Iroungou cave
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Iroungou Cave is a burial cave located near the city of Mouila in the Ngounié Province of Gabon. It is an archaeological site dating from pre-colonial Africa. It is a collective burial site with the remains of at least 28 people, and hundreds of iron, copper and shell artefacts. The site has no equivalent in West central Africa.
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Irougou cave
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Location: -1.8667, 11.055, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Iroungou cave ⓘ
Archaeological site in cave in Gabon
Human skull and an iron currency bracelet found at the bottom of Iroungou cave in Gabon
Sample of artefacts recovered from Iroungou cave, Gabon
Iron artefacts found on the ground in Iroungou cave, Gabon, in 2018.| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Iroungou cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Human skull and an iron currency bracelet found at the bottom of Iroungou cave in Gabon | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sample of artefacts recovered from Iroungou cave, Gabon | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Iron artefacts found on the ground in Iroungou cave, Gabon, in 2018. | Commons | ||
