Iho Eleru
Archaeological site in Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iho Eleru, formerly known as Iwo Eleru, is an archaeological site and rock shelter that features Later Stone Age artifacts from during the Late Pleistocene-Holocene transition, which is located in the forest–savanna village of Isarun in Ondo State, Nigeria.[1] The site was initially by Chief Officer J. Akeredolu, in 1961.[2][1] The name was formerly and commonly known as Iwo Eleru, but the correct name is now regarded as Ihò Eléérú, or Iho Eleru, meaning "Cave of Ashes."[1] The Iho Eleru skull is a notable archaeological discovery from the site which dates to approximately 13,000 years old.[3][4][5] It may be evidence of modern humans possessing possible archaic human admixture[6] or of a late-persisting early modern human.[5]