Mysterious cairns or mounds in Guía de Isora

[bardofely]

I have published a hub about a complex of mounds or cairns that are located just outside Guía de Isora on Tenerife and which I was recently able to show to author Philip Coppens.

http://hubpages.com/_uq6h62db2t97/hub/The-mysterious-cairns-of-Guia-de-Isora

[astrochicken]

I have published a hub about a complex of mounds or cairns that are located just outside Guía de Isora on Tenerife and which I was recently able to show to author Philip Coppens.

http://hubpages.com/_uq6h62db2t97/hub/The-mysterious-cairns-of-Guia-de-Isora

Thanks for the photies.

Could it not be possible that the mounds are only piles of stones that were removed from crop fields with the intent of eventually building dikes (stone walls) ?

[size_of_light]

Interesting one bard. Do any of the individual stones show signs of toolmarks, or other workings?

[bardofely]

Thanks for the photies.

Could it not be possible that the mounds are only piles of stones that were removed from crop fields with the intent of eventually building dikes (stone walls) ?

It is very unlikely as far as I am concerned and that was why I was glad to have Philip Coppens there to see what I was on about. They are not just piles of stones but are large mounds of earth and with stones on the sides as can be seen in some of the photos. They are also in a group. This farmers moving stones into piles explanation that also gets claimed about the pyramids doesn't make much sense to me. Why would a farmer spend a very long time making very large constructions with sides and steps? If they want to get rid of stones they could simply throw them in a pile. Neither the pyramids or the cairns/mounds look at all like having been used to get rid of or to store stones but look like deliberately built constructions, and as we discovered they are all facing the sea and with a volcanic mountain in view. They are not found in areas of the island where the sea cannot be viewed.
Also, as I have pointed out, if the Guanches could build tumuli on Gran Canaria, what was to stop them doing so on Tenerife, and what was to stop them building the pyramids too?

[bardofely]

Interesting one bard. Do any of the individual stones show signs of toolmarks, or other workings?

I can't answer not having looked into this aspect and I am not sure what signs I would be looking for. I am no archaeologist but would suggest that people who are should research the mounds and pyramids that are ignored. All the focus has been and still is on the Güímar ones, obviously because Thor Heyerdahl was involved in their discovery and publicity. It is also evident that many of these constructions have been destroyed over the course of time. There is no protection for any apart from the Güímar pyramids. All the others are on farm land.

[astrochicken]

I can't answer not having looked into this aspect and I am not sure what signs I would be looking for. I am no archaeologist but would suggest that people who are should research the mounds and pyramids that are ignored. All the focus has been and still is on the Güímar ones, obviously because Thor Heyerdahl was involved in their discovery and publicity. It is also evident that many of these constructions have been destroyed over the course of time. There is no protection for any apart from the Güímar pyramids. All the others are on farm land.


Who knows.. maybe there are giant skeletons under there waiting to be whisked to off to the big warehouse alongside the ark of the covenant.
Seriously.

[bardofely]

At present it seems it is only me and Philip Coppens interested in the site and the newspaper I write for has ignored my article on it.

Here's Philip on the subject:
http://www.philipcoppens.com/nap_art12.html