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Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros tooth
A complete upper 3rd molar of a woolly rhinoceros. The tooth enamel is splitting in placed and some of the plates of enamel are flaking. The tooth is stained a yellowish colour. The crown is unworn.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.84H/2.799
Find Information
Site Name: Coygan Cave, Laugharne
Grid Reference: SN 284 092
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1963
Notes: Context A47
Acquisition
donation, 8/9/1981
Measurements
length / mm:56.7
width / mm:58.2
thickness / mm:54.2
weight / g:130.1
Material
Tooth
Location
Main Hall (National Museum Cardiff)
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