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Isarun, referred to as Cave City. Isarun is an ancient city located in Ondo state, Nigeria. The Cave City can be traced to the earlier history of Isarun people settlement at the Cave known as Cave of Ashes (meaning Iwo-Eleru in Yoruba Language and Iho-Eleeru in Isarun dialect). The Cave of Ashes has played a prominent role in the archeological history of West Africa. In 1968, Professor Thurstan Shaw carried out an intensive and extensive research and exploration on the site (Cave of Ashes), and excavated the remains of a Homo Sapiens skeleton which was buried in a standing position, holding a pot with sixteen inlets. The skeleton dated back to as early as 9200BC while the pottery works excavated from the cave site dated back to 1000BC and . The findings of Professor Shaw was published in his book, HISTORY OF WEST AFRICAN ARCHEOLOGY, Vol 1. Iwo Eleru (Cave of Ashes) was officially recognized as a tourist attraction in 1992. The discovery of Iwo-eleru is a significant source of information from human skulls and skeletons to harness the Early history of Nigeria and West Africa at large.

The Cave of Ashes is surrounded with thick forest used for farming, rocks of different sizes and peculiarities surround this cave and one of which has engravings that locals believe to be Ifa oracle’s divination as the ancient ways of communication with God.

Directions to Isarun:

Akure (Capital City of Ondo state, Nigeria) » Isarun

Lagos » Ibadan » Ilesha » Igbara-Oke » Isarun

Abuja » Lokoja » Okenne » Owo » Akure » Isarun