Exhibition "Written in stone"

"Written in stone" provides a scientific vision of the rich indigenous archaeological heritage of the Canary Islands, a path for the most relevant deposits of the archipelago that gives visibility to one of the fundamental areas of the history of our region thanks to the work of Professor José Farrujia de la Rosa, who has dedicated much of his professional career to research on this area of ​​knowledge.

The cave engravings of the former Canarian settlers must have the fair consideration of identity cultural manifestations of the Canary Islands and their dissemination and promotion are essential for the improvement of their conservation. This exhibition aims to bring this island cultural heritage to the whole citizenship, understanding the commitment that the CajaCanarias Foundation has with the promotion of education and training, as well as research; the promotion and dissemination of culture; and, in general, the progress of the Canarian society, as established in its statutes.

The rock representations that can be visualized and studied through this exhibition, as well as through its corresponding parallel publication, whether abstract, geometric, figurative or alphabetic, engraved or painted on rocky surfaces of the archipelago, will lead to the visitor-reader to the analysis of the cultural contributions of the old Canarian indigenous people, to their idiosy The North African Berber world. This research will promote the understanding of the historical period between the mid -first millennium before the common era, with the arrival of the first settlers to the islands, and the fourteenth century, at which time the European conquest begins.

In short, "written in stone" is a necessity for the best understanding of the Cultural Heritage of the Canary Islands.