Poorly Located Find Spot record PLS 070 - An animal tooth presented to Moyses Hall Museum

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Summary

An animal tooth was presented to Moyses Hall Museum in 1984 as part of the Harley collection. Formerly recorded as PLS MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 98 39 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL93NE
Civil Parish POLSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An animal tooth was presented to Moyses Hall Museum in 1984 as part of the Harley collection.
The tooth is seemingly unfossilised and is of mammoth like proportions, measuring 25.5cm in length. It is probably from an individual of some prehistoric species of elephant. A label was attached and this simply read "POLSTEAD JUNE '59" (S1).

Formerly recorded as PLS MISC

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> (No record type): BSEMH, card 1984-10/20, 1984 (ill).

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:36AM

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