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Heritage conservation in the Canary Islands, Spain: the Guayadeque Archaeological Park and other proposed parks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. R. Eddy*
Affiliation:
Museo Canario, Dr. Chil 25, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Extract

The Canary Isles, scattered in the Atlantic off the Sahara coastline of southern Morocco, have a remarkable archaeological heritage. Initial settlement, for which mummified bodies from caves are important evidence, relates to the Berbers of the Maghreb, and the islands' distinctive culture was not overwhelmed until the European impact of the 15th century AD. Explanation is given of the special value of Canarian archaeology, and of the efforts now being made more properly to protect it.

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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1989

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