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Mandibular torus
Site: Jarrow monastic site, Tyne and Wear.
Period: Late Saxon to post-medieval.
Excavator: Prof. R.J. Cramp, Durham University.
Published: forthcoming.
Skeleton: male, middle-aged to old.
Catalogue entry: The two 'lumps' on the inner surface of the mandible are mandibular tori. These are congenital anomalies which occur at a low rate in most populations. They are generally symptomless in life.