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/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/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/2012/01/2011-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/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/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/2011/09/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/2011/08/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/2011/05/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/gars-members-consider-bricks-and-mortar-during-fieldtrip/ http://thesga.org/2011/04/gars-members-consider-bricks-and-mortar-during-fieldtrip/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:03:11 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=8599 Despite the rains the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS) field trip in March 2011 to the Howard Cement Company site and vicinity was fun and profitable. The group also visited the Howard plantation site (including a mill and large earthen dam), another lime kiln site, and the Kingston museum and the Confederate cemetery in Kingston. Accompanying photos are of the remaining lime kilns at the Howard site.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/04/gars-members-consider-bricks-and-mortar-during-fieldtrip/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/fort-daniel-named-regionally-important-resource/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/fort-daniel-named-regionally-important-resource/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:23:40 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6377 The Atlanta Regional Commission has recently released a draft of its PLAN 2040: Regional Resource Plan. Among the many important archaeological and historical resources highlighted in this 89-page document is Fort Daniel, a late 18th/early 19th century frontier settlement in Gwinnett County.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/fort-daniel-named-regionally-important-resource/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/09/gars-update-archaeology-month-2010-and-fort-daniel-activities/ http://thesga.org/2010/09/gars-update-archaeology-month-2010-and-fort-daniel-activities/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:44:28 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6329 The Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society teamed with the Fort Daniel Foundation to again combine their public archaeology event with FDF’s 2nd annual Frontier Faire at the Fort Daniel site in Gwinnett County, May 22-23. A highlight of the weekend was a brick making project employing methods and technology that would have been used in the late 18th–early 19th centuries.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/09/gars-update-archaeology-month-2010-and-fort-daniel-activities/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/05/fort-daniel-event-is-in-the-news/ http://thesga.org/2010/05/fort-daniel-event-is-in-the-news/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 22:50:38 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5732 Read 11alive's report on the Fort Daniel Faire and Public Archaeology Event, held at the Fort Daniel historical site in Gwinnett County in late May 2010. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation named Fort Daniel to its 2009 Places In Peril list in recognition of the importance of this military site. Visit the Fort Daniel Foundation website and learn how you can help save this important place, which is presently on private land.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/05/fort-daniel-event-is-in-the-news/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/04/april-gars-meeting-topic-spanish-paleolithic-caves/ http://thesga.org/2010/04/april-gars-meeting-topic-spanish-paleolithic-caves/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:24:15 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5365 Dr. Jim D'Angelo will give a presentation on examples of Cro-Magnon and later cave art, at the monthly meeting of the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, a chapter of the SGA, at its meeting on Thursday April 8. The meeting starts are about 7 PM with the program beginning at 7:30 PM. Jim recently returned from a visit to Spain and was fortunate enough to visit a Paleolithic cave, which he will discuss.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/04/april-gars-meeting-topic-spanish-paleolithic-caves/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/11/gars-will-meet-on-november-17th/ http://thesga.org/2009/11/gars-will-meet-on-november-17th/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:49:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4059 The Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society will have its regular meeting for November 2009 on the 17th, beginning at 7 pm. The speaker will be Scot Keith, lead archaeologist for recent excavations at the Late Woodland Leake Site. The site has been listed by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as a 2010 Place in Peril. (See a story on this website about this here.)]]> http://thesga.org/2009/11/gars-will-meet-on-november-17th/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/11/field-trip-to-the-roswell-mills-scheduled-for-november-15th/ http://thesga.org/2009/11/field-trip-to-the-roswell-mills-scheduled-for-november-15th/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:43:08 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4055 The Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society has scheduled a field trip to the Roswell Mills site for Sunday, November 15.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/11/field-trip-to-the-roswell-mills-scheduled-for-november-15th/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/11/work-day-at-fort-daniel-saturday-november-14th/ http://thesga.org/2009/11/work-day-at-fort-daniel-saturday-november-14th/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:36:02 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4048 The Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society will be having work day at Fort Daniel this Saturday, November 14, weather permitting, beginning about 9:30 am.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/11/work-day-at-fort-daniel-saturday-november-14th/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/08/gwinnett-archaeological-research-society/ http://thesga.org/2009/08/gwinnett-archaeological-research-society/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:25:49 +0000 Larissa http://thesga.org/?p=3573 http://thesga.org/2009/08/gwinnett-archaeological-research-society/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/05/press-attends-gars-archaeology-month-event/ http://thesga.org/2009/05/press-attends-gars-archaeology-month-event/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 13:16:10 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2969 The Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, together with the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, hosted an Archaeology Month function at Fort Daniel on Saturday, 2 May, called the Frontier Fort Faire and Public Archaeology Event, which was covered by Heath Hamacher, of the Gwinnett Daily News.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/05/press-attends-gars-archaeology-month-event/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/03/gwinnett-chapter-busy-with-fort-daniel-activities/ http://thesga.org/2009/03/gwinnett-chapter-busy-with-fort-daniel-activities/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:15:29 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2228 http://thesga.org/2009/03/gwinnett-chapter-busy-with-fort-daniel-activities/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/12/gars-excavations-at-fort-daniel-reveal-trench-hearth/ http://thesga.org/2008/12/gars-excavations-at-fort-daniel-reveal-trench-hearth/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:00:51 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2348 http://thesga.org/2008/12/gars-excavations-at-fort-daniel-reveal-trench-hearth/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/07/of-rock-shelters-and-work-at-fort-daniel/ http://thesga.org/2008/07/of-rock-shelters-and-work-at-fort-daniel/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:22:12 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1151 http://thesga.org/2008/07/of-rock-shelters-and-work-at-fort-daniel/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/03/gars-explores-rock-piles-fort-daniel-mystery-artifacts/ http://thesga.org/2008/03/gars-explores-rock-piles-fort-daniel-mystery-artifacts/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:22:51 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1761 http://thesga.org/2008/03/gars-explores-rock-piles-fort-daniel-mystery-artifacts/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/12/fort-daniel-news-artifacts/ http://thesga.org/2007/12/fort-daniel-news-artifacts/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:22:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1317 http://thesga.org/2007/12/fort-daniel-news-artifacts/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2006/09/winn-house-tract-rock-shelter-research/ http://thesga.org/2006/09/winn-house-tract-rock-shelter-research/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:25:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2017 http://thesga.org/2006/09/winn-house-tract-rock-shelter-research/feed/ 0