los petroglifos de quila quila, chuquisaca, bolivia
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The following comments reflect on the present state of Peruvian-led research archaeologyand its prospects for the future, from the viewpoint of a friend, colleague but notably asan outsider. As such this piece is informed by both personal experience and the informedopinions of local Peruvian investigators who, for reasons that will become apparent, haveopted for anonymity. The essential premise here is that the intellectual and financial basis ofarchaeology in Peru is at a critical stage, and a major part of this article is to see how the nextgeneration can negotiate this quagmire; and believe me for all the myriad problems thereare important rays of light that could significantly and positively alter the state of Peruvianarchaeology. With this in mind, in this brief essay I consider the research environment,the theoretical basis, and the means by which research projects and resource mitigation arecarried out, and summarise some of the challenges that archaeologists living and working inPeru now face. A recent, thorough treatise of the history