Krista L Eschbach

Ph.D.: Arizona State University, Tempe, (Anthropology)

M.A.: University of West Florida, Pensacola, (Anthropology/Historical Archaeology)

B.A.: University of West Florida, Pensacola, (Anthropology)

Historical archaeology of Latin America with a focus on Mesoamerica and the Southeast U.S.; Cross-cultural interaction and mechanisms of social transformation in situations of migration, colonialism, and African diasporas; Science-based techniques for materials analysis (particularly ceramics); Paleography and analysis of colonial documents; Digital archaeology for facilitating comparative and collaborative research.  

Coordinator: ACMS Laboratory

2024 - Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati

2022 -2024 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Mississippi

2019 -2022 Research Analyst/Data Manager, Center for Archaeology & Society, Arizona State University

2012-2015 National Science Foundation Grant (BSC-1240412), PI: Barbara L. Stark, Co-PI: Krista L. Eschbach. Colonial Persistence and Transformation of Social and Economic Relations: Veracruz Port to Pensacola Presidios. $29,890

2026 Charles Phelps Taft Research Center Grant, PI: Krista L. Eschbach, African Diasporas and Colonial Transformations at the Crossroads in Veracruz, Mexico. $4,000

Peer Reviewed Publications

Eschbach, Krista L. (2019. ) Ceramic Technology in Afromestizo Neighborhoods of the Colonial Port of Veracruz, Mexico .Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica after the Spanish Invasion: Archaeological Perspectives, , edited by Rani T. Alexander, pp. 53-72. University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. ,

Stark, Barbara L., and Krista L. Eschbach (2018. ) Collapse and Diverse Responses in the Gulf Lowlands, Mexico .Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, , 50: 98-112 ,

Eschbach, Krista L., and John E. Worth (2026. ) Costly Signaling with Ceramic Tablewares in Spanish Colonial America .Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, , 82 ,1 -18

Book Chapter

Stark, Barbara L., and Krista L. Eschbach (2017 ) El colapso en las Tierras Bajas del Golfo Arqueología de la Costa del Golfo. Dinámicas e interacción política, económica e ideológica .(pp. 141-158).Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana

Principles of Archaeological Analysis

Archaeology of African Diasporas

Quantitative Anthropology

Archaeological Theory

Historical Archaeology

Introduction to Archaeology (Fall 2026)

Ceramic Analysis (Fall 2026)

eschbakl@ucmail.uc.edu