Yeray Rodríguez, an amateur speleologist who was inside a volcanic tube in Villa de Mazo, He made a find of incalculable value, almost a thousand years old and intact, which has already been classified as a first-class discovery for the archeology of La Palma. The discovery was made in Salto de Tigalate, and in total, they were wrapped in plant matter and intentionally hidden, 225 seashells and a bone, which formed up to seven necklaces dated between the 12th and 13th centuries AD
According to Eduardo Mesa, archaeologist and expert in seashells, it is a unique find since it was found intact and in a place where it was placed so as not to be seen. A laboratory in Miami has been responsible for dating these pieces, using Carbon 14 dating, reaching the conclusion that they are approximately one thousand years old. It has a first level archaeological value Eduardo Mesa has assured. According to the archaeologist, the majority are shells that belong to the oyster taxon, followed by the conus and then the limpet. It has not yet been possible to determine which animal species the bone bead comes from.
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It should be noted that during a preliminary study, archaeologists detected that the pendants had been reused, since some of them have double perforations: There is wear and tear on the original perforation of the slopes due to erosion caused by the material to which they would have been attached. When they broke, they repaired them, said Efran Moreno, co-director of the intervention, who sees in these repairs an attachment to those necklaces, which could have different individualized combinations.
The person responsible for this discovery was Yeray Rodríguez, an amateur speleologist who was struck by some remains of burned wood. According to what he says, when he stopped to observe, he noticed a hole in which there was some white and red shells. His passion for archeology and his experience as a laboratory technician were what made him see that he did not have to touch anything, so he decided to call a colleague of his who knew the archaeologist Jorge Pais, head of the Heritage unit of La Palma. .
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It was found in a place that had already been studied
One of the details that most attracts the attention of experts is that the discovery was found in an area that It had previously been investigated and observedbut which, however, had not been detected, according to archaeologist Jorge Pais.
According to the archaeologists Eduardo Mesa, Jorge Pais and Efran Marrero, the general director of Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands, Miguel ngel Clavijo and the insular advisor of Heritage, Pablo Cobiella, citizens must remember how to act and communicate the findings, without touching or damaging the findings and in this way, avoid disturbing the place y lose fundamental information for the study of its meaning and history. When the studies and analysis of the material found are completed, the pieces will be exhibited in the Benahoarita Archaeological Museum of Los Llanos de Aridane (Santa Cruz of Tenerife).
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