Arqueozoología teórica: usos y abusos reflejados en la interpretación de las asociaciones de fauna de yacimientos antrópicos

Abstract

Faunal remains are basic elements in the analysis of pre- and protohistoric systems as well as environmental reconstructions as so many studies now amply demonstrate. Because of it, faunal analysis has become a routine of all integral archaeological research. Despite this, the role played by animal associations in the interpretation of human settlements is not free from drawbacks. Not realising these in each particular case, might cause false interpretations which will eventually damage the theoretical arguments of the discussions. In this work we present some instances of these ´´damaged theories´´ which have been formulated within the framework of the Iberian Peninsula.