George Zeimens
Lead Archaeologist
"I First Met George"
I was working on the Union Pacific Powder River double mainline project near Broadwater, Nebraska when an equipment operator had found a bone.
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I called Zeimens, and I pulled the machines off the area.
George came to the site and told me it was "a toe bone off a buffalo. This is probably a buffalo kill site."
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"How the heck can you tell me that that is a buffalo toe?" I asked.
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In less than 20 minutes, George had a buffalo skull encased in plaster that he had found and dug up.
(Kent Hargraves - 2003)
Neligh, Nebraska
Home of the Zeimens Family. Grandparents George & Catherine Zeimens, father Matthew and mother Beryl Zeimens
Archaeologist George Matthew Zeimens
George was born December 16, 1943, in Neligh, Nebraska, while his father was in the military in Louisiana.
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Medicine Lodge Creek 1973
Assisting George Frison we see field-foreman George Zeimens, who has a bachelors degree in anthropology, performing exploratory excavations at the site. George is also a expert mechanic and equipment operator, it says.
Credit: Star Tribune Casper - September 1, 1973
1977 Working with Energy Exploration
Associate state archaeologist George Ziemens said archaeological clearance to explore for minerals can be quickly obtained by requesting a state archaeologist.
Credit: Star Tribune Casper - August 30, 1977
1990 Director Eastern Wyoming College Museum
George Zeimens, EWC History Museum director, studies a 2,000 year-old animal bone in the archaeological lab.
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Credit: Star Herald - January 31, 1990
George and Geri Zeimens
"Expanding Environments"
The "Expanding Environments" program started in 1990, by George Zeimens, was designed to provide jobs for economically disadvantaged youths.
Credit: Billings Gazette - July 28, 1991
Western History Center Director
Burning the mortgage of the 18,000 sq ft log building housing the historic and archaeological exhibits and artifacts discovered in the area.
Credit: Star Herald - September 21, 2000
Field Archaeology
176 Page book written by George Zeimens and Garry Alkire, in everyday language for those unfamiliar with the professional terminology.
Antelope County, Nebraska
Old maps from the area of Neligh, Nebraska
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Grandfather George Zeimens
Archaeologist George Zeimens was named after his grandfather, seen here in his garden at 70 years of age in Neligh, Nebraska.
1975 Bones found near Casper
George Gill and George Zeimens of the State Archaeologist Office, get a first hand look at a skull and jaw bone of a 2,000 year old skeleton.
Credit: Star Tribune Casper - September 21, 1975
"If we don't preserve some of these things
they'll soon be gone."
According to archaeologist George Zeimens, the area northwest of Ft. Laramie and around Hartville is one of the most significant historical areas in the Rocky Mountain region.
Credit: Star Herald - December 27, 1989
Paintings on rock wall yields clues to Early man.
"When we got to the site, we could see it was being destroyed by pot hunters. We decided we better get in and excavate part of the site because it was in imminent danger."
Credit: Star Herald - May 1, 1991
Teens dig into the past
Young people, ages 16-18, found skills that make it easier to find jobs, go onto school, get along better in life - all while earning 40 hours a week in pay.
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Fort John, Fort Bernard, Ficklin Station, Bordeaux Trading Post, Hell Gap, these and many more.
"We've done alot of work around this area. We need to get it together in a publication to show what we've done during the past 20 years. Then, someone in the future can take that information and go from there."
George Zeimens, May 9, 2004
2005 Nevada Flood cleanup and UPRR
Union Pacific Railroad hired Zeimens to assist in any archaeological aspects of the cleanup.
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He is the glue bringing fellow archaeologists and students into the fold of all aspects of not only Powars II, but also the Sunrise Historic and Prehistoric Preservation Society. He has dedicated over 30 years to youth programs, instilling an appreciation of archaeology, historic preservation and hard work.
