Archaeologist - Dr. G. Michael Pratt

Dr. G. Michael Pratt has a long record of public involvement in the early history of Northwest Ohio. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Dr. Pratt completed his bachelor's degree in anthropology at Miami University and received his master's degree and doctorate in anthropology from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Pratt directed the University of Toledo's Regional Ohio Historic Preservation Office in 1976. In 1981, he began teaching at Heidelberg College, where he is currently professor of Anthropology.

In 1977 Dr. Pratt began researching the history of European/Native American relationships in the Northwest Territory and has made many public and professional presentations of his research. From 1981-1984 he directed a public archaeology project at Fort Miamis, the fort built to oppose Anthony Wayne's 1794 campaign. Since that time he has focused his research on the Fallen Timbers Campaign, identifying the actual battle site and working with local partners to have the site become an affiliated unit of the National Park System.

In addition to his teaching activities and archaeological research, Dr. Pratt continues to be active in the historic preservation community. He served three terms as a member and is a former chairman of the Ohio Historic Preservation Advisory Board; he is a former president of the Ohio Archaeological Council; and he remains involved in cultural resource
management activities.

Dr. Pratt's other anthropological interests include the people and cultures of China and Bali, forensic anthropology and human evolution.