History of Ivory Coast (English)
Human arrival in Ivory Coast (officially called Côte d'Ivoire) has been dated to the Upper Paleolithic period (15,000 to 10,000 BC), or at the minimum, the Neolithic period based on weapon and tool fragments, specifically polished shale axes and remnants of cooking and fishing. The earliest known inhabitants of Côte d'Ivoire left traces scattered throughout the territory. Historians believe these people were all either displaced or absorbed by the ancestors of the present inhabitants. Peoples who arrived before the 16th century include the Ehotilé (Aboisso), Kotrowou (Fresco), Zéhiri (Grand Lahou), Ega, and Diès (Divo).
Histoire de la Côte d'Ivoire (Français)
L'histoire de la Côte d'Ivoire antérieure aux premiers contacts avec les Européens est quasiment inconnue du grand public. Ces premiers contacts restèrent limités avec seulement quelques missionnaires européens au xvie siècle. Une culture néolithique existait cependant, mais est mal connue à cause d'un manque de découvertes archéologiques.
