Munyama Cave

A cave on Buvuma Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda, with a backed microlith industry extending back to c 15,000 BC. Small backed bladelets were the most common implements, with endscrapers and some geometrical backed microliths. Backed microliths industries of comparable antiquity are known in East Africa at Nasera, Lukenya Hill, and Matupi.

Located on Buvuma Island in Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria, central Africa, the cave contains an early backed microlith industry extending back to cl3,000 be. Small backed bladelets were the most common implements, with end-scrapers and occasional geometrical backed microliths. Backed microliths industries of comparable antiquity are known in East Africa at Nasera and Lukenya Hill, at Matupi and, further afield, Kalemba.