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Stone of the Guanches

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consists of a structure formed by a stone block featuring large rock carvings on its surface, elevated on three more smaller rocks. The assembly has a similar appearance to a table. This monolithic block is associated with
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The Guanche Stone is located on the littoral outdoor area in the ravine of Afur. They are engraved on the stone rows of bowls arranged vertically. It also highlights the presence of a representation of the
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La Piedra de los Guanches se quiebra y el Gobierno propone su restauración
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motifs. The general outline of the monument reminds the form of
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field and then reused for the ritual of mummification.
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Index

Afur
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Guanche
stele
engraved
stele
Taganana
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spain
tuff
archaeological site
mummification
Guanches
Carthaginian
goddess
Tanit
cruciform
stelae
runestones
altar
Semitic
Cave of Achbinico
Cave of Chinguaro
Church of the Guanche People
Zanata Stone


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