http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-2012-gars-newsletter-available/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-2012-gars-newsletter-available/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:12:35 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10740 The fourth issue of the newsletter of the Gwinnett County Chapter of SGA, the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), is now available. The newsletter is named Gwinnett Archaeology Bulletin. GARS members are heavily involved in this year's Archaeology Month, in May, which has the theme Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-2012-gars-newsletter-available/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-day-scheduled-for-may-6th-in-augusta/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-day-scheduled-for-may-6th-in-augusta/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:33:49 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10698 The Augusta Museum of History and the Augusta Archaeological Society, a Chapter of the SGA, invite you to attend Archaeology Day at the 1797 Ezekiel Harris House, 1822 Broad Street, in Augusta, on Saturday, May 6th, 2012. Admission is free. This event is one of many celebrating Georgia's 2012 Archaeology Month.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-day-scheduled-for-may-6th-in-augusta/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:48:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10675 The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the SGA will meet on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, at 7:30 pm to hear a presentation by Michael Bunn, of Columbus. He will speak to the GAAS about the poorly known Creek Wars as they relate to the War of 1812. As Mr. Bunn notes, "Too few of the sites at which they were fought are interpreted for the public, and too few people understand their importance." The topic is in accordance with May being Archaeology Month in Georgia, with a theme this year of the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The GAAS monthly meeting will take place at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. The meeting is free and open to the public.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/2012-sogart-symposium-call-for-papers/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/2012-sogart-symposium-call-for-papers/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:31:18 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10621 SOGART, the South Georgia Archaeological Research Team, a Chapter of the SGA announces that its 2012 Symposium on Southeastern Coastal Plain Archaeology will be held at Stubbs Hall, South Georgia College, Douglas, on August 18th. Presentations are now being solicited for the meeting. Click here for an announcement suitable for posting.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/2012-sogart-symposium-call-for-papers/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/april-2012-gwinnett-archaeology-bulletin-now-available/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/april-2012-gwinnett-archaeology-bulletin-now-available/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:04:03 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10602 The third issue of the newsletter of the Gwinnett County Chapter of SGA, the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), is now available. The newsletter is named Gwinnett Archaeology Bulletin. GARS members are planning to co-host (with the Fort Daniel Foundation) an afternoon expo at the Fort Daniel site on May 19th, as part of the 2012 Archaeology Month activities.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/april-2012-gwinnett-archaeology-bulletin-now-available/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-month-2012-posters-are-rolled-and-stuffed/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-month-2012-posters-are-rolled-and-stuffed/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:45:28 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10594 On Monday, April 2, 2012, volunteers from the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, TRC staff, and others from the SGA met at the offices of the cultural resources firm TRC, Inc. in Norcross to roll the Archaeology Month 2012 posters and stuff them in mailing tubes destined for Georgia school districts. Thanks to all the volunteers for finishing this important work.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/archaeology-month-2012-posters-are-rolled-and-stuffed/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:00:50 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10514 SGA Board Member and Golden Isles Chapter member Kevin Kiernan provides an update on the many research projects Golden Isles members have underway. Activities include searching for a Spanish mission, examining Kelvin culture houses, and systematic studies of the Harrington Graded School, the last surviving segregated school on St. Simons Island. Check out links to other stories about Golden Isles member activities, including in the Jacksonville Times-Union and a DNR newsletter.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/march-2012-gars-newsletter-available/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/march-2012-gars-newsletter-available/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:10:57 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10455 UPDATED! The first two issues of the newsletter of the Gwinnett County Chapter of SGA, the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), are now available. The newsletter is named Gwinnett Archaeology Bulletin. GARS members are planning to co-host (with the Fort Daniel Foundation) an afternoon expo at the Fort Daniel site on May 19th, as part of the 2012 Archaeology Month activities.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/march-2012-gars-newsletter-available/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/rock-carving-expert-to-speak-at-etowah-museum/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/rock-carving-expert-to-speak-at-etowah-museum/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:28:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10446 Come to the Museum at Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site on Thursday, March 15th at 7:00pm to hear the REAL story of rock structures on a mountainside in Union County—structures that sparked the recent controversy about Mayans in North Georgia. Our speaker for this meeting of the Northwest Georgia Archaeology Society will be Dr. Jannie Loubser, an archaeologist and world expert on rock carvings and rock structures.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/rock-carving-expert-to-speak-at-etowah-museum/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/gaas-march-meeting-presentation-topic-etowah/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/gaas-march-meeting-presentation-topic-etowah/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:58:03 +0000 Rachel http://thesga.org/?p=10419 The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the SGA will meet on March 13, 2012, at 7:30 pm to hear a presentation by Dr. Adam King who will be speaking about Mississippian imagery at the Etowah site located in Cartersville, GA. The meeting will take place at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/gaas-march-meeting-presentation-topic-etowah/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/02/10338/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/10338/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:12:49 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=10338 Tammy Herron of the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) will be the guest speaker at this month's GAAS meeting. Tammy will discuss her research on colonial sites in Aiken County, South Carolina and also some of the programs of the Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA).]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/10338/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/february-gias-meeting-the-life-and-times-of-the-sixteenth-century-guale/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/february-gias-meeting-the-life-and-times-of-the-sixteenth-century-guale/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:11:33 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=10317 The Golden Isles Archaeological Society will hold their February meeting Tuesday the 7th at St. Simons Elementary School in the Cafeteria at 7:00pm. The meeting will feature Ryan Sipe of Georgia Southern University and is titled Georgia’s Mission Frontier: The Life and Times of the Sixteenth Century Guale.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/february-gias-meeting-the-life-and-times-of-the-sixteenth-century-guale/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:51:30 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=10270 Prior to the 2011 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire in Gwinnett County, several geophysical surveys had been conducted at the site by Dr. Sheldon Skaggs of Georgia Southern University, the combined results of which suggested the presence of features within the footprint of the fort. We have also previously reported that the footprint of the fort’s palisade walls and corner blockhouses, as determined by archaeological investigations, corresponds precisely to the plan for frontier forts sent by President Washington’s Secretary of War, Henry Knox, to the Governor of Georgia in 1794.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/gaas-january-meeting-scheduled/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/gaas-january-meeting-scheduled/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:41:19 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10239 The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the SGA will meet on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, to hear a presentation by Jack Tyler and Terry Jackson about using GIS to track the loss of archaeological sites and to develop plans for conservation of remaining sites. The meeting is free and open to the public.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/gaas-january-meeting-scheduled/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:25:55 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10038 Catch up with the news of the SGA's Augusta Chapter, the Augusta Archaeological Society, by reading the December issue of the AAS's newsletter, The Debitage. The issue details activities of the AAS in 2011, and plans for a holiday party on December 8th.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:26:22 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9979 The well-attended October 2011 Frontier Faire at Fort Daniel, sponsored by the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, a Chapter of the SGA, and the Fort Daniel Foundation, hosted a Trading Post, tours, a candle-maker, both Girl and Boy Scouts, a food area and more. The 2011 Frontier Faire is considered a definite success and will serve as a model for next year’s Faire.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/hilton-head-chapter-hosting-cgas-speaker/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/hilton-head-chapter-hosting-cgas-speaker/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:43:57 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9953 Chica Arndt, President of the Coastal Georgia Archaeological Society (CGAS), will be speaking at the Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, meeting of the Hilton Head Chapter of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina. The meeting is free and open to the public, and will be held at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn at 1 pm.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/hilton-head-chapter-hosting-cgas-speaker/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/fort-daniel-a-geophysical-survey-of-an-1813-georgia-frontier-fort/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/fort-daniel-a-geophysical-survey-of-an-1813-georgia-frontier-fort/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:19:59 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9948 Where was Fort Daniel? This frontier fort was long believed to have been on a ridge-top knoll on Hog Mountain in Gwinnett County. In 2007, the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, a Chapter of the SGA, began a research program under the direction of Dr. James D’Angelo to locate physical remains of the fort using two forms of subsurface remote sensing, metal detection and ground penetrating radar. This detailed article reports the happy results of that research.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/fort-daniel-a-geophysical-survey-of-an-1813-georgia-frontier-fort/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/2011/11/nwgas-to-host-artifact-identification-night-november-10th-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/nwgas-to-host-artifact-identification-night-november-10th-2011/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:59:52 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9880 The Northwest Georgia Archaeology Society will host their Artifact Identification Night at the Etowah Mounds Museum on Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 pm. All members of the public are invited.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/nwgas-to-host-artifact-identification-night-november-10th-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/gaas-november-speaker-david-smith-will-discuss-meso-american-caves/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/gaas-november-speaker-david-smith-will-discuss-meso-american-caves/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:46:50 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9873 The November GAAS meeting will feature David Smith and his discussion of Mesoamerica. Caves in Mesoamerica have always had ritual, supernatural, and mystical connotations—rich sources of cultural material. David visited a remote area of the state of Oaxaco in Mexico where he and a friend video-taped the contents of a cave in the culturally and geographically inaccessible Mazateca Indian area. The site, known as Blade cave, is approximately 350 km southeast of Mexico City and was discovered by American spelunkers in 1985; it was undisturbed.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/gaas-november-speaker-david-smith-will-discuss-meso-american-caves/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/long-time-gaas-member-will-be-october-speaker/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/long-time-gaas-member-will-be-october-speaker/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:56:18 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9708 The Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society October speaker is Curtis Headrick, long time member of GAAS and a dedicated student of Central American cultures. The program will be at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Clifton Road, just north of Ponce de Leon and will begin at 7:30pm.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/long-time-gaas-member-will-be-october-speaker/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/ft-daniel-and-gars-to-host-annual-frontier-faire-october-15-16-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/ft-daniel-and-gars-to-host-annual-frontier-faire-october-15-16-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:34:57 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9593 The Gwinnett County Chapter of SGA, Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), along with Fort Daniel Foundation (FDF) members are sponsoring a Frontier Faire to be held Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday, October 16, 2011, from 11am to 4pm. All are cordially invited to attend.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/ft-daniel-and-gars-to-host-annual-frontier-faire-october-15-16-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/gaas-september-meeting-featuring-archaeologist-dr-glover-discussing-the-maritime-maya/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/gaas-september-meeting-featuring-archaeologist-dr-glover-discussing-the-maritime-maya/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:33:33 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9477 The talk will cover Dr. Jeffrey Glover's recent archaeological investigations at the ancient Maya port site of Vista Alegre. Located along the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the work of Glover and colleagues is shedding light on this little known section of coastline.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/gaas-september-meeting-featuring-archaeologist-dr-glover-discussing-the-maritime-maya/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/nwgas-september-meeting-geoarchaeological-studies-of-mounds-an-example-from-etowah/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/nwgas-september-meeting-geoarchaeological-studies-of-mounds-an-example-from-etowah/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:17:58 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9470 The Northwest Georgia Archaeology Society will have our next regularly scheduled meeting of the Northwest Georgia Archaeology Society on next Thursday, Sept. 8th, at New Echota Historic Site. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm. All members of the public are invited. Admission is free.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/nwgas-september-meeting-geoarchaeological-studies-of-mounds-an-example-from-etowah/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/08/gars-to-sponsor-frontier-faire/ http://thesga.org/2011/08/gars-to-sponsor-frontier-faire/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:02:40 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9356 The Gwinnett County Chapter of SGA, Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), along with Fort Daniel Foundation (FDF) members are sponsoring a Frontier Faire to be held Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday, October 16, 2011, from 11am to 4pm. All SGA members and their guests are cordially invited to attend.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/08/gars-to-sponsor-frontier-faire/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/07/gaas-update-%e2%80%93-summer-of-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/07/gaas-update-%e2%80%93-summer-of-2011/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:57:23 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9257 The Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society-GAAS has been busy this summer. Many chapter members have volunteered at various sites throughout Georgia and have been able to expand their archaeological knowledge through hands on excavation as well as participation in site supervisor lectures and updates. GAAS continues to be a great avenue for individuals interested in the hands-on archaeological experience. GAAS also has big news regarding their chapter president. Dennis Blanton has stepped down as president and, replacing Dennis will be Lyn Kirkland, who has been a member of GAAS for over 20 years.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/07/gaas-update-%e2%80%93-summer-of-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/05/the-gias-may-meeting-award-presented-by-fred-cook-for-helping-with-selden-project/ http://thesga.org/2011/05/the-gias-may-meeting-award-presented-by-fred-cook-for-helping-with-selden-project/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 16:04:37 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=8974 At the GIAS meeting, Tuesday, May 3, 2011, archaeologist, Fred Cook presented Guale vs. Irene: A Comparison of Archaeological Cultures. During the meeting, Cook happily presented a plague for helping with the Selden Project in Brunswick, Georgia, over the spring to Jennifer Kennedy, her daughter, Shelby Kennedy, and to Jack Caldwell. Cook appreciated each of their help very much.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/05/the-gias-may-meeting-award-presented-by-fred-cook-for-helping-with-selden-project/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/05/gars-investigates-berkmar-%e2%80%9cmystery%e2%80%9d-site/ http://thesga.org/2011/05/gars-investigates-berkmar-%e2%80%9cmystery%e2%80%9d-site/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 14:59:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=8969 Members of the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS) worked over the weekend at the Berkmar “mystery” site—this was part of the old Wynne-Russell Plantation but is now Berkmar Middle School, Gwinnett County property. GARS members plan to record the site on 14 May, and are clearing brush, etc., in preparation for doing that with Berkmar MS 8th graders.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/05/gars-investigates-berkmar-%e2%80%9cmystery%e2%80%9d-site/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeology-day-in-augusta-may-7th-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeology-day-in-augusta-may-7th-2011/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:36:46 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=8881 Organizers of Archaeology Day at the 1797 Ezekiel Harris House, 1822 Broad Street, in Augusta, invite you to attend on Saturday, May 7th. Free admission. The event is sponsored by the Augusta Museum of History and the Augusta Archaeological Society, a Chapter of the SGA.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/04/archaeology-day-in-augusta-may-7th-2011/feed/ 0