Caves from the Guanche period

Caves from the Guanche period. The cave finds here are the oldest in the Canary Islands. They have been dated up to the sixth century before Christ, up to two thousand six hundred years old, based on the analysis of ceramic fragments found in the findings. The cave village, which has now been destroyed, was once up to one hundred and twenty-five meters above sea level. The site is also known for the discovery of one secondary burial pit. This is an extraordinary find in the Canary Islands, which raises two questions: firstly, the rare fact that it is a reburial, and secondly, that it is an individual burial. Oral tradition also suggests that the place was the abode of the Icodi menceys, or Guanche kings. The caves have yielded a wealth of finds, including hand-made pottery shards, bone needles, goat bones, seashells and human remains.