The museum features a formidable collection of mummies, ornaments, models of aboriginal settlements and pottery.
The history uncovered ranges from the beginnings of the Guanche culture to the Conquest of the Canary Islands.
Some of its key parts are:
Guanche mummies – among which the famous Mummy of San Andrés
Zanata Stone – rock with Berber-Punic inscriptions)
Guanche ceramics and personal items
Mediterranean and Aegean amphoras found on the shores of the Canary Islands
Thirteen Egyptian ceramics dated to 5700 years old, one of which is the oldest piece of this civilization in a Spanish museum.
The museum features a formidable collection of mummies, ornaments, models of aboriginal settlements and pottery. The history uncovered ranges from the beginnings of the Guanche culture to the Conquest of the Canary Islands. Some of its key parts are:
Guanche mummies – among which the famous Mummy of San Andrés
Zanata Stone – rock with Berber-Punic inscriptions)
Guanche ceramics and personal items
Mediterranean and Aegean amphoras found on the shores of the Canary Islands
Thirteen Egyptian ceramics dated to 5700 years old, one of which is the oldest piece of this civilization in a Spanish museum.
Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología