Sérgio Gomes is a researcher at CEAACP - University of Coimbra in Portugal. His primary research interests include the history of archaeology, archaeological methodology and theory, as well as the study of the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula. His research on the Late Prehistory is focused on two regions in Portugal: the Upper Douro and the Low Alentejo. In the Upper Douro, he has been working on two wall enclosures, namely Castelo Velho and Castanheiro do Vento (V.N. de Foz Côa). These sites have been framed by academic projects, which began at the University of Porto and are now continued at the University of Coimbra. In the Low Alentejo, his research began within the sphere of developer-led archaeology, which allowed him to focus on pit sites. Additionally, while working in developer-led archaeology in the Vouga Valley, he co-directed the excavations of three open-air sites related to the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Although this was not his area of expertise, he worked with a team of specialists to promote dialogue between academic and developer-led archaeology, contributing thereby to overcome a dichotomy that inhibits Portuguese archaeology. In the scope of the history of archaeology, his research focuses on the archaeological practice during the Estado Novo dictatorship, aiming to understand the conditions under which archaeological knowledge was/is produced. Regarding archaeological methodology and theory, he investigates different practices, such as writing or photographing, within the archaeological process, discussing the limits and possibilities of knowing the past and engaging with contemporary world challenges.