Prof. Christina CHEUNG 張渟渟
Education
| 2011 - 2016 | Ph.D. Anthropology | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 2008 - 2009 | M.Sc. Archaeological Science | University of Oxford, UK |
| 2005 - 2008 | B.A. (Hons) Archaeology and History | University of York, UK |
Academic Employments
| 2022 - Present | Assistant Professor – Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) |
| 2021 - 2022 | Post-Doctoral Researcher - Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) |
| 2019 - 2021 | Post-Doctoral Researcher - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (France) |
| 2016 -2019 | Post-Doctoral Researcher – Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University (Canada) |
| 2010 | Research Assistant – Centre for GeoGenetics, Københavns Universitet, (Denmark) |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Bioarchaeology and archaeology
- Palaeodietary and palaeomobility reconstruction – stable isotope analysis (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and strontium)
- Current research areas: Neolithic France, Neolithic Czechia, Medieval Italy, Roman and Byzantine Turkey, prehistoric Hong Kong
- Current research topics: gender, social differentiation/inequalities, distribution of resources, migration, cultural changes, and group response to crisis such as socio-political upheavals and climate change
Representative Publications
| 2024 | Cheung C, Schwarcz H, Chisholm B, Examining Prehistoric Diet at the Tung Wan Tsai Site, Ma Wan Island, Hong Kong through Stable Isotopic Evidence. Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology 19 (1): 196 -210. |
| 2022 | Cheung C, Fernández-Crespo T, Mion L, Di Giusto M, Goude G, Macdonald RA, Richards MP, Herrscher E, Micro-punches vs. Micro-slices for Serial Sampling of Human Dentine: Striking a Balance between Improved Temporal Resolution and Measuring Additional Isotope Systems. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 36(21): e9380. |
| 2022 | Cheung C, Herrscher E, Thomas A, Compound Specific Isotope Evidence Points to Use of Freshwater Resources as Weaning Food in Middle Neolithic Paris Basin. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 179(1): 118-133. |
| 2021 | Cheung C, Spzak P, Interpreting Past Human Diets Using Stable Isotope Mixing Models. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 28 (4): 1106 – 1142. |
| 2019 | Cheung C, Zhang H, Hepburn JC, Yang DY, Richards MP, Stable Isotope and Dental Caries Data Reveal Abrupt Changes in Subsistence Economy in Ancient China in Response to Global Climate Change. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0218943. |
Honours and Awards
| 2025 | University Teaching Award (Early Career Faculty Member), The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2024 | Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2024/25 | Early Career Award, Research Grants Council |
Teaching
Current
| • ANTH1710/UGEC1633 Understanding Archaeology • ANTH2710/5710 Archaeology of China • ANTH2810/UGEB2502 Human Evolution • ANTH3820/5820 Forensic Anthropology • ANTH3323/5323 Archaeology of Food |
College Affiliation in CUHK
United College
Research Grants
- University of Manchester – Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Research Seed Fund (2024/25) Marine Palaeoecology of Hong Kong: A Pilot Archaeological Investigation
- Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council (2024/25) Motherhood in Turbulent Times – Reconstructing Breastfeeding and Weaning Practices in Medieval and Early Modern Italy using Stable Isotope Analysis
- Direct Grant for Research, CUHK (2024/25) Tracking the Lombards – Diet, Mobility, and Cultural Changes in Early Medieval Italy
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