http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:28:04 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10762 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus visits Auburn, Georgia, and hosts over 200 visitors including middle-schoolers, homeschoolers and parents, city administrators, a state representative, and more—read the whole story and look at the photos!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:39:23 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10756 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus attends the 2011 Georgia National Fair, and hosts mobs of happy visitors. See lots of pictures from the Fair!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/combating-damage-and-deterioration-of-artifacts/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/combating-damage-and-deterioration-of-artifacts/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10309 Museums and other institutions store and display artifacts. Curators—the professionals who care for artifact collections in museums and other institutions that preserve artifacts—must be very careful to make sure that artifacts are preserved and not damaged while in their care. Read about many potential agents of deterioration, degradation, and destruction in the full article.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/combating-damage-and-deterioration-of-artifacts/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:15:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10058 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus attends the Georgia Council for the Social Studies Conference in Athens along with hundreds of teachers, many of whom, she discovered, are quite knowledgeable about Georgia archaeology.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-28-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-28-2011/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:45:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10046 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus attends the charity auction to raise money for the SGA's Endowment Fund that was held in conjunction with the 2011 Fall Meeting.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-28-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-27-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-27-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:13:30 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10034 …In which Abby the ArchaeoBus visits Ft. Hawkins, in Macon. Abby describes excavations to uncover palisade walls that were built in 1809, and the flood of visitors who toured the Bus and displays.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-27-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:02:35 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10005 Abby the ArchaeoBus discusses visiting the Southeastern Archaeology Conference in Florida, and participating in Public Archaeology Day while parked outside the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville. Enjoy photographs of the event as part of the diary entry.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-8-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-8-2011/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:51:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9936 In which…Abby the ArchaeoBus is rescued by Dr. Andy and nurse Bobby after an acute attack of colic on the Interstate.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-8-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/the-sga-at-coastfest-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/the-sga-at-coastfest-2011/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:28:46 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9897 See lots of photos of the SGA’s ten tables and the ArchaeoBus at CoastFest 2011, held in October in Brunswick, by checking out the full story. Well over 9000 people attended CoastFest, and hundreds toured the ArchaeoBus and the exhibits under and around the SGA tent. The SGA installation was supported by 18 volunteers, many from the Golden Isles Archaeological Society, and also from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and the United Kingdom.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/the-sga-at-coastfest-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-teaches-teachers-in-athens/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-teaches-teachers-in-athens/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:38:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9824 The ArchaeoBus spent Friday, October 21st, 2011 at Georgia Council for the Social Studies conference in Athens, attended by 510 educators. The ArchaeoBus, accompanying displays, and the door prize the SGA offered were all well-received.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-teaches-teachers-in-athens/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-at-fort-hawkins-for-week/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-at-fort-hawkins-for-week/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:46:12 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9807 This week, 24–31 October, 2011, the SGA's ArchaeoBus is at Fort Hawkins and open to the public, while excavations are in progress. This is the first time the ArchaeoBus has visited active excavations! Fort Hawkins, on a hill above the Ocmulgee National Monument and downtown Macon, dates to 1806, before Macon was founded. On the 31st, attend a Press Conference at 3:00PM, when you can see all that was found during the week, and tour the ArchaeoBus. At 5:00PM, the first Fort Hawkins Halloween Hauntings will begin, with ArchaeoBus tours a major highlight of this free, fun, family event.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/archaeobus-at-fort-hawkins-for-week/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/audacious-archaeology-auction-items-1/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/audacious-archaeology-auction-items-1/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:05:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9562 You are invited! Come out for an adventurous evening and leave with a treasure! Participate in both a silent and live auction to benefit the SGA on Saturday evening, October 22, 2011, at the Terrapin Brewery, just outside of Athens. Entry is free. Silent auction and tours begin at 6:30pm. The live auction begins at 8pm, with Georgia Hall of Fame Auctioneer Colonel Wilbur C. Mull. We offer two kinds of items for both the live and the silent auctions: 1) Ethnic Objects from Around the World (no archaeological artifacts, of course), and 2) Outdoor Adventure items. Access sample item photos in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/audacious-archaeology-auction-items-1/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/step-right-up-help-at-the-2011-georgia-national-fair/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/step-right-up-help-at-the-2011-georgia-national-fair/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:44:40 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9447 Attend the Georgia National Fair and help the SGA by volunteering to present the ArchaeoBus to the public. No experience necessary! The ArchaeoBus is the SGA’s fun mobile classroom and museum. The 2011 Georgia National Fair in Perry runs from Thursday, October 6 through Sunday, October 16.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/step-right-up-help-at-the-2011-georgia-national-fair/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/07/the-archaeobus-attends-girl-scout-camp/ http://thesga.org/2011/07/the-archaeobus-attends-girl-scout-camp/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:00:22 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9298 SGA’s ArchaeoBus, nicknamed Abby, visited a week-long Girl Scout Eco-camp in Oglethorpe County in July, 2011. Amy Glinski, leader of the camp, along with SGA’s Tom Gresham and Teresa Groover presented a half day of programming and hands-on activities to 40 girls who ranged from 6 to 13 years old. We think this was another successful venture for the ArchaeoBus and was a slightly different audience and setting. We are finding that the ArchaeoBus is readily adaptable to a wide range of audiences.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/07/the-archaeobus-attends-girl-scout-camp/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/06/italy%e2%80%99s-rome-imitates-the-sga%e2%80%99s-archaeobus/ http://thesga.org/2011/06/italy%e2%80%99s-rome-imitates-the-sga%e2%80%99s-archaeobus/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:19:05 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9078 The SGA is very proud of drawing upon volunteer resources, donations from generous supporters, and creative exhibit ideas, particularly from Chief Tender Rita Elliott, to create, launch, and staff our ArchaeoBus. Recently, Rita discovered that the other Rome, the one in Italy, also has an “archeobus.” The SGA, however, strongly suspects that ours came first!]]> http://thesga.org/2011/06/italy%e2%80%99s-rome-imitates-the-sga%e2%80%99s-archaeobus/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeobus-visits-library-in-danielsville/ http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeobus-visits-library-in-danielsville/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:29:38 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=8942 Fifty-seven visitors toured the ArchaeoBus when it was parked at the Madison County Library in Danielsville on April 16th, 2011, and browsed exhibits set up in the library. The ArchaeoBus created a good bit of excitement and all who visited were impressed and appreciative. A Facebook comment later that weekend observed, “we saw tons of cool things…the ArchaeoBus was great!!!” Two kids bounding up to the library chanted ArchaeoBus! ArchaeoBus! ArchaeoBus!]]> http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeobus-visits-library-in-danielsville/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/12/interpreting-broken-pottery-exploring-rim-diameters/ http://thesga.org/2010/12/interpreting-broken-pottery-exploring-rim-diameters/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:00:46 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7075 Archaeologists often find large assortments of broken pottery—dating to either historic or prehistoric periods. Rim sherds, from the opening or mouth of the vessel, can be quite informative. This article leads the reader to consider what the implications of different vessel rim diameter assortments may be.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/12/interpreting-broken-pottery-exploring-rim-diameters/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-15-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-15-2010/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:52:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7008 In late October the ArchaeoBus attended the Georgia Council for the Social Studies annual state conference in Athens.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-15-2010/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-13-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-13-2010/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:28:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6988 In which…Abby the ArchaeoBus hosts thousands of visitors at the 2010 Georgia National Fair in Perry….]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/november-13-2010/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/by-the-numbers-sga-and-the-georgia-national-fair-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/by-the-numbers-sga-and-the-georgia-national-fair-2010/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:14:45 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=6776 Abby the ArchaeoBus met countless numbers of the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Georgia National Fair in Perry this October. Visitors had a unique opportunity this year to learn about Georgia’s archaeology and preservation in a fun and interactive way, courtesy of the Society for Georgia Archaeology. Families and adults were actively engaged in learning these messages, as were field trip students. Countless children left Abby positive messages in her visitor book. Also, a special thanks to the hard working cadre of volunteers at the ArchaeoBus exhibit.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/by-the-numbers-sga-and-the-georgia-national-fair-2010/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/archaeobus-volunteers-enjoy-the-georgia-national-fair/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/archaeobus-volunteers-enjoy-the-georgia-national-fair/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:50:26 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=6707 Volunteering for the SGA is not a daunting task as one might think, being at the Georgia National Fair all day with the ArchaeoBus smelling livestock, eating fatty foods, and dealing with rowdy kids. The ArchaeoBus volunteers report they had a great time and all said they would do it again!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/archaeobus-volunteers-enjoy-the-georgia-national-fair/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/4th-annual-seven-islands-artifact-id-day-growing-interest-among-the-public/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/4th-annual-seven-islands-artifact-id-day-growing-interest-among-the-public/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:46:41 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=6697 The annual Seven Islands Artifact ID Day on October 23, 2010, was hosted by the Ocmulgee Archaeological Society (OAS) and the Butts County Historical Society (BCHS). Members of Taylor County High School’s “Benjamin Hawkins Historical, Expeditionary, and Geographical Society (BHEGS) volunteered to help manage the archaeology tent. Now in its fourth year, the event has continued to gain support and receive more visitors.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/4th-annual-seven-islands-artifact-id-day-growing-interest-among-the-public/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/two-days-at-the-georgia-national-fair-with-the-archaeobus/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/two-days-at-the-georgia-national-fair-with-the-archaeobus/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:00:36 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6520 In the full story, click through photos from two days spent with the ArchaeoBus at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry. Visitors of all ages enjoyed the Fair from October 7–17, 2010. SGA members pulled together to staff the ArchaeoBus exhibit with three or more volunteers at all times, helping thousands of fair-goers learn about Georgia archaeology.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/two-days-at-the-georgia-national-fair-with-the-archaeobus/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-georgia-national-fair-and-seeds/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-georgia-national-fair-and-seeds/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:49:06 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6444 Visit the Georgia National Fair—October 7–17 in Perry, and step into the ArchaeoBus! We'll have lots of information plus activities for kids! Kids can make a seed packet for next spring, and plant seeds Native Americans in Georgia used to cultivate! The full story has a downloadable Fair map with the ArchaeoBus location marked, and a downloadable handout about Native American agriculture in Georgia.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-georgia-national-fair-and-seeds/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-scheduling-for-october-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-scheduling-for-october-2010/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:11:25 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6410 The ArchaeoBus handlers have filled the ArchaeoBus schedule for October! There's CoastFest, ten days at the Georgia National Fair, and then two days in Athens with teachers attending the Georgia Conference on the Social Studies!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/archaeobus-scheduling-for-october-2010/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/september-26-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/september-26-2010/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:16:13 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6366 Abby the ArchaeoBus has updated her diary, with an entry describing some of her upcoming events, including attending CoastFest on October 7th, the Georgia National Fair for eleven days in mid-October, and the Georgia Conference on the Social Studies in Athens on October 28th and 29th. Check out the flyers, too!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/september-26-2010/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/09/how-do-we-decode-the-past/ http://thesga.org/2010/09/how-do-we-decode-the-past/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:00:46 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6267 The long version of this story introduces a multipage online presentation by the Smithsonian Institution called "Decoding the Past: The Work of Archaeologists" (with lesson plans). This raises issues of how to envision the past so that you can reveal patterns, rhythms, and cycles that it encompasses. French historian Fernand Braudel's tri-partite division of the rhythms of the past are introduced.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/09/how-do-we-decode-the-past/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/09/necessities-of-life/ http://thesga.org/2010/09/necessities-of-life/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6284 The Internet provides great resources for those researching and learning about archaeology. Finding the really good stuff, however, can be difficult. Here's some help: the Arkansas Archeological Survey has posted some really good stuff!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/09/necessities-of-life/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/06/read-the-diary-of-abby-the-archaeobus/ http://thesga.org/2010/06/read-the-diary-of-abby-the-archaeobus/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:51:08 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5820 Read the story of the SGA's ArchaeoBus, as told by Abby the ArchaeoBus herself. Abby wants to share her experiences with the whole wide world, via this website! Abby includes many snapshots, so you can feel like you've spent time with her, too!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/06/read-the-diary-of-abby-the-archaeobus/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/06/june-2-2010/ http://thesga.org/2010/06/june-2-2010/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5774 http://thesga.org/2010/06/june-2-2010/feed/ 0