Trabajo presentado a la 7th International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe, celebrada en Belfast (Irlanda del Norte) en 2005.-- et al.The archaeological data that might be related to Mesolithic settlement in interior Iberia are discussed. The ethnographical evidence on empty interior areas close to coastal hunter-gatherer settlements is also considered. It is concluded that there is a reasonable probability of a regular Mesolithic settlement in the interior regions of the Peninsula.This paper is a contribution to the research project ‘El origen de las sociedades campesinas en la fachada atlántica europea’ (HUM2004-06418-C02-00), funded by the Programa Nacional de Humanidades del Plan Nacional de I + D + I (2004-2007) of the Spanish Government.Peer Reviewe
