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Reverseaction Reverse engineering collective action: complex technologies in stateless societies. An archaeological science project funded by an ERC Advanced Grant

15/09/2026
Includes a talk by REVERSEACTION's Anne Kwaspen and Adriana Escobar on September 16th 📣
07/09/2026

Includes a talk by REVERSEACTION's Anne Kwaspen and Adriana Escobar on September 16th 📣

13/08/2026
03/07/2026

El presidente de la Diputación de Alicante, Toni Pérez, ha inaugurado esta mañana la nueva exposición internacional del MARQ que, con el título ‘El oro y el

🇬🇧 Snaps from Manziales 🌟 Nohora, Lina and our wonderful friend and collaborator Sandra Eraso Villota recently travelled...
03/07/2026

🇬🇧 Snaps from Manziales 🌟 Nohora, Lina and our wonderful friend and collaborator Sandra Eraso Villota recently travelled to .caldas to attend the Congreso Colombiana de Arqueología.

Lina and Sandra shared the results of negative decoration experiments conducted with Asociación Comunitaria el Chalguar in July 2025 and Nohora discussed ongoing investigations into surface treatments on Nariño goldwork. Nohora said "our contribution focused on reconstructing pre-Hispanic goldworking technologies in Nariño through a multianalytical and experimental approach, highlighting the complexity of materials, techniques, and technical knowledge involved in these processes. It was also a valuable opportunity to engage with colleagues and share perspectives on technological traditions in Colombia."

Thank you to all of the conference organisers for a wonderful experience! 🎉

🇨🇴 Saludos desde Manizales 🌟 Nohora, Lina y nuestra maravillosa amiga y colaboradora Sandra Eraso Villota viajaron recientemente a Universidad de Caldas para asistir al Congreso Colombiano de Arqueología.

Lina y Sandra presentaron los resultados de los experimentos de decoración negativa realizados junto con la Asociación Comunitaria El Chalguar en julio de 2025, mientras que Nohora habló sobre las investigaciones en curso acerca de los tratamientos superficiales de la orfebrería de Nariño. Nohora comentó: Nuestra contribución se centró en reconstruir las tecnologías prehispánicas de la orfebrería en Nariño mediante un enfoque multianalítico y experimental, destacando la complejidad de los materiales, las técnicas y los conocimientos técnicos implicados en estos procesos. También fue una valiosa oportunidad para intercambiar ideas con colegas y compartir perspectivas sobre las tradiciones tecnológicas en Colombia.

¡Muchas gracias a todo el equipo organizador del congreso por brindarnos una experiencia tan enriquecedora! 🎉

🇬🇧 "El Oro y El Universo: Saberes Indígenas de Colombia" opens today! 🎉El Oro y El Universo is a brand new temporary exh...
29/06/2026

🇬🇧 "El Oro y El Universo: Saberes Indígenas de Colombia" opens today! 🎉

El Oro y El Universo is a brand new temporary exhibition at MARQ. Museo Arqueológico de Alicante, which showcases 291 archaeological beings from the collections of the Museo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, alongside those created by contemporary indigenous communities. The REVERSEACTION Project has had the exciting privilege of contributing to planning, organisation, results of scientific analysis and exhibition imagery.

From the press release: "The exhibition will be structured into seven interconnected units , organized into three main thematic blocks , all within a unique museographic, aesthetic, and sound environment. In addition, interspersed zoom points will provide further information on specific scientific analyses, recent research, and reflections of contemporary relevance"

🇨🇴🇪🇸 “El Oro y El Universo: Saberes Indígenas de Colombia” ¡abre hoy! 🎉

El Oro y El Universo es una nueva exposición temporal en MARQ Alicante, que presenta 291 seres arqueológicos de las colecciones del Museo del oro, Bogotá, junto con aquellos creados por comunidades indígenas contemporáneas. El Proyecto REVERSEACTION ha tenido el emocionante privilegio de contribuir a la planificación, organización, los resultados de los análisis científicos y las imágenes de la exposición.

"La exposición estará articulada en siete unidades entrelazadas que se estructurarán en tres grandes bloques temáticos, enmarcados en un ambiente museográfico, estético y sonoro propio. Además, los puntos zoom intercalados ampliarán información específica sobre análisis científicos, investigaciones recientes o reflexiones con relevancia contemporánea"

26/06/2026

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🇬🇧 In May, several members of REVERSEACTION attended the The International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA) in Torino, It...
15/06/2026

🇬🇧 In May, several members of REVERSEACTION attended the The International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA) in Torino, Italy. More will follow on the Team's presentations, but for now we'd like to celebrate the fantastic achievement of REVERSEACTION MPhil Student, Mishael Quraishi, whose poster “Surface Treatments in Multi-Coloured Goldwork from Pre-Hispanic Nariño (Colombia): Analyses and Experiments”, won one of the two Martin J. Aitken student poster awards offered at this year's Symposium 🎉

Mishael's poster investigated how Nariño craftspeople engineered multi-coloured and multi-textured surfaces on gold-silver-copper sheet metal. Combining artefact analysis with experimental archaeology, and using characterisation techniques such as optical microscopy, pXRF, and SEM-EDS, the ongoing project aims to provide new insights into technological choices and craft practices in pre-Hispanic Colombian gilding and metalworking.

Poster co-authors: Nohora Bustamante, Agnese Benzonelli, Marcos Martinón-Torres

We gratefully acknowledge the Museo del Oro del Banco de la República for authorising study of the archaeological material and access to collections/samples, expertise, and database information from decades of research by Museum staff.

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