Shane Miller is a prehistoric archaeologist whose primary research interests are the Ice Age colonization of the Americas, the origins of agriculture in eastern North America, and how we can use lithic technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and geoarchaeology to make inferences about past human behavior.
His geographic area of interest is the southeastern United States, and in particular the lower Mid-South. His primary field projects are the Swag Site, a Paleoindian quarry site in Martin, South Carolina and the Hester site, a Late Paleoindian/Early Archaic site near Amory, Mississippi.
Research Interests:
Hunter-gatherers; ecological anthropology; lithic technology; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); quantitative methods; geoarchaeology; Southeastern United States.
