J. Homer Thiel

Homer’s interest in historical archaeology developed when his father plowed up an early 1900s dump on the family farm. During his career, he has analyzed over 500,000 artifacts and examined thousands of documents. Information gleaned from these sources has revealed the healthcare concerns, diet, ethnically linked purchasing patterns, and mortuary practices of historical residents of southern Arizona. Homer is vice president of the Tucson Presidio Trust and a life member of the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.