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Pleistocene wolf bone
A right mandible fragment of a wolf. The lower right 1st premolar, lower right 3rd premolar, lower right 4th premolar and lower right 1st molar are all presnt. There is also a small anterior premolar present. There is a cavity where the canine tooth should be and the lower right 2nd premolar has sheared off so that the crown and one root are misisng. the other root is present. The teeth have heavy wear. The teeth are a white colour but the bone is stained brown. There is sediment adhering to part of the bone surface.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
24.94/2.46
Find Information
Site Name: Paviland Cave, Rhossili
Grid Reference: SS 48 NW
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1912
Measurements
length / mm:110.4
width / mm:48.2
thickness / mm:15.7
weight / g:52.9
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