George Leyburn Miller, 83, died peacefully at home in Newark, Delaware, after a life well spent on September 10, 2025.
His career as gifted mentor, teacher, and scholar in historical archaeology and ceramics and glass is summarized in a Society for Historical Archaeology article on his 2012 Harrington award https://secure-sha.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/46-2-1-Harrington.pdf. Applying potters’ terms for nineteenth-century English ceramics sold in American country stores allowed him to link archaeological fragments with surviving wares and documents on importers and merchants to address economic questions. He loved to handle and discuss artifacts, antiques, and related papers.
George cared deeply about people and was a brave, stubborn, and hilarious curmudgeon. He put tens of thousands of miles on his beloved Ross road bike, wearing shorts, suspenders, and sandals in all kinds of weather. He kept his doctors in stitches with his bad jokes.
Those who loved and miss George include his wife Amy Earls and their colleagues and friends, as well as family members, such as his sister Lynn Quayle, brother Ron Gray, and cousin Larry Duncan.
George was a member of Mount Holly Friends Meeting, 81 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060. Contributions in his memory are welcome. No services are planned. He donated his body to the University of Delaware anatomical gift program for use in student training.

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