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Inventory: 1.90
1Object: Skull with jawGera
l classification: Human remainsMate
ria: Cultural
BoneContext: Prehistory of Gran CanariaDesc
ription: Adult male skull affected by various oral pathologies such as cavities and periapical cavities, in addition to a high number of pieces lost in life. O
rigin: Source of Los Morales, Barranco de Guiniguada, T. M. de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria
.Finding: It took place, along with 5 other objects – a dog skull, a bony punch, a fragment of iliac bone and two lapas-, during an excavation led by Diego Ripoche and Torrens in the summer of
1902.Reasoned classification: These injuries are common in the pre-Hispanic population of Gran Canaria , and are related to a diet rich in carbohydrates such as cereals.
Source of income: Diego Ripoche y Torrens, co-founder of El Museo Canario and honorary since 1888. In addition, Conservative of the Institution between 1915 and
1927.Date of entry
: 15 August 1902

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