Las comunidades guanches del Barranco del Agua de Dios y sus rituales funerarios (Tegueste-San Cristóbal de La Laguna). Un barranco para la vida y la muerte en Tenerife (Islas Canarias)

The Barranco del Agua de Dios, spanning the municipalities of Tegueste and San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife, emerges as the most densely occupied archaeological site of the Canary Islands during the aboriginal Guanche period. This study reveals that over a century of excavations and surveys has uncovered more than 100 recorded sites along its route, establishing it as a critical corridor for settlement and ritual activity in northeastern Tenerife. The research synthesizes findings on domestic occupation models across the barranco's sectors while introducing preliminary analyses of thermally altered human remains discovered in multiple caves, shedding new light on Guanche funerary practices. This work combines historical archaeological data with recent discoveries to redefine our understanding of this significant landscape as both a vital hub for life and death.

Pérez Caamaño, F., Louart, A., & Soler-Segura, J. (2025). Las comunidades guanches del Barranco del Agua de Dios y sus rituales funerarios (Tegueste-San Cristóbal de La Laguna). Un barranco para la vida y la muerte en Tenerife (Islas Canarias). Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos, 71. https://doi.org/10.36980/11126/aea