Country of origin: GuatemalaCurrently in: United Kingdom, BradfordGeneral field of specialization: Chemical Sciences
Academic Background
Degrees
2016UndergraduateChemical Sciences
Research and Profession
Current Research Activities
Other
Analytical chemistry applied to Mesoamerican archaeology.
Publications resulting from Research:
Sandoval Molina, A., Iizuka, Y. and Suzuki, S. (2020) Preclassic Mesoamerican dental inlays: study of the raw material by SEM–EDS. STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research, 1-7.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:
Research
Higher Education Study
Associated Researcher on archaeometry, Centro de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Antropológicas, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.
MSc Archaeological Sciences student, University of Bradford, UK.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2017
Ciudad de México. Simposio, Diversidad biológica, étnica y cultural de Mesoamérica.
2018
Mérida, Yucatán, México. International Symposium on Archaometry
Affiliations
Society for Archaeological Sciences
Presentation given
2017
Enigma de la Incrustación dental: Una nueva perspectiva desde Reynosa, Escuintla.
Guatemala
Event:
XXXI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala
2018
Preclassic Mesoamerican dental inlays: study of the raw material by SEM–EDS
Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Event:
42nd International Symposium on Archaeometry
2019
Más allá del jade y la pirita: Diversidad de materias primas minerales utilizadas en la época Prehispánica
Guatemala
Event:
XXXIII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala
2020 (accepted, event postponed)
Preliminary mineral identification of Mayan iron ore and pyrite artifacts by analytical techniques
Lisbon, Portugal
Event:
43rd International Symposium on Archaeometry