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Upper Palaeolithic perforated tooth
A large bovid probably Bos primigenius left lower first incisor.
The tooth has a single perforation running through it side to side at the tip of the root.
The tooth root is covered with deep score marks running parallel with the base of the enamel on the front of the tooth
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
80.92H/5
Find Information
Site Name: Kendrick's Cave, Llandudno
Grid Reference: SH 7800 8283
Collection Method: excavation
Acquisition
Donation, 20/10/1980
Measurements
length / mm:47.3
width / mm:13.7
thickness / mm:11.6
weight / g:6.2
Material
tooth
Location
In store
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