Mortuary behaviour and cultural practices in pre-colonial West Central Africa : new data from the Iroungou burial cave, Gabon Villotte S. auteur aut IRD Kacki S. auteur aut IRD Mounier A. auteur aut IRD Mora P. auteur aut IRD Espinasse L. auteur aut IRD Dempano J. Z. auteur aut IRD Gerin C. auteur aut IRD Meunier Q. auteur aut IRD Oslisly Richard auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This study presents preliminary results of recent explorations at Iroungou (Gabon), a pre-colonial burial cave containing scattered skeletal remains of at least 28 men, women and children. The individuals, whose crania show cultural tooth ablation, were buried with abundant metallic objects, a combination with no known equivalent in West Central Africa. specialized Africa Gabon Iron Age burial practices collective burial dental modification GABON 106 112 Antiquity 95 382 e22 [7 ] 2021 0003-598X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082696 10.15184/aqy.2021.80 0003-598X [F B010082696] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082696 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2021-09/010082696.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-09-17 2025-02-24 fdi:010082696 fre