Tooth - Narrow Nosed Rhino
Object
Geology & Natural History
Object number
1991.881
Physical Description
Left lower molar (probably M3) of an interglacial rhinoceros, Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (the narrow nosed rhino, also known as the Steppe rhino, The crown is very worn.
Object history
Origin unknown. Identification provided by Prof. Adrian Lister and colleagues at the Natural History Museum in 2024.
Associated Place
Dimension
Width: 45mm
Exhibition Label
From ‘Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough's Old Stone Age’
Rhinoceros
Rhinos are one of the largest animals alive today. They are strong and covered in a thick protective skin. Their horns can be used as a weapon when charging predators, or they can defend themselves using their teeth.
Despite these dangers, tool cut marks on bones provide evidence that humans have been eating – perhaps even hunting - rhinos in Britain for half a million years.
Rhino remains have been found in Abney Park Cemetery and Upper Clapton.
Rhinoceros
Rhinos are one of the largest animals alive today. They are strong and covered in a thick protective skin. Their horns can be used as a weapon when charging predators, or they can defend themselves using their teeth.
Despite these dangers, tool cut marks on bones provide evidence that humans have been eating – perhaps even hunting - rhinos in Britain for half a million years.
Rhino remains have been found in Abney Park Cemetery and Upper Clapton.
On display?
No