Welcome to Neil's Page!
Welcome to Neil's Page!
I was born in New York City and moved to Flagstaff in 1986 after graduating with a BA in Anthropology from Grinnell College . I participated in the 1985 Grinnell College Field School, helping Kathy Kamp and John Whittaker excavate Lizard Man Village, an 11-12th century Sinagua site. I then landed an internship with the Museum of Northern Arizona, and was later hired on as a research assistant. In 1988 I was hired by the Coconino National Forest, and moved to the Kaibab National Forest in 1990. January 4, 1998 marked my 10th year working for Smokey Bear.
The archeologist's role has changed a lot during my Forest Service tenure. Originally hired
to conduct archeological surveys in advance of timber sales, I now coordinate the forest's
Arizona Site Stewards
program, assign projects to volunteers, conduct educational programs across Northern Arizona,
help organize Passports in Time projects, serve as the Heritage database and GIS (Geograpahic
Information Systems) manager and still survey and record sites. Our summer 2000 crew consists of Sue Roberts, Calla Macname, Travis Bone, myself and Nathan Gingerich. Learn more about how federal archeologists protect and interpret sites at the Forest Service's Southwestern Region Heritage web page.
I am fascinated with rock art of the four courners area and primitive technology, including the construction of split-twig figurines and throwing atlatls. This photo shows me teaching Archeology fair students about split-twig figurines (Courtesy Arizona State Parks).
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This site was last updated on 4/2/2000.
Visitors since 6/30/98
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