Latin-American Historical Archaeology has been established as a field of study in the last few decades. Although there is a diverse range of interests among its scholars, there are some specific issues that have attracted special attention such as the theoretical production and the formulation and development of alternative approaches to the ones produced in the centers of power.



Unfortunately, despite the growth and variety of research being carried out, the Latin-American historical archaeology has been lacking more vehicles of interchange for scholars from different countries. Therefore, it has been restricted to the frontiers of their own country. These artificial barriers have made difficult the search for commonalities that would allow the consolidation of a Latin-American historical archaeology.

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It is possible that the establishment of connections between the archaeologies of different countries has become one of the biggest challenges that we should face at the contemporary setting. The existence of pluralistic spaces of discussion is essential to approach issues such as the genesis of the modern society in Latin America, or the historical connnections that can reconstruct - through the study of material culture - the contexts in which occurred the social practices of the region.