Isarun or Isharun is a village in Ifedore, Ondo State, Nigeria. It lies 24 km of Akure the state capital. The village gained international attraction in 1922 when a hunter, Chief Obele, first discovered the Cave of Ashes or (in yorùbá:ìhò eléérù).[1][2]
Attraction
In 1965 English archeologist, Thurstan Shaw and his team visited the thick forest of Isarun where they conducted an extensive research on the place, they worked rigorously and subsequently excavated bones of stone age man in a cave dated to have been around 11,200 years old, other exhumed artifacts such as pottery works dating as far back as 1000 BC, human bones and a cast of skull was said to have been deposited at the University of Ibadan museum and some were reportedly taken to London for research work.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Cave Ashes, Isharun Ondo". Nigeria Galleria. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Daniel, Boettcher (6 September 2011). "Skull points to a more complex human evolution in Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Bamidele, Ogunwusi. "Nigeria: Despite Neglect, Isarun Stone Age Cave Dazzles". All Africa. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Hakeem, Gbadamosi (6 March 2018). "Iho Eleru: Inside Ondo's 13,000-year-old cave of ashes". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 15 August 2020.