Guanche mummies
Desiccated corpses of the indigenous people of Tenerife / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guanche mummies (Canarian Spanish: xaxos,[1] formerly ['ʃaʃos]; mirlados, "embalmed ones"; enzurronados, "leather-bagged ones")[2] are the intentionally desiccated remains of members of the indigenous Berber Guanche people of the Tenerife. The Guanche mummies were made during the eras prior to Spanish settlement of the area in the 15th century.[3] The methods of embalming are similar to those that were used by the Ancient Egyptians, though fewer mummies remain from the Guanche due to looting and desecration.