A peculiar pyramid with a ‘fan structure’ stands as an ancient stone solstice marker in Icod de los Vinos, a municipality on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands (Spain). ( Public Domain )Icod de los VinosThe Municipality of Icod de los Vinos was one of the nine Guanche territories, before the Spanish conquest, which came to an end in Northwest Tenerife, Canary islands, in 1496. Location of the Icod de Los Vinos Municipality on Tenerife ( Júlio Reis /CC BY-SA 3.0)In addition, there are important petroglyph sites, solstice markers, and also stepped pyramids. One of the pyramids of Güímar (Image: Colin Moss )Step Pyramids of GüimarMuch has been written about Tenerife’s step pyramids origin and function, a subject widely debated, since three astrophysicists from the Canarian Astrophysics Institute (IAC, C. Esteban, J. Top Image : Reconstruction of a Guanche settlement of Tenerife ( Wouter Hagens / CC BY-SA 3.0)By Gustavo Sánchez Romero

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2021 02:15 UTC