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Pleistocene horse bone

Incomplete phalange. Proximal end is missing and several recent breaks exist across the bone.

Horse meat was a good source of protein in the Neanderthal diet.

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Pleistocene horse bone . Pontnewydd Cave
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Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

81.5H/7.C195

Find Information

Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph

Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1980

Notes: Lower Breccia; Grid Square M 13 SE

Acquisition

Donation, 19/1/1981

Measurements

length / mm:81.4
width / mm:54.4
thickness / mm:34.3

Material

bone

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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Pleistocene horse bone . Pontnewydd Cave
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Pleistocene horse bone . Pontnewydd Cave
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