Michael Terlep is the District Archaeologist for the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona. He earned his M.A. from Northern Arizona University in 2012. Michael’s previous positions include the state archaeologist for the Republic of the Marshall Islands Historic Preservation Office, fuels archaeologist for the Bureau of Land Management-Salt Lake Field Office, and project manager for a cultural resource management firm. He studies the early agricultural transition and rock imagery in the Grand Canyon and Grand Staircase regions of northern Arizona and southern Utah, as well as World War II conflict archaeology in Micronesia.