Richard Holmer
Professor Emeritus
Anthropology
Idaho State University
United States of America
Biography
Rick Holmer is professor of anthropology at Idaho State University where he has taught since 1983. He earned a Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of Utah and has conducted archaeological research in Mexico, Samoa, the American Desert West, and Alaska.
Research Interest
Dr. Holmer's research interest is Native American ecology in the Intermountain West, along with methods and techniques to extract as much information as possible from artifacts and sites. These include statistical methods, digital imaging, geographic information systems, stone tool morphology and typology, obsidian source analysis and faunal analysis. Dr. Holmer recently published a book on the Aztec sacred calendar, and he is in the drafting stages of two more about ancient Mesoamerica. These books result from 35 years of studying the native writing systems, mathematics, astronomy and religion in Central Mexico. Dr. Holmer is writing a book about the archaeology of eastern Idaho and the surrounding region (including Yellowstone, the Tetons, the River of No Return Wilderness, etc.). The book culminates 25 years of thinking about the region's ethnography and archaeology.
Publications
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1997 Volcanic Glass Utilization in Eastern Idaho. Tebiwa 26(2):186-204. Pocatello.
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2004 GIS Cultural Resource Predictive Model for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Department of Anthropology, Idaho State University. Pocatello (with Sharon R. Plager, Tanya L. Johnson, and Arnold Williams).
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2004 Vegetation Change in the Upper Snake, Yellowstone, and Green River Drainages: The Last 14,000 Years. In Wildfire Effects on Rangeland Ecosystems and Livestock Grazing in Idaho, pp. 148-163. ISU GIS Center. Pocatello, (with Sharon R. Plager).
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2005 The Aztec Book of Destiny. BookSurge, an Amazon.com Company. Charleston, preview the book at Amazon, or at Google Books.
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2009 Field Guide: Projectile Points of Eastern Idaho. Idaho Museum of Natural History, Pocatello. Order from the IMNH E-store.
