Hallie Buckley is a leading bioarchaeologist in the Asia-Pacific region. Buckley’s research demonstrates the role of the environment on human diet and health in the past. Her Pacific research has transformed the way we conceptualise the biomedical history of the ancestors of modern Polynesians, the Lapita, and she has made ground-breaking discoveries of ancient disease in Asia. She has applied multi-disciplinary techniques to pioneer foundational knowledge regarding the quality of lives of ancient Asian and Pacific people, and first generation European and Chinese immigrants to Aotearoa. Buckley works closely with descendant communities in all stages of her research. She has facilitated large-scale repatriation projects of kōiwi tangata to mana whenua and engages with various government agencies on forensic identification projects.
