As the founder and webmaster of RockHobbies.com I would like to thank you for stopping in! I hope that you have found our site to be informative and enjoyable. 

I graduated from The College of Wooster in Wooster Ohio with a B.A. in archaeology in 2002. While at Wooster I finished a geology and anthropology minor too. I completed a M.A. in experimental archaeology at The University of Exeter in England (2006). I worked in CRM archeology as a Lithic Analyst for several years; basically, I looked at the stone artifacts found during cultural surveys and identified materials, types, and attributes of stone tools while creating data used in site write-ups and reports. I did some field work too.

You may wonder when I first got started in geology and archaeology. I was about 6 years old. My grandfather and I went out rock collecting in a plowed farm filed near their house. It wasn't long till I found my first rocks and arrowheads. After that first discovery I became very interested in Ohio geology and archaeology. 

As a youngster, I was a member of the Stark County Gem and Mineral Club. I attended monthly meetings and listened closely to every presentation soaking up all of the knowledge and experience of speakers, club members and friends. I learned about cabbing, polishing, collecting and all the other caveats of rock hounding.

I'm still active in the community giving talks about geology and archaeology to the public. I really enjoying meeting people who share in my borderline addiction to rocks and I hope that you'll write and share your thoughts.

Feel free to e-mail me at: michael@rockhobbies.com

Thanks, 

Michael J. Miller M.A.