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Pleistocene horse bone
Half of a proximal end of a metatarsal. The bone has sheared vertically as well as horizontally. The bone itself shows evidence for cut marks on one edge, typical of filleting.
Cut-marks show that a Neanderthal filleted the meat from the bone using a stone tool.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.107H/8.D1632
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983
Notes: Lower Breccia : I 8 NE
Acquisition
donation, 11/10/1983
Measurements
length / mm:89.2
width / mm:45.3
thickness / mm:28.9
weight / g:37.0
Material
Bone
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals
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