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| Boletín de Arqueología PUCP | |
|---|---|
| Title | Boletín de Arqueología PUCP |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Abbreviation | Boletín Arqueol. PUCP |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Country | Peru |
| Frequency | Irregular / Annual |
| History | 1950s–present |
Boletín de Arqueología PUCP is an academic journal published by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú dedicated to archaeological research in Peru and the wider Andean region. The journal has served as a venue for field reports, theoretical discussions, and methodological developments linking work at sites such as Caral, Chan Chan, Moche centers, and Kuelap with comparative studies involving regions like Valdivia and Nazca. Contributors have included researchers affiliated with institutions such as Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología y Historia del Perú, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Smithsonian Institution, University of Cambridge, and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The bulletin traces its origins to mid-20th century initiatives at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú under the influence of scholars who studied at universities such as Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and Universität Freiburg. Early volumes reflected debates sparked by expeditions connected to figures like Julio C. Tello, Ernesto Quesada, and later field directors trained with Willey, Peregrine, and Rowe. Over decades the publication documented major excavations at sites including Huaca Prieta, Pachacamac, Chavín de Huántar, and Sipan, while engaging with theoretical currents from Processual archaeology, Postprocessual archaeology, and comparative frameworks informed by work at Monte Albán, Tiwanaku, Tikal, and Caral-Supe. Institutional shifts at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and collaborations with the Instituto Nacional de Cultura and later the Ministerio de Cultura (Perú) shaped editorial policy and distribution.
The bulletin publishes articles on prehistoric and historic subjects ranging from preceramic settlements to colonial-era archaeology, covering research on cultures such as Lima culture, Wari, Chimú, Nazca culture, and Inca Empire. It includes thematic issues addressing zooarchaeology studies linked to work by teams from the University of Oxford, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, and University of California, Berkeley, lithic analysis comparable to reports from Paleoindian sites like Monte Verde, and bioarchaeological studies akin to those at Chotuna-Chornancap. Methodological papers have engaged with radiocarbon chronologies paralleling research at Teotihuacan and isotopic analyses similar to projects at Copán and Pachacamac. The bulletin also features museum studies related to collections in institutions such as the British Museum, Museo Larco, and Museo de la Nación, as well as ethnoarchaeological comparisons with research conducted by scholars at University of Texas at Austin and McGill University.
Editorial oversight has typically involved faculty from the Departamento de Humanidades (PUCP) and affiliated researchers from the Escuela de Arqueología (PUCP), with guest editors drawn from centers such as the Centro de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Antropológicas and international programs at Universidad de San Marcos and National Geographic Society-funded projects. Editors have coordinated peer review procedures paralleling standards at journals like American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Journal of Archaeological Science. Publication schedules have varied; some issues parallel monograph series produced by publishers such as Springer, Routledge, and Cambridge University Press while maintaining region-specific focus. Contributors have included researchers associated with the Field Museum, Peabody Museum, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and research groups from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The bulletin has been indexed in regional and thematic bibliographies maintained by organizations like the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (Perú), with presence in library catalogs of the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, Library of Congress, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and university libraries including Yale University, Columbia University, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, and Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. Digital access varies by issue; some volumes are available through institutional repositories at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and cooperative platforms used by the Latin American Studies Association and Redalyc. Back issues have been cited in databases alongside entries from Scopus, Web of Science, and regional indexes used by researchers at Universidad de San Martín de Porres and Universidad Ricardo Palma.
Noteworthy contributions include field reports documenting stratigraphy and ceramics at Caral, technological studies of metallurgy comparable to analyses from Moche workshops at Sipan, and interdisciplinary articles integrating paleobotanical data akin to studies at Guañape and Pampa de Chaparri. The bulletin published influential syntheses on coastal adaptation that dialogued with research on El Paraiso and inland patterns linked to Huari expansion, and it hosted debates over iconography and religion engaging scholarship on Chavín and Tiwanaku. Articles by authors collaborating with the Museo Nacional de Antropología and international teams have been used to reassess chronologies for the Andean region and to compare mortuary variability with cases from Cerro Sechín and Gramalote.
Scholars at institutions such as Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, and international centers including University of Cambridge and University of California, Los Angeles have cited the bulletin in discussions of Andean prehistory, heritage management, and field methodology. The publication influenced heritage policies debated by the Ministerio de Cultura (Perú) and contributed data used in exhibits at Museo Larco and the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú. Its role in fostering regional networks links it to conferences held by the Society for American Archaeology, Latin American Archaeology Association, and meetings supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Category:Archaeology journals Category:Academic journals published in Peru