@article{fdi:010082696, title = {{M}ortuary behaviour and cultural practices in pre-colonial {W}est {C}entral {A}frica : new data from the {I}roungou burial cave, {G}abon}, author = {{V}illotte, {S}. and {K}acki, {S}. and {M}ounier, {A}. and {M}ora, {P}. and {E}spinasse, {L}. and {D}empano, {J}. {Z}. and {G}erin, {C}. and {M}eunier, {Q}. and {O}slisly, {R}ichard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his study presents preliminary results of recent explorations at {I}roungou ({G}abon), a pre-colonial burial cave containing scattered skeletal remains of at least 28 men, women and children. {T}he individuals, whose crania show cultural tooth ablation, were buried with abundant metallic objects, a combination with no known equivalent in {W}est {C}entral {A}frica.}, keywords = {{A}frica ; {G}abon ; {I}ron {A}ge ; burial practices ; collective burial ; dental ; modification ; {GABON} ; {NGOUNIE} {PROVINCE} ; {IROUNGOU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}ntiquity}, volume = {95}, numero = {382}, pages = {e22 [7 ]}, ISSN = {0003-598{X}}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.15184/aqy.2021.80}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082696}, }