Dr. Kemrer received his doctorate from the University of Arizona. His 30-year career primarily took place within New Mexico, but also included Arizona, Colorado and Utah. He has two principal interests: North America Southwestern proto- and prehistory and geophysical, particularly magnetometer applications to archaeology. This Web page contains a series of studies devoted to these two interest topic areas. It is an ongoing effort. Please revisit and browse.

 MAGNETOMETER STUDIES This topic provides information regarding basic magnetometry principles, methods and studies as applied to archaeology.

 ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS Reports describe projects conducted over the years.

Test Plot Study For those of you who want to know about magnetometer prospecting, this document provides essential information about magnetometry and the results of a series of tests designed to reduce instrument and operator error and methods for detecting and mapping archaeological phenomena.

Mimbres Pueblo Magnetometer Mapping This report describes an intensive series of surveys in a Mimbres site in southwestern New Mexico. It demonstrates the data requirements needed to accurately map buried pueblo architecture.

Finding the Buried Fort Fillmore Cemetery Wall Magnetic calibration was necessary to identify and map the adobe wall.

Magnetic Tests in the Montoya Pueblo Controlling the effects of two geomagnetic properties, intensive regional/local gradient and high susceptibility, were essential to achieve effective identification and archaeological feature mapping.

Magnetometer Surveys in Fort Bowie Cemetery Despite of magnetic interference, grave and other cemetery features were identified and mapped. This study illustrates the use of magnetic and historic data to model grave layout.

 Red Sands Project This is a comprehensive study of cultural resources associated with the Red Sands all-terrain vehicle (ATV) - motorcycle 99 mi (159 km) trail system located south of Alamogordo in the Tularosa Basin, south-central New Mexico, under contract with BLM-Las Cruces FO. The report contains site descriptions and an analysis of ATV effects on cultural resources and effective mitigative measures.

Pump Mesa Survey We performed an intensive archaeological survey of gas pipelines on Pump Mesa west of the village Archuleta, New Mexico and directly west of the Pine River and north of the Navajo Dam in San Juan County, in northwestern New Mexico. Sites include Early Navajo, Anasazi Basketmaker II and Pueblo I residential and nonresidential loci. The report contains an analysis of environmental characteristics that relate to site condition and burial.