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Pleistocene wolf tooth
Wolf tooth, almost complete, except for the tip of the tooth root and the very tip of the crown. The tooth is stained a brown colour.
When the Neanderthals were not present, wolves used Pontnewydd Cave as a den.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.70H/2.D3506
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1984
Notes: Context Lower Breccia; H7SE
Acquisition
Donation, 19/7/1984
Measurements
length / mm:46.8
width / mm:14.8
thickness / mm:9.1
weight / g:5.6
Material
tooth
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals
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