Dr. Logan Miller
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sociology and Anthropology
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 360
Office Hours
Monday 10-Noon
Thursday 11-noon
Thursday 11-noon
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
I am an anthropological archaeologist with research interests in lithic analysis and the archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands. In class, I talk about the harm of believing in alien pyramids and encourage students to collect cigarette butts around campus.
Current Courses
274.001Explorations in Archaeology
400.004Independent Study In Anthropology
197.001Lost Continents and Alien Pyramids
481.001Advanced Archaeological Field School
381.001Archaeological Field School
197.001Lost Continents and Alien Pyramids
382.001Senior Thesis
Ph D Anthropology
Ohio State University
Columbus OH
MA Anthropology
Ohio State University
Columbus OH
BA Anthropology
Wright State University
Dayton OH
Excellence Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement of the Year by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member
ISU College of Arts and Sciences
2019
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2018
Student Paper Award
Society for American Archaeology
2014
Student Poster Award
Society for American Archaeology
2013
Book Review
Miller, L. The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos: Reflections on the Newark Earthworks and World Heritage. M. Elizabeth Weiser, Timothy R. W. Jordan, and Richard D. Shiels. American Antiquity (2024)
Presentations
Crane and Loy: Middle Woodland Settlements on Macoupin Creek, Greene County, Illinois. Midwest Archaeological Conference. (2023)
Of Course it’s Quartz: Prelimi nary Results and Lithic Analysis from Site 107 -23 in Orange, CT. Eastern States Archaeological Federation. (2023)
Beyond the Natural Community: Village Structure, Architecture, Temporality, and Community at Noble-Wieting. Midwest Archaeological Conference. (2022)
Detection and Identification of Possible Tobacco Residues in Burnt Crusts of Hopewell Pottery from Lower Illinois River Valley. American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting. (2022)
Examining Lithics and Community at Noble-Wieting. Midwest Archaeological Conference. (2022)
Introducing the Noble-Wieting Cultural Site. Midwest Archaeological Conference. (2022)
Path Dependence in Middle Woodland Ceremonial Landscapes. Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment. (2022)
Recent Research at the Noble-Wieting Cultural Site. Midwest Archaeological Conference. (2022)
Use-Wear Evidence for Bead Production at the Middle Woodland Period Crane Site, Greene County, Illinois. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting. (2022)
A Probable Paleoindian Encampment at the Two Wrasslin’ Cats Site, East Haddam, Connecticut. 88th Annual Meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation. (2021)
Grants & Contracts
Elemental analysis of Ground Stone Axes from Noble-Wieting using pXRF. Office of Student Research. Illinois State University. (2022)
Summer Faculty Fellowship. Illinois State University CAS. Illinois State University. (2019)
Pre-Tenure Faculty Initiative Grant. ISU College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2018)
University Research Grant Program - New Faculty Initiative Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2016)
Patricia Essenpreis Memorial Grant. Ohio Archaeological Council. Private. (2015)