Education
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)
Research and Practice Interests
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 diaspora; 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
Positions and Work Experience
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
Research Support
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
Publications
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. In Arqueología de la Costa del Golfo. Dinámicas e interacción política, económica e ideológica. (pp. 141-158). Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana
Courses Taught
Principles of Archaeological Analysis
Archaeology of African Diasporas
Quantitative Anthropology
Archaeological Theory
Historical Archaeology
Introduction to Archaeology (Fall 2026)
Ceramic Analysis (Fall 2026)
Contact Information
eschbakl@ucmail.uc.edu