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Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros tooth
A lower 1st left molar of a woolly rhinoceros. The end of one root is missing. Some of the surface enamel has flaked away in plates. The crown of the tooth is unworn. The crown is a pale yellow colour and the roots a greyish-white.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.84H/2.838
Find Information
Site Name: Coygan Cave, Laugharne
Grid Reference: SN 284 092
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1963
Acquisition
donation, 8/9/1981
Measurements
length / mm:66.0
width / mm:45.2
thickness / mm:25.8
weight / g:79.9
Material
Tooth
Location
Main Hall (National Museum Cardiff)
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