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Guanche mummies of Necochea is two Guanche mummies (ancient inhabitants of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). Currently on display at the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. They are so called because they were exposed to 2003, the Museo Civil de Ciencias Naturales of Necochea, Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina).〔(Envían dos momias de Necochea a Canarias )〕 These two individuals, male and female respectively, the woman would have between 20 and 24 years and is wrapped in a bundle of pigskin. The other mummy is a man between 25 and 29 years and has a special feature, its position with legs bent with your heels against the buttocks.〔("Las momias guanches de Necochea" )〕 According to experts, the mummies date back to the ninth century. The exact place on the island where they come from is not known mummies. It is believed that one of the mummies may even come from a burial cave in the ''Barranco de Guayonje'' in Tacoronte and the other mummy of La Orotava, but according to others could come from ''Barranco de Herques'' in Güímar. They were part of the collection of a private museum in Tacoronte. In the nineteenth century it was sold to the La Plata Museum in Argentina, reaching the hands of an unidentified collector. They were later transferred to the city of Necochea, until, in 2003, were returned to Tenerife.〔(Más de 53.000 personas han visitado ya las momias de Necochea )〕 This was the first return of mummified human remains from America to Europe in the history of archeology. == Data on the mummy == * Gender: male and female. * Age: 20 and 24 years female mummy and 25 and 29 years male mummy. * Culture: Guanche. * Type of mummification: mummies ceremonial. * Type of burial: burial cave. * Location: It is not known exactly, but possibly were found in the present municipalities of Tacoronte, La Orotava or in Güímar. * Shown at: The Museum of Nature and Man (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), along with other Guanche mummies preserved. * Interesting facts: The woman is wrapped in a shroud particularly pigskin and man has legs bent with your heels against the buttocks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guanche mummies of Necochea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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