▁the ▁Gall ina ▁Culture ▁of ▁northern ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁term ▁research ▁project ▁on ▁Pot tery ▁M ound , ▁a ▁site ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁many ▁k iva ▁mur als . ▁H ib ben ▁also ▁exc av ated ▁at ▁Com anche ▁Spr ings ▁south ▁of ▁Al bu quer que , ▁loc ating ▁Spanish ▁Col onial ▁period ▁and ▁other ▁remains . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁arch ae ologist , ▁H ib ben ▁was ▁a ▁big - game ▁h unter , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁We ather by ▁Hun ting ▁and ▁Conserv ation ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁capac ities ▁related ▁to ▁wild ▁animals , ▁such ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Al bu quer que ▁Zo ological ▁Board ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 7 0 ) ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁Game ▁and ▁Fish ▁Commission ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 7 1 ). ▁H ib ben ' s ▁big ▁game ▁experience ▁carried ▁over ▁into ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁popular ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁hunting . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Los ▁L unas ▁Dec alog ue ▁Stone ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁" Associ ation ▁of ▁Man ▁with ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁M amm als ▁in ▁the ▁Sand ia ▁Mountains , ▁New ▁Mexico ," ▁American ▁Anti qu ity , ▁ 2 ( 4 ): 2 6 0 - 2 6 3 . ▁[ the ▁first ▁article ▁to ▁describe ▁Sand ia ▁C ave . ▁