Pensamiento arqueológico e historia de la investigación sobre las manifestaciones rupestres canarias

Los estudios sobre la historia de la investigación de las manifestaciones rupestres canarias, en relación con sus contextos norteafricano y europeo inmediatos, presentan importantes problemas de fondo, tanto a nivel teórico como metodológico. Ante esta problemática, en el presente trabajo analizamos, desde una perspectiva historicista y diacrónica, cuál ha sido la evolución de los estudios sobre las manifestaciones rupestres canarias, incidiendo en la situación actual y en los problemas teóricos y metodológicos relacionados con esta parcela de la investigación arqueológica. También abordaremos la conexión que se ha establecido entre Canarias, el norte de África y el ámbito atlántico, prestando atención a los distintos modelos teóricos desarrollados para explicar tales relaciones. El trabajo, en este sentido, aborda un período de siete siglos (XIV-XX), pero incidirá básicamente en la producción científica generada desde finales del siglo XIX hasta la actualidad.The research on the history of Canarian rock art, within the North African and European contexts, presents major problems, both theoretical and methodological. Facing this topic, in this paper we analyze, from a historical and diachronic perspective, which has been the evolution of research on Canarian rock art, focussing on the current situation and on the theoretical and methodological problems associated with this parcel of archaeological research. We will also address the connections that have been established between the Canary Islands, North Africa and the Atlantic area, paying attention to the theoretical models developed to explain these relationships. Therefore, this paper analyzes a period of seven centuries (XIVth-XXth), but will mainly focus on the scientific research generated from the late nineteenth century up to the present

Designing Heritage Itineraries in Trainee Teachers Through Virtual Inter-University and Collaboration Groups: The Examples of Barcelona and La Laguna in Social Sciences Teaching

In the following paper, we present some general results of an innovative teaching experience carried out by the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the University of Barcelona (UB). The project took place during a 6-week period by applying for cooperative work among early childhood (n = 109) and primary (n = 86) education trainee teachers in a selected virtual environment (ULL). One of the key aspects was the inter-university student's grouping among both bachelor programs (early childhood and primary). The project had two main aims, which are as follows: (1) to familiarize students with heritage itineraries as key tools for the teaching of Social Sciences and (2) to develop professional competencies related to the coordination of teachers among educational levels, teaching, and learning strategies when using historical heritage and improving digital competencies. To achieve these aims, a three-phase intervention was designed (planning, design, and evaluation), all including active learning and the use of local environments as a teaching resource. To investigate the outcomes of the project, two sources of data were analyzed, namely, the results of a rubric and an opinion questionnaire (Cronbach's α = 0.693), applied pre- (n = 185), and post- (n = 152) intervention. The descriptive statistical analysis was carried out with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS; v. 22) showing the positive learning outcomes of the participants. The rubric's results showed that collaborative work and skills development scored higher, while contents of Social Sciences and the handling of heritage itineraries as teaching strategies were correct but lower than the other parameters analyzed. The questionnaire showed a positive perception of working together in consecutive educational levels and of the uses of digital technology for collaborative work but also indicated some difficulties regarding group organization, especially in the first weeks. The main results of the project highlight several aspects. (1) The need to apply pedagogical, technological, and educational resources to promote active and meaningful learning in future teachers. (2) The need to use virtual environments as learning and communication spaces in inter-university contexts, and (3) the importance of using local environments as scenarios for teaching Social Sciences

La arqueología en Canarias durante el Régimen franquista: el tema del primitivo poblamiento de las islas como paradigma (1939-1969)

In the present article, we analyze the contributions of the authors linked to the Provincial Commissary for Archaeological Excavations in the Canaries. Their studies led to the development of a nationalist prehistory of these islands. Developed during Franco’s regime, this prehistory was directly influenced by the theoretical, practical and ideological guidelines that gave meaning to the studies of peninsular prehistory at this time. An approach to the topic of the original colonization of the Canary Islands, allows us to highlight the relationship that existed between politics and archaeology, and therefore, between the power and the generation of the scientific knowledge.Durante el franquismo, la aportación de los distintos autores vinculados con las Comisarías Provinciales de Excavaciones Arqueológicas de Canarias daría pie al desarrollo de una lectura nacionalista de la prehistoria canaria, directamente influenciada por las directrices teóricas, prácticas e ideológicas que por entonces daban sentido a la prehistoria peninsular. Una aproximación al estudio del primitivo poblamiento de las Islas Canarias durante este período nos ha permitido sacar a relucir la estrecha relación que existió entre la política y la arqueología y, por ende, entre el poder y la generación del conocimiento científico

Arqueología, regionalismo y franquismo en Canarias: el estudio del poblamiento prehistórico como paradigma

En el presente artículo abordamos la incidencia que el regionalismo y el franquismo tuvieron en los estudios sobre el poblamiento prehistórico de Canarias. Paralelamente, analizamos cuáles fueron los marcos teóricos (evolucionismo versus historicismo cultural) quedieron sentido a los trabajos de los autores regionalistas y franquistas, respectivamente, y reflejamos cuáles fueron las identidades barajadas para los indígenas canarios por esas dostendencias polítiicas