Matupi

Cave site in northeastern Zaire in the Ituri forest, containing a long sequence of predominantly microlithic Later Stone Age industries extending back to c 40,000-3000 BP. It represents one of the earliest such occurrences in sub-Saharan Africa. The appearance of true backed microliths is dated prior to 19,000 BC. The levels of c 21,000-12,000 BP have decorated bored stones and drills.

Cave at Mount Hogo, in the Ituri forest of northeastern Zaire, containing a long sequence of predominantly microlithic stone industries extending back to c40,000 be; the appearance of true backed microliths is dated prior to 19,000 be. The site is important both in indicating early settlement of this densely forested region and also as yielding one of the oldest microlithic occurrences in sub-Saharan Africa.