Abstract This paper constitutes the first comprehensive review of animal fossils retrieved in Iberian archaeological sites. Out of 633 items from 82 sites, 143 were analyzed and a further 13 assessed and their status clarified by us on 20 sites. Among others, this study is the first one in Iberia to assess the role played by fossil scaphopods and to carry out a systematic description of shark teeth. The relevance of those 156 fossils we assessed through a comparison with all the finds located in the Iberian literature. Failure to report fossils properly did not allow us to warrant such status for 352 items. We believe that the poor record of fossils in Iberian archaeological sites is the result of a combination of methodological and theoretical constraints. For that reason, we contend that the items herein reported probably represent a fraction, however substantial, of the evidence at hand. In light of the contrasted relevance of fossils for addressing cultural issues, some recommendations and a plea for a more systematic and rigorous search of archaeological specimens are made.

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伊比利亚史前化石：古动物学证据回顾

摘要 本文是对伊比利亚考古遗址中发现的动物化石的第一次全面综述。在来自 82 个站点的 633 个项目中，我们分析了 143 个项目，并对另外 13 个项目进行了评估，我们在 20 个站点上澄清了它们的状态。其中，这项研究是伊比利亚第一项评估化石舟足类动物的作用并对鲨鱼牙齿进行系统描述的研究。我们通过与伊比利亚文献中的所有发现进行比较来评估这 156 块化石的相关性。未能正确报告化石使我们无法保证 352 件物品的这种状态。我们认为，伊比利亚考古遗址的化石记录不佳是方法论和理论约束相结合的结果。出于这个原因，我们认为这里报告的项目可能代表一小部分，无论手头的证据多么重要。鉴于化石在解决文化问题方面的对比相关性，提出了一些建议，并呼吁对考古标本进行更系统和更严格的搜索。