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Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla

Dannedd bachgen Neanderthal wyth mlwydd oed. Daethant i’r fei wrth i archaeolegwyr gloddio yn Ogof Pontnewydd, ger Llanelwy.

Two pieces joined of a fragment of the right maxilla of a child aged 8, with an unworn upper first molar and a worn decidous upper second molar in place.

The teeth of an eight year old Neanderthal boy. They were found by archaeologists excavating in Pontnewydd Cave, north-east Wales.

Neanderthals are one branch of the human evolutionary tree that is thought to have died out approximately 36,000 years ago. Our own species shared a common ancestor with Neanderthals, but did not evolve from them.

These are the oldest human remains from Britain. The jaw fragment is around 230,000 years old. Excavations of the cave have revealed a large quantity of stone tools. These include handaxes, typically used as butchery tools, scrapers for cleaning skins, knives and spear-points.

At this time the climate was beginning to deteriorate. Common animals at the time included bears, wolves, rhinoceros, leopards, horses, bison and Norway lemming.

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hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Early Neanderthal tooth . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Human maxilla PN4 Occlusal in place . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Human maxilla PN4 Buccal in place . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Human maxilla PN4 Lingual in place . Pontnewydd Cave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
  • hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Early Neanderthal tooth . Pontnewydd Cave
  • hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
  • hominid maxilla . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Human maxilla PN4 Occlusal in place . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Human maxilla PN4 Buccal in place . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Human maxilla PN4 Lingual in place . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
  • Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
  • Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar
  • Lower Palaeolithic Neanderthal maxilla and two molar

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Archeoleg a Nwmismateg

Rhif yr Eitem

83.107H/5.D1740&D1741

Gwybodaeth am y darganfyddiad

Enw'r Safle: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph

Cyfeirnod Grid: SJ 0155 7106
Dull Casglu: excavation
Dyddiad: 1982

Derbyniad

Donation, 11/10/1983

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length / mm:21.1
width / mm:29.7
thickness / mm:23.7

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tooth

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St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Remains

Caiff Casgliadau Arlein ei ddiweddaru yn rheolaidd, ond gwnewch yn si’r bod eitem yn dal i gael ei arddangos cyn ymweld yn arbennig.

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Neanderthal Remains record verified by E.A. Walker DNA analysis

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