La momia guanche mejor conservada revela su último secreto

La momificación, especialmente en civilizaciones antiguas como la de los Guanches en las Islas Canarias, era una práctica que involucraba técnicas sofisticadas. Se usaban varios métodos, pero los Guanches, por ejemplo, momificaban a sus muertos mediante una serie de procesos detallados. A veces, el cuerpo era colocado en cuevas naturales, envuelto en pieles de animales y atado con cuerdas. Otros métodos involucraban la extracción de órganos y la preservación del cuerpo con sustancias naturales como grasa, resina, miel, y en ocasiones, aceite de pez.

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La atención a los muertos era significativa para muchas culturas antiguas. Por ejemplo, en Tenerife, los Guanches practicaban rituales funerarios complejos, donde los cadáveres eran momificados utilizando técnicas avanzadas. Además, se cree que la momificación entre los Guanches ocurrió entre los años 400 y 1400 d.C.

En el caso de la momia conocida como “El hombre de Barranco de Herques”, que data del siglo XVIII, se preservó muy bien y fue donada al Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre de Tenerife en 2015. Esta momia, que pertenece a un hombre adulto de entre 35 y 40 años, tiene aproximadamente 1,60 metros de altura y ofrece una oportunidad invaluable para el estudio de la historia y la cultura de la región.

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El Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre de Tenerife es un importante centro de investigación que alberga momias y otros objetos de interés arqueológico y antropológico. La momificación y los restos momificados, como los del hombre de Barranco de Herques, son objeto de estudio en esta institución, lo que ayuda a comprender mejor las prácticas funerarias y la vida de las antiguas civilizaciones, como los Guanches.

 

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MODERN STUDY TECHNIQUES

The National Archaeological Museum of Madrid preserves a Goyaesque mummy in a magnificent state of preservation. It’s known as the Baranco de Herques mummy, dating back to King Carlos III’s reign in the 18th century. Initially part of the Royal Cabinet of Natural History, it was later transferred to the National Museum of Anthropology. The journey of the mummy began in 2015 when it was transferred to the National Archaeological Museum, where it can now be seen in the room dedicated to Canary Island Prehistory.

The Guanche mummy in the National Archaeological Museum is dated between the 11th and 13th centuries and consists of an adult man between 35 and 40 years old and 1.60 meters tall.

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The mummy has been recently studied within the framework of the project “The Secrets of Human Mummies,” together with three Egyptian mummies, all kept in this institution. Thanks to these investigations, it’s been revealed that this mummy, aged between 35 and 40 years old and 1.60 meters tall, had a balanced diet and had not carried out activities this physical in condition. The CT scan performed on the mummy also showed that he kept the viscera inside.

Mummy expert Jens Klocke examined a Guanche mummy at the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim, Germany, in December 2015.

This is where scientific methods shine; the Guanche mummies will provide much information about the religious rituals and daily life of the ancient islanders, but understanding how they learned these sophisticated mummification techniques remains a challenge for researchers.

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