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Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal molar
Small sliver of a tooth. The tooth is very heavily worn and the section that survives incorporates the root and part of the worn enamel of the crown. The tooth is a yellowish orange colour.
Small piece of Neanderthal molar found in Pontnewydd Cave, north-east Wales.
WA_SC 1.4
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.107H/9.D2069
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:14.4
width / mm:5.0
thickness / mm:5.5
weight / g:0.4
Material
Tooth
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Remains
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