Macroscopic study of the Guanche mummies from Necochea (Argentina)

This study concerns the ritual of mummification and bundling of two Guanche mummies, originally in the old collection of the Museum of Casilda, in Tacoronte (Tenerife), and kept in the town of Necochea, Argentina. Important differences can be seen in the previously known ritual relating to the positioning of the body and the features of the bundles and bindings. An important feature is that one of the mummies is flexed, confirming references to older findings that, unfortunately, were not preserved. The ritual differences observed in these two bodies could be due to gender, adaptation to funerary space, or other cultural reasons.

Abstract licence: CC BY-NC

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