Coconino National Forest volunteer
receives governor’s award for avocational archaeology
Sedona, Ariz., June 12, 2017, For Immediate Release —
Sedona resident, and long-time volunteer on the Coconino National Forest, Dr. Ronald Krug has been selected to receive the 2017 Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Committee’s Award in Public Archaeology in the category of Avocational
Archaeologist.
Dr. Krug has volunteered for the Coconino National Forest and has been an Arizona site steward for more than 15 years. He will be presented the governor’s award at the
Arizona Historic Preservation Conference on June 16 in Oro Valley.
Dr. Krug served as chair of the Department of Psychology, College of Medicine at the University
of Oklahoma and is now an emeritus professor for the university. He moved to Sedona in the late 1990s and joined the Arizona Archaeological Society, initiating years of contributions to volunteer archaeology programs and projects.
As a “citizen scientist,” Dr. Krug’s primary interest has been to document and map the distribution
of projectile points found on the Coconino National Forest, creating a database that can be used by future researchers.
His work has led to the development of a systematic typology of projectile point styles and materials in collaboration with archaeologists Michael Lyndon of the Kaibab
National Forest, Dr. John Whittaker of Grinnell College and Peter Pilles of the Coconino National Forest.
By early 2017, Dr. Krug had catalogued and documented almost 5,000 projectile points. He purchased
and learned how to use a Geographic Information System program to analyze their distribution patterns, ensuring this information is archived and available to future researchers.
Much of the Coconino National Forest material is from large collections of illegally obtained material
either received through law enforcement operations or turned in by collectors. A component of Dr. Krug’s work has been public education, outlining why collecting artifacts from the ground surface is not a harmless activity and why collecting artifacts on public
lands is illegal and has many negative ramifications, including an impact on future research.
Dr. Krug has also conducted extensive volunteer surveys in the Mogollon Rim District of the Coconino
National Forest where he also is an Arizona site steward for the Chavez Pass area. He has surveyed and recorded more than 250 archaeological sites in the Jacks Canyon and Sunset Pass areas.
The Governor’s Archaeological Advisory Commission is a statutory board that advises the State Historic
Preservation Officer on issues of relevance to Arizona archaeology. The awards are presented to individuals, organizations, and/or programs that have significantly contributed to the protection and preservation of, and education about, Arizona's non-renewable
archaeological resources.
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Brady Smith, MBA
Public Affairs Officer
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Forest Service
Coconino National Forest,
Supervisor's Office
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p: 928-527-3490
bradysmith@xxxxxxxxx
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