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Smith, Michael E

Section Head, Historics
Assistant Research Scientist
209 Nuclear Physics Laboratory
M/C 571
23 E. Stadium Dr.
Champaign, IL  61820

Education

M.A. Historical Administration, Eastern Illinois University
B.A. Anthropology, Western Michigan University

Research Interests

Post-contact archaeology, architecture, material culture studies, and the best practices for cultural heritage management and development.

Professional Affiliations

  • Historical Administration Program Association
  • Illinois Archaeological Survey
  • Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology
  • Society for Historical Archeology

Selected Publications

2025   Contributor. Thomas E. Emerson, Dale L. McElrath, and David J. Nolan (eds.) Archaeology of Illinois:  The Deep History of the Prairie State. Studies in Archaeology No. 7. Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

2024   Contributor. Michael J. Aiuvalasit, John M. Lambert, Timothy R. Pauketat, and Andrew A. White (eds.) An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage in Illinois. Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

2024    Michael Smith and Timothy Pauketat. On Recent History, Heritage, and Immigration. Illinois Insight: Archaeology, Blog, Post Sep 19, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champain.  https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/9269/671710633

2023    Guest Reviewer. Special Issue: Post Contact-Era Metro Chicago. Vol. 49, No 2. The Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. Midwest Archaeological Conference.

2018   Contributor. Re-envisioning Greater Cahokia, Story Map. Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

2013    Prehistory in the Local Museum: Making Connections. Technical Insert 185. Illinois Heritage Association Newsletter Vol. 31, No. 5. Illinois Heritage Association.

2012    Brian Adams, Alice Berkson, and Iloatovszki and Michael Smith. The Martin Homestead (11V924): Early Prosperity on the  Wabash Border. Illinois Archaeology Vol. 24. Illinois Archaeological Survey.

2009    Doctor Syntax visits the Frontier: English Ceramic Exports to Illinois.  Illinois Antiquity Vol. 44, No 3.  Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology.

2007    Reborn from the Ashes:  The Link between the Phoenix Button and Frontier Illinois. Illinois Antiquity Vol. 42, No 1. Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology.


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