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Khrystyne Tschinkel serves as Visiting Professor in the Humans, Environments, and Climate program at Hamline University, where she applies her expertise in biological anthropology to interdisciplinary teaching. She concurrently holds the position of Field and Lab Co-Director at El Programa Arqueológica Huanchaco in Huanchaco, Peru, directing archaeological operations across multiple research sites.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Biological Anthropology from Tulane University
- Master of Science in Paleopathology from Durham University (UK)
Dr. Tschinkel's research investigates osteological evidence of health disparities, gender dynamics, and societal collapse during Peru's circum-contact and Early Colonial periods, with particular focus on community responses to climate trauma. Her National Geographic-funded excavation of mass child sacrifice sites at Huanchaquito-Las Llamas and Pampa la Cruz reveals how extreme climate events triggered ritual responses, while her Colonial Church research documents biological impacts of Spanish colonization through skeletal analysis.
She has secured significant external funding through National Geographic Society grants for her Peruvian fieldwork, enabling collaborative research with Indigenous communities and international scholars. Her methodology emphasizes ethical engagement with descendant populations and interdisciplinary analysis of bioarchaeological data.
As Field and Lab Co-Director of El Programa Arqueológica Huanchaco, she manages large-scale excavations requiring coordination between archaeologists, osteologists, conservators, and community stakeholders across multiple Peruvian sites, maintaining rigorous laboratory protocols for skeletal analysis while addressing complex ethical considerations in Indigenous contexts.
