The Guanches were the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands, but their true origins have baffled archaeologists.

Their mummification rituals saw them linked to the Ancient Egyptians, and some legends suggested they could even have been surviving inhabitants of Atlantis. New scientific evidence, however, may have found the truth.

Video by Fernando Teixeira & Izabela Cardoso


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