Paul Katz Nominated As 2024 CCM Historical Hero
Every year we honor a Historical Hero who has made contributions to share and preserve local history. This year our honoree is Archaeologist Paul Katz, Ph.D.
Paul will be speaking at this year's Comanchero Rendezvous at Comanchero Canyons Museum on Saturday, June 8th.
More information on the Rendezvous here.
Paul Katz has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Swarthmore College and three graduate degrees in anthropology [archaeology focus] from the University of Kansas. His background and experience is in both prehistoric archaeology and museums. A large part of his archaeological fieldwork has been conducted in the northern Chihuahuan Desert region of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Before moving to the Texas Panhandle in 1991, he was Director of the Kampsville Archaeological Museum, a component of the Center for American Archaeology in Kampsville, Illinois. Back in Texas, he was Director of the Carson County Square House Museum in Panhandle, a position he held for eight years. More recently he was the Curator of the Texas Pharmacy Museum, a part of the Texas Tech School of Pharmacy in Amarillo. Dr. Katz is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) and the Principal of PRIAM, a cultural and natural resources consulting firm started by his late wife Dr. Susana Katz. Before retiring from active fieldwork, he conducted small archaeological surveys for federal and state agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations. He is a past president of the Panhandle Archaeological Society and currently the Secretary-Treasurer. He is also a past president of the Friends of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, where he is still a volunteer.