Abstract The island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) shows great potential for studying the wooden raw materials used by the indigenous population during the Prehispanic period based on xylological analyses from domestic and funerary contexts. This paper includes archaeobotanical data from wooden funerary artefacts recovered from several archaeological contexts of the island and deposited at El Museo Canario (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain). Our results provide pioneering data as only a few xylological and anthracological analyses have been carried out on this island. Thus, the preferential use of pinewood (Pinus canariensis) for the manufacture of most of the artefacts is suggested, although dragon tree wood (Dracaena sp.) has also been identified in some funerary boards. Wood selection criteria not focusing on healthy wood has been suggested based on a combination of the microscopic observation of fungal decay patterns and archaeoentomological data. In addition to this, morpho-technological analysis suggests extensive woodworking knowledge in a geographic context lacking metal ores. Further xylological and experimental research, including other islands of the archipelago, is needed to obtain a more comprehensive perspective of wood procurement and use during the Prehispanic period.

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文化选择和木材再利用实践：来自西班牙前（约公元 400-1500 年）大加那利岛（西班牙加那利群岛）的陪葬木制品的考古植物学分析

摘要 大加那利岛（西班牙加那利群岛）显示出巨大的潜力，可以根据家庭和丧葬环境的木结构分析来研究前西班牙时期土著居民使用的木质原材料。本文包括从该岛的多个考古环境中恢复并存放在 El Museo Canario（西班牙大加那利岛拉斯帕尔马斯）的木制陪葬文物的考古植物学数据。我们的结果提供了开创性的数据，因为在这个岛上只进行了少数木木学和人类学分析。因此，建议优先使用松木 (Pinus canariensis) 来制造大多数文物，尽管龙树木 (Dracaena sp.) 也在一些丧葬板中被发现。基于对真菌腐烂模式的微观观察和考古昆虫学数据的结合，提出了不关注健康木材的木材选择标准。除此之外，形态技术分析表明在缺乏金属矿石的地理环境中拥有广泛的木工知识。需要进一步的木学和实验研究，包括群岛的其他岛屿，以获得更全面的前西班牙时期木材采购和使用的视角。