Position Title
PhD Candidate
Education
- 2021 - M.A. Anthropology (UC Davis)
- 2019 - B.A. Anthropology (Vanderbilt University)
About
My research focuses on the biocultural response to climate change in ancient populations of the Peruvian Andes. Specifically, I study the way that different groups responded to periods of dramatic climate change, using bioarchaeological theory and methods such as stable isotope analysis and osteological analysis. More broadly, I am also interested in questions of mobility, violence, and disease in ancient populations.
Research Focus
Climate change, bioarchaeology, osteology, sociopolitical buffering systems, stable isotope analysis, paleopathology, Andean archaeology
Publications
Unstructured Satellite Survey Detects up to 20% of Archaeological Sites in Coastal Valleys of Southern Peru. TJ Snyder, R Haas, PLOS ONE 19(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292272
Climate change intensified violence in the south-central Andean highlands from 1.5 to 0.5 ka. TJ Snyder, R Haas, Quaternary Research, Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2023.23
The limited efficacy of 3D models for teaching students sex estimations based on cranial traits: A case for investment in osteology teaching labs. SC Kuzminsky, TJ Snyder, TA Tung. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2841