236   Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University http://www.palethnologie.org P@lethnology | 2015 | 236-255 EVALUATING AURIGNACIAN ART IN IBERIA... If it Really Exists Diego GARATE, Olivia RIVERO, Joseba RIOS-GARAIZAR Introduction: towards a new paradigm for the origins of Paleolithic art 237 1 - The first modern human occupations in the Iberian Peninsula 237 2 - A critical reappraisal of the first artistic expressions in the Iberian Peninsula: striking a balance between certainty and caution 239 A - Portable art 239 a - Decorative objects 240 b - Perforated objects 240 B - Rock art 242 a - Sedimentary stratigraphy 242 b - Archeological context 243 c - Analysis by thermoluminescence 243 d - Analysis by U/Th 244 e - 14 C Analysis 246 4 - Summary: a new vision of Iberian Aurignacian art 246 References cited 248 To cite this article Garate D., Rivero O., Rios-Garaizar J., 2015 - Evaluating Aurignacian Art in Iberia... if it Really Exists, in White R., Bourrillon R. (eds.) with the collaboration of Bon F., Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe, Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University, P@lethnology, 7, 236-255.