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Guanche mummies of Tenerife (Canary Islands): conservation and scientific studies in the CRONOS Project

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Human Mummies

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Mummies are not just objects that reflect isolated elements of a culture. They represent a special link between human biology and the cultural practices of different societies (Rodríguez-Martín, 1992a).

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  1. Instituto Canario de Paleopathologia y Bioantropologia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

    Dr. C. Rodríguez-Martín

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  1. Institute of Pre- and Protohistory, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Konrad Spindler

  2. Institute of Human Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Harald Wilfing

  3. Institute of Prehistoric Alpine Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Elisabeth Rastbichler-Zissernig

  4. Radiological Department II of the University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Dieter zur Nedden

  5. Regional Authorities for Bozen, Bozen, Italy

    Hans Nothdurfter

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Rodríguez-Martín, C. (1996). Guanche mummies of Tenerife (Canary Islands): conservation and scientific studies in the CRONOS Project. In: Spindler, K., Wilfing, H., Rastbichler-Zissernig, E., zur Nedden, D., Nothdurfter, H. (eds) Human Mummies. The Man in the Ice, vol 3. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6565-2_18

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