Disentangling the Balearic first settlement issues

EnglishThe three models for the first human settlement of the Balearic Islands currently available are presented in this paper, and their main characteristics are showed in a table. The Late Arrival Model firstly presented in Endins (2001) is an original model, radically different to the other ones. Different methodological approaches for these models are evaluated. The archaeological evidence currently available is consistent with the chronology and interpretations suggested by the Late Arrival Model. catalaEs presenten els tres models disponibles actualment (2004) sobre la primera colonitzacio humana de les Balears, i es tabulen les seves caracteristiques principals. El Model d’Arribada Tardana presentat per primera volta a Endins (2001) es un model original i ben diferenciat dels altres. S’avaluen diferents aspectes metodolo- gics d’aquests models. L’evidencia arqueologica que disposam a l’actualitat es consistent amb la cronologia i interpretacions suggerides pel Model d’Arribada Tardana.