neanderthals were not present, wolves used Pontnewydd Cave as a den.
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Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.107H/8.D2651
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983
Notes: Lower Breccia; J7SE
Acquisition
Donation, 11/10/1983
Measurements
length / mm:91.5
width / mm:34.4
thickness / mm:21.0
Material
bone
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals
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