Abstract
This article which presents the results of research made in Checta (central coast of Peru) where more than 450 engraved rocks were analyzed attempts to treat all the elements relative to the possible functions of the petroglyphs. Numerous data seem to indicate that they are not secondary or accessory artistic realizations — interpretation often made, due to the appearent lack of organization — but representations directly associated with the religious practices of the populations who made them, and of which they are sometimes the only testimonies. Many questions remain at the end of this study. Nevertheless it is possible to suggest what might have been the occupation of the Checta site as well as hypotheses concerning the functions of the engraved figures.
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