1. Silverman (2006b: 59) argues that, “heritage stewardship and cultural patrimony (resource) management encompass the social circulation of sites in and out of circuits of perceived and actualized value or worth” [italics in original]. Furthermore, archaeological sites and other heritage resources not planned for immediate tourist circuits and similar promotional management must not be ignored, or allowed to be destroyed without careful evaluation of long-term management strategies, relative values, and possible importance in the future.
2. Dumbarton Oaks, a private U. S. museum and research institution in Washington, D. C., is currently granting a limited number of small grants “intended only for the excavation of sites or the documentation and analysis of objects that are in imminent danger". Known for its outstanding collection of pre-Columbian art assembled by Robert Woods Bliss many decades ago, and subsequently acquired by Harvard University with attendant academic goals, it is very interesting that Dumbarton Oaks (most of whose grants are for academic research and conferences) recognizes that academic scholars could be involved in cases of emergency, undertaking realistic archaeology. But this type of research is seldom part of a CHM project.
3. See Http://www. museum. upenn. edu/Moche/moche. html, accessed on 18 June 2007. The recovery of the object was made by the United States F. B.I. in Philadelphia. The object was presented to Peruvian Ambassador Ricardo Luna and temporarily loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum for a three-week exhibition following which it was repatriated to Peru.
4. A remarkable publication is the 1983 (republished in 1985) Peruvian Antiquities: A Manual for United States Customs. This 74-page volume is well illustrated with pre-Columbian and colonial era objects that exemplify the kinds of materials being smuggled into the United States. The volume includes contributions by leading scholars about the materials and cultures illustrated as well as essays on the importance of archaeological context and the devastating impact on the cultural patrimony caused by the theft of Peru’s past. The publication was prepared by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Organization of American States and has forewords by the then First Vice-President of Peru, U. S. Secretary of State, and Secretary General of the OAS.
5. See Http://www. savingantiquities. org, accessed on 18 June 2007.
6. Cusco is the Spanish spelling preferred in the city today. Cuzco is the spelling most commonly used when dealing with the Inca city. Qosqo is the spelling adopted by the municipality under a former mayor, Daniel Estrada. In this paper, dealing with the contemporary city, I write Cusco in deference to local sensibilities there.
7. The Huaca de la Luna Archaeological Project describes its “management model” on their promotional CD-ROM but unfortunately not on their website: see Http://www. huacadelaluna. org. pe, accessed on 18 June 2007.
8. See Http://whc. unesco. org/en/qhapaqnan, accessed on 18 June 2007.