Tooth (rhino)
Object
Geology & Natural History
Object number
1991.881
Physical Description
Rhino tooth
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.
This neck bone (vertebra) was found in Stoke Newington in 1960. Rhino remains have also 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.
This neck bone (vertebra) was found in Stoke Newington in 1960. Rhino remains have also been found in Abney Park Cemetery and Upper Clapton.
On display?
No