My professional life began in the dark basement of the Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles where I was cataloguing three-hundred-year-old Guatemalan saint statues as part of my Ph.D. coursework. In 1980, I moved to Wyoming to work for the U.S. Department of the Interior as a historian and archaeologist. Currently, I serve as the co-principal investigator for a private archaeological research firm. I've authored or co-authored over 40 novels and around 200 non-fiction articles about history, archaeology, and bison conservation. In 2015, the United States Congress awarded me a "Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition" for my work as an American archaeologist, and the California State Legislature passed Joint Member Resolution #117, saying, "The contributions of Kathleen Gear to the fields of history, archaeology, and writing have been invaluable." I am humbled by both awards.I'm married--until he comes to his senses--to W. Michael Gear, archaeologist and novelist, and we live near the Wind River Reservation in the Owl Creek Mountains of Wyoming with two Shetland sheep dogs and a herd of buffalo.Website: www.gear-gear.comFor those who might be interested, here's a video taken at the World Heritage site, Cahokia: http://gear-books.com/post/92531699064/the-gears-at-cahokia-mounds-world-heritage