Established in 1985 to recognize significant contributions to
archaeology in the Americas made by individual who has had
little if any formal training in archaeology and little if any
wage or salary as an archaeologist. The award is named after Don
Crabtree of Twin Falls, Idaho, who made significant
contributions to the study of lithic technology and whose
dedication to archaeology was a lifelong personal and financial
commitment. The awardees have been:
1985
Clarence H. Webb, MD
1987
Leonard W. Blake
1988
Julian Dodge Hayden
1989
J. B. Sollberger
1990
Ben C. McCary
1991
James Pendergast
1992
Stuart W. Conner
1993
Mary Elizabeth Good
1994
Leland W. Patterson
1995
Jeff Carskadden
1996
James H. Word
1997
Sidney Merrick Wheeler (posthumous)
and Georgia Nancy Wheeler Felts
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