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Lower Palaeolithic stone levallois flake

A levallois flake with a plain striking platform. The piece has a very pronounced bulbar scar.

Sharp flakes were used by the Neanderthals as cutting tools.

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stone levallois flake . Pontnewydd Cave
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Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

81.5H/2.D155

Find Information

Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph

Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1979

Notes: Upper Breccia Grid Square : I8NW

Acquisition

Donation, 19/1/1981

Measurements

length / mm:76.8
width / mm:38.3
thickness / mm:12.3

Material

crystal tuff

Location

St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals

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Neanderthal Tools & Animals record verified by E.A. Walker
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stone levallois flake . Pontnewydd Cave
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stone levallois flake . Pontnewydd Cave
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  • stone levallois flake . Pontnewydd Cave