The ancient Canarians through the eyes of Roman and Greek authors, Muslims and Christians, and archaeogical and genetic evidence.

The enigmatic language and writing systems of the ancient Canarian natives.

Despite popularly being called Guanches, this gentilic only refers to the ancient inhabitants of Tenerife.

Pre-Columbian Ecuador included numerous indigenous cultures, who thrived for thousands of years before the ascent of the Incan Empire....

The history of the enchanting archipelago formed by the seven islands and six islets that comprise the Canary Islands.

Chronology Talaiots: 1400-1200 BC (Talaiotic I) Houses and walls: 10th century BC (Talaiotic II) — 13th century AD (conquest by Alfonso...

Chronology Talaiotic Ia (1400-1150 BC) — Middle Ages Dimensions Area: 37.500 m² The village is the most important of Menorca's western...

The settlement is one of the largest of modern-day Maó. Sadly its extent is hard to appreciate due to farming and construction works on...

Chronology 1500 BC (Pre-talaiotic) — 600 BC (Talaiotic III) The village is very little explored, despite the fact it might be one of the...

Chronology Talaiotic I (1400-1000 BC) Cornia Nou was founded on top of a rocky hill, of which many stones have been extracted to be used...

Chronology Level I: 1286 AD (conquest by Alfonso III of Aragon) Level II: Roman Imperial period Level III and IV: 1800 BC...

The naveta Chronology Talaiotic I (1400-1000 BC) — Talaiotic II (1000-800 BC) Dimensions Structure: 13.5 m (length) × 6.4 m (width) Lower...

Despite its small size, it is really spectacular: It lies on the top of a cliff, the Barranco d'en Fideu, granting it beautiful views,...

This site contains not one, but two different navetas, called Rafal Rubí north and Rafal Rubí south, and both are practically twins....

The navetas Chronology 2000 BC (Pre-talaiotic) — 800 BC (Talaiotic II) Dimensions Structure: 6 m (diameter) Chamber: 4.3 m (length) × 1.8...

The dolmen Chronology 2500 BC — 1500 BC (Pre-talaiotic) Dimensions Tumulus: 7.2 m (length) × 4.3 m (width) Chamber: 4.2 m (length) × 2.4...

Amidst the waters of the western Mediterranean Sea lies a small, remote island that is an entire world of its own – full of wildlife,...