Prehistoric — Lower Palaeolithic; c. 200,000BC
Animal remains, mammoth jaw
This fragment of jaw was found in the mid-19th century during the digging of clay for bricks at Uphall Pit near Ilford in east London. It is from a woolly mammoth that drowned in a flash flood around 200,000 years ago.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- A6363
- Object name:
- animal remains, mammoth jaw
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- Production date:
- Lower Palaeolithic; c. 200,000BC
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 650 mm, W 450 mm, L 405 mm, W 403 mm, H 223 mm (mandible body) (overall), L 323 mm, W 135 mm, H 88 mm (left ramus) (overall), L 275 mm, W 160 mm, H 140 mm (right ramus) (overall), L 47 mm, W 20 mm, D 26 mm (loose bone) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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