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Department of Archaeology

 

Biography

Professional chemist with experience in work laboratory and developing interdisciplinary projects. Key achievements include the planning, execution, collaboration, implementation and, support of research and development projects in the field of applied chemistry and archaeological and historic material, such us: Tayrona birds, Nahuanje nosering, Platinum pre-Hispanic objects, Surface Coating Nariño techniques, or and more.  All these projects involved the use of different analytical techniques, such as metallography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), atomic absorption (AA), and in some cases, Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). This included the samples analysis, data reporting, and preparation of results reports. In some instances, the results led to publication.

Research

My interests are focused on deepening the knowledge of pre-Hispanic metallurgy in South America and making that knowledge accessible to a wide audience.

Key Publications

Key publications

Bustamante, NA, Escobar JA, Martinon-Torres M. Reverse engineering of ceramic anthropomorphic figures from Tumaco archaeological tradition in southwest Colombia. PloS one. 2021; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0250230

Bustamante,N. Garzón, L., Bernal, A., Hernández, C., 2006. Tecnología del platino en la fabricación de piezas  de  orfebrería precolombina.  Boletín Museo del Oro,  N.º 54.  Bogotá:Banco de la República. Obtenido de la red mundial el (2025/05/30). http://www.banrep.gov.co/museo/esp/boletin

Job Titles

Research Assistant, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

General Info

Not available for consultancy

Affiliations

Person keywords
South America
Archaeometallurgy
Prehistory
Material Culture
Museum Objects