image: Pahon Cave. View of Pahon Cave entrance where has been excavated the two trenches – © Photos from Serge Caillault.
Credit: Angue Zogo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Stone tool production in the African rainforest during the Late Stone Age likely remained stable for roughly 5,000 years and had no specific cultural affiliations, according to findings from Pahon Cave in modern day Gabon
Article URL: https://plos.io/4iw1Qpk
Article title: Pahon Cave, Gabon: New insights into the Later Stone Age in the African rainforest
Author countries: France, Gabon, Belgium
Funding: Agence National des Bourses du Gabon Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Pahon Cave, Gabon: New insights into the Later Stone Age in the African rainforest
Article Publication Date
10-Dec-2025
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.