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Cave shelter on Le Morne Brabant Mountain
Le Morne Cultural Landscape2008
UNESCO World Heritage
Excavations carried out in cave shelters on the mountain revealed ashy deposits, confirming the use of fire, and the 300-year old bones of a young female sheep, supporting the position that there were maroons on the top of the mountain and they were able to ensure their survival.
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- Title: Cave shelter on Le Morne Brabant Mountain
- Creator: Le Morne Cultural Landscape
- Date Created: 2008
- Rights: Le Morne Heritage Trust Fund
- Location: Mauritius
- Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (iii)(vi)
- Date of Inscription: 2008
- Category of Site: Cultural site
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