Living on an island. Cultural change, chronology, and climatic factors in the relationship with the sea among canarian-amazigh populations on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

Violence in Context. Lethal Traumas in the First Colonization of Lanzarote Island (Canary Islands)

“…In the Canaries, the few known cases of trauma caused by sharp metal weapons have been understood as confrontations between the original population and European and Berber sailors in the late Middle Ages (Owen 2007; Santana et al, 2016). However, a case of SFT has recently been identi ed on one of the original inhabitants of Gran Canaria buried in the 11th century CE in a collective cave following the funerary ritual of the early populations (Delgado et al, 2023). This seems to con rm the arrival of people in different times of the pre-Hispanic sequence.…”

Fecal biomarkers and micromorphological indicators of sheep penning and flooring at La Fortaleza pre-Hispanic site (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands)

“…In Gran Canaria, current evidence points to the practice of agropastoralism, combining livestock and agricultural practices, 12 including irrigation and possibly intensifying the exploitation of marine resources in the final centuries of the pre-Hispanic period. 13 , 14 , 15 Paleobotanical evidence indicates that the main cultigens were barley ( Hordeum vulgare , the predominant cultigen), durum wheat ( Triticum durum ), lentils ( Lens culinaris ), broad beans ( Vicia faba ), peas ( Pisum sativum ), and figs ( Ficus carica ). 2 , 16 , 17 Animal husbandry involved goats, sheep and pigs, but the zooarchaeological distinction between sheep and goat is problematic 18 , 19 and there is little information about possible differences in the exploitation of these two species, which are jointly referred to as "ovicaprid/ovicaprine."…”