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Thomas Jamison Snyder

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

Selected Publications

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