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Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal tooth
Complete crown of a tooth. The entire root is missing, broken off. The tooth has a yellowish hue to it.
Crown of a Neanderthal tooth found in Pontnewydd Cave, north-east Wales.
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Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.107H/6.D2212
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1982 - 1983
Acquisition
Donation, 11/10/1983
Measurements
length / mm:7.4
width / mm:8.2
thickness / mm:8.8
Material
tooth
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Remains
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