Las Huesas Archaeological site

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Memory · Subcategory: Archaeological sites

Another interesting place for visitors to come to is the archaeological complex of Las Huesas, featuring an area of natural and man-made caves, as well as a necropolis in a large cave, these having been reused and the funerary sector pillaged. The living areas are made up of some twenty rectangular artificial caves, with cupboards and silo storage areas inside. 

Las Huesas is an archaeological site which is quite hard to get to, especially around the necropolis area. However, from the ravine bed itself, from the area between El Dragonal and Maipés del Guiniguada there are stunning views all around which give special relevance to the site. 

The settlement of Las Huesas was the subject of systematic prospections in 1980 following the discovery of human bones, which led to urgent excavations. These digs centred on the funeral area where the rocky overhangs were dug out, which appeared set off by a dry stone wall and another transversal wall which served as an organized sheltered burial area, in which two internments were carried out. The bodies appeared in a supine position, with their arms stretched out and parallel to their bodies, with no apparent remains of funeral body wrapping or other objects.

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