http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2012/04/dekalb-county-research-project-open-to-the-public/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/dekalb-county-research-project-open-to-the-public/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:29:26 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10714 The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance, Inc. and Georgia's Historic Preservation Division (HPD) are partnering in a public archaeology project at the Lyon Farm in DeKalb County. The public is invited to attend and participate in excavations planned over two weekends in 2012. Fieldwork is designed to 1) locate cabins that housed slaves prior to the Civil War; and 2) uncover evidence of Creek settlement prior to the establishment of Lyon Farm around 1800. You must notify HPD ahead of time if you want to participate in this fieldwork.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/dekalb-county-research-project-open-to-the-public/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/2012/02/1875-newspaper-article-leads-researcher-home/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/1875-newspaper-article-leads-researcher-home/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:54 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10371 Recently, SGA member Tom Gresham found an 1875 article in the Oglethorpe Echo in which the newspaper's editor and publisher, T. Larry Gantt, discussed an overnight fishing adventure he made with friends along the Oconee River. As Tom comments, "Fortunately, little of the article discusses fishing, and most describes his ten-mile buggy ride to and from the river and the archeological sites they found along the river, including the Scull Shoals mounds." We offer the full text of the article in a format evocative of the original, and Tom's account of finding the article.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/1875-newspaper-article-leads-researcher-home/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/02/abandonmentreuse-of-the-etowah-mounds/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/abandonmentreuse-of-the-etowah-mounds/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:47 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10346 While the Etowah mounds are large and imposing, and people used them over several hundred years during the Mississippian period, they were not continuously occupied. Read the story of the Etowah mounds in detail in Adam King's Etowah: The Political History of a Chiefdom Capital (2003; University of Alabama Press), which is now available in paperback and ebook versions.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/abandonmentreuse-of-the-etowah-mounds/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/ocmulgee-75th-anniversary-celebrated/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/ocmulgee-75th-anniversary-celebrated/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10217 SGA Vice-President Tammy Herron and two colleagues, George Wingard and Keith Stephenson, attended the 75th Anniversary Reception on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Ocmulgee National Monument. In a later ceremony, the SGA received a Certificate of Appreciation for helping to "preserve and protect the 'Ocmulgee Old Fields'" and for helping to "create Ocmulgee National Monument" in 1936.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/ocmulgee-75th-anniversary-celebrated/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/mining-in-georgia-gold-and-online-resources/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/mining-in-georgia-gold-and-online-resources/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:00:33 +0000 Rachel http://thesga.org/?p=10122 The first documented find of gold in Georgia dates to the summer of 1829, according to E. Merton Coulter in Auraria: The story of a Georgia gold-mining town (University of Georgia Press, Athens, originally published in 1956 and released in paperback in 2009, and available online for free). Auraria, in Lumpkin County, was a town that flourished during the rush and is a ghost town today.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/mining-in-georgia-gold-and-online-resources/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/volcanoes-and-archaeology-pros-and-cons/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/volcanoes-and-archaeology-pros-and-cons/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:12 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9630 While volcanoes are undeniably destructive, they can aid archaeological tourism by preserving ancient homes and settlements. We discuss the case of AD 79 Roman Herculaneum, formerly on the Bay of Naples, Italy, and offer a few photographs.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/volcanoes-and-archaeology-pros-and-cons/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/artifacts-in-athens-an-historic-cannon/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/artifacts-in-athens-an-historic-cannon/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9460 Make a field trip to Athens and check out the Civil War-period double barreled cannon on the top of the highest hill downtown, on the northeast corner of the grounds of the old city hall. Consider visiting the cannon on 22 October 2011, as well as attending the SGA’s Fall Meeting that day and the Society’s silent and live auctions in the evening. Click here for more information on the Fall Meeting.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/artifacts-in-athens-an-historic-cannon/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/09/lamar-institute-to-dig-at-fort-hawkins/ http://thesga.org/2011/09/lamar-institute-to-dig-at-fort-hawkins/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:44:55 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9483 Macon.com contributing writer Jim Gaines featured a story August 30, 2011, regarding the Lamar Institute’s renewal of their 2005 dig at Fort Hawkins. The article mainly addresses the call for volunteers at the site from October 10 through 28, 2011. Lamar Institute President Daniel Elliott is looking for about twenty-four volunteers who can work at least five days, front $150 to cover basics and insurance, and those with field experience.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/09/lamar-institute-to-dig-at-fort-hawkins/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/08/camp-lawton-artifact-news/ http://thesga.org/2011/08/camp-lawton-artifact-news/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:00:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9372 Georgia Southern University’s archaeology team has announced more artifacts that have been identified from Camp Lawton. Camp Lawton was a Confederate prisoner of war camp located just outside of Millen. The camp was occupied for only six weeks before evacuations began in the middle of the night on November 26, 1864, as the Union army approached during Sherman’s March to the Sea. “The amount of artifacts and the variety of artifacts we are finding at this site is stunning,” said Georgia Southern archaeology professor and director of the project Dr. Sue Moore. Dr. Moore is a Past President of the Society for Georgia Archaeology. This story considers a trade token found by archaeologists that was issued in 1863 by a grocer-wholesaler in Niles, Michigan.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/08/camp-lawton-artifact-news/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/07/african-american-voices-oakland-cemeterys-first-cell-phone-tour/ http://thesga.org/2011/07/african-american-voices-oakland-cemeterys-first-cell-phone-tour/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:55:35 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=9277 Jeanne Cyriaque, African American Programs Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division has notified the SGA about the launch of “African American Voices,” Oakland Cemetery’s first cell phone walking tour, which consists of twelve burial sites, located in the African American burial section of the cemetery.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/07/african-american-voices-oakland-cemeterys-first-cell-phone-tour/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/07/exploring-the-civil-war-through-historic-maps/ http://thesga.org/2011/07/exploring-the-civil-war-through-historic-maps/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9195 The Sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War began this year. The SGA marked this event with this year’s theme of Georgia Archaeology Month, Gone But Not Forgotten: Rediscovering the Civil War Through Archaeology, held in May. You can also rediscover the Civil War through digital maps available online, by matching them to maps and satellite views of the same landscape today. Try it yourself!]]> http://thesga.org/2011/07/exploring-the-civil-war-through-historic-maps/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/06/archaeology-month-2011-sga-meeting-weekend-a-success/ http://thesga.org/2011/06/archaeology-month-2011-sga-meeting-weekend-a-success/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:57:08 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9122 The SGA’s eighteenth annual Georgia Archaeology Awareness promotion, Archaeology Month 2011, had as its theme Gone But Not Forgotten: Rediscovering the Civil War Through Archaeology. The Governor proclaimed May Archaeology Month, at a signing attended by several SGA members. The spring meeting was held on Saturday, May 14th in McDonough. Attendees spent the day socializing and listening to several presentations. On Sunday, attendees headed to Nash Farm Battlefield and Museum, and also the Historical Museum in Heritage Park and Veterans Wall of Honor. The SGA thanks our co-sponsors and all who helped this meeting to be such a success.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/06/archaeology-month-2011-sga-meeting-weekend-a-success/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/06/food-storage-is-linked-to-horticulture/ http://thesga.org/2011/06/food-storage-is-linked-to-horticulture/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:00:18 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9029 When people began to save food for longer than several days, they had to develop ways of storing it that would be safe from predators ranging from other humans to bacteria. Look around a typical Georgia kitchen today, and you probably will see a refrigerator and freezer, cupboards, perhaps a pantry, breadbox, and cookie jar—all for storing food. What strategies did ancient peoples use to store their food? This article uses an example from the Neolithic period in what is now Jordan to investigate how ancient peoples solved the problem of food storage.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/06/food-storage-is-linked-to-horticulture/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/04/gaas-member-robert-skarda-to-be-featured-on-the-gpb-ga-traveler-show/ http://thesga.org/2011/04/gaas-member-robert-skarda-to-be-featured-on-the-gpb-ga-traveler-show/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:07:17 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=8704 Robert Skarda and the Scull Shoals site show will be broadcast on the GPB's "Georgia Traveler" series April 29th at 8PM and April 30th at 7PM. The broadcast is in conjunction with Scull Shoals Festival day. This unique event is linked with the Float Georgia event which is when canoes and kayaks full of interested parties stop at Scull Shoals for a Georgia history rest break. Be sure to watch the program!]]> http://thesga.org/2011/04/gaas-member-robert-skarda-to-be-featured-on-the-gpb-ga-traveler-show/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/03/scull-shoals-heritage-festival-saturday-april-30th-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/03/scull-shoals-heritage-festival-saturday-april-30th-2011/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:43 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=8384 Scull Shoals Heritage Festival organized by the Friends of Scull Shoals is planned for April 30th, 2011. It will be an exciting day with tours, crafts, food, old time music, entertainment and more. Scull Shoals is an historic and archaeological site on the Oconee River, between Athens and Greensboro. It was once a frontier village where Creek Indians and European pioneers lived in proximity (sometimes peacefully), and, later, the town used water power for mills, and the surrounding factory town.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/03/scull-shoals-heritage-festival-saturday-april-30th-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/03/meet-march-12th-to-help-save-log-home/ http://thesga.org/2011/03/meet-march-12th-to-help-save-log-home/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:44:02 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=8184 Help save a log building in Gordon County that's on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered "the oldest home in Gordon County." Meet on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Rockdale Plantation to join the effort.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/03/meet-march-12th-to-help-save-log-home/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/03/cultural-heritage-tourism-main-street-usa/ http://thesga.org/2011/03/cultural-heritage-tourism-main-street-usa/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:15:54 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=8110 The Natural Trust defines Cultural Heritage Tourism as traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present, including cultural, historic and natural resources. The main goals of cultural heritage tourism include improving the quality of life for residents as well as serving cultural heritage travelers who will most likely stay longer and spend more money than travelers who are not affiliated with local history and its cultural environment.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/03/cultural-heritage-tourism-main-street-usa/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/track-rock-gap-site-a-new-vision-of-petroglyphs/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/track-rock-gap-site-a-new-vision-of-petroglyphs/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:17:21 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=8004 Track Rock Gap Site is the location of a series of rock carvings made by Native Americans in Union County, Georgia. It is one of the most significant rock art sites in the Southeastern United States. Track Rock is located on the Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. A revamp of the site has allowed viewing the petroplyphs more enjoyable and information can be found at an interactive web site designed to be used by visitors while at the site.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/track-rock-gap-site-a-new-vision-of-petroglyphs/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/volunteer-opportunity-johannes-kolb-archaeology-education-project/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/volunteer-opportunity-johannes-kolb-archaeology-education-project/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:48:54 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=7993 Join Johannes Kolb Archaeology & Education Project, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on the Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, Darlington County, SC on March 7-12, 14-18, 2011, Open 9am to 4pm daily. Public Day is March 12, 2011. This is a great opportunity to volunteer on an archaeological site.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/volunteer-opportunity-johannes-kolb-archaeology-education-project/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:00:48 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7913 Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s remains have been buried twice? At his funeral in 1968, they were buried at South-View Cemetery on the south side of Atlanta. Then, in 1977, Dr. King's remains were moved to the famous marble tomb at the King Center that is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. These events were accompanied by important rituals. Rituals are important components of cultural behavior, but they preserve poorly—and at best incompletely—in archaeological contexts. What are the implications of this for reconstructions of the past based on archaeological data?]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/sapelo-island-lightkeepers-house-rediscovered/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/sapelo-island-lightkeepers-house-rediscovered/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:31:13 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7955 Recently, a team of volunteer and professional archaeologists directed by professionals from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, West Florida University, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have discovered the site of the original lightkeeper's house on Sapelo Island. Since the collapse of the ruins, probably in the early 1900s, its location had been lost. The SGA leadership visited the lighthouse in February 2010, perhaps walking over the buried remains of the house.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/sapelo-island-lightkeepers-house-rediscovered/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/uga-hosting-presentation-about-camp-lawton/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/uga-hosting-presentation-about-camp-lawton/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:10:20 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7936 The UGA Student Association for Archaeological Sciences is sponsoring an exciting, free event on Friday, February 18 at 6:00 pm in the UGA Zell Miller Learning Center, Room 171, on the UGA campus in Athens. Archaeologist Dr. Sue Moore, Georgia Southern University, will discuss "Sacred Ground: Archeology at Camp Lawton," emphasizing recent investigations and new findings at Camp Lawton, a relatively unknown and recently re-discovered Confederate prison camp that operated in 1864 near Millen.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/uga-hosting-presentation-about-camp-lawton/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/new-volume-on-excavations-at-major-ridge-home/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/new-volume-on-excavations-at-major-ridge-home/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:39:17 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7923 Long-time SGA member Pat Garrow's new book, The Chieftain Excavations, 1969-1971 reports the results of excavations Pat conducted on the Chieftains site, home of Cherokee leader Major Ridge (died, 1839) in Rome from 1969 to 1971. Analyses clearly indicate that George Lavender’s Store had been located in the north side yard of Major Ridge’s home, and had stood over the stone-lined cellar found during the excavations. Read more about this interesting research—and follow a link to order the volume in paperback or as a PDF—in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/new-volume-on-excavations-at-major-ridge-home/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/01/atlanta-beltline-and-the-old-fourth-ward/ http://thesga.org/2011/01/atlanta-beltline-and-the-old-fourth-ward/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:00:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7599 The city of Atlanta has undertaken a visionary project to improve the transportation network for pedestrians. Under construction is the Atlanta Beltline project, which includes a 22-mile loop of pedestrian-friendly rail transit, almost 1300 acres of new parkland, and 33-miles of foot trails. Such projects are examples of changes in land use that affect historic and archaeological preservation.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/01/atlanta-beltline-and-the-old-fourth-ward/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/01/changes-over-time-across-the-landscape/ http://thesga.org/2011/01/changes-over-time-across-the-landscape/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:00:27 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7583 Human beings are a busy species. We often change the landscape around us. We build homes and roads, we establish fields and dam up creeks. Over time, land use of a particular spot can change quite a bit. This story examines the land use of one hill about two miles east-northeast of downtown Atlanta. Land use change can be considered layers of history….]]> http://thesga.org/2011/01/changes-over-time-across-the-landscape/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/01/fee-free-days-at-some-national-parks-in-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/01/fee-free-days-at-some-national-parks-in-2011/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:19:24 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7575 Get out your calendar and plan a trip to a national park on a fee-free day in 2011. Details are in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/01/fee-free-days-at-some-national-parks-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/road-trip-scull-shoals/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/road-trip-scull-shoals/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:00:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6290 By the Oconee River between Athens and Greensboro are the ruins of a fascinating historic industrial complex—with a captivating name: Scull Shoals. Plan a road trip to this interesting place, and bring a picnic!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/road-trip-scull-shoals/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/cave-spring-hotel-has-log-walls/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/cave-spring-hotel-has-log-walls/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:00:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6418 The Cave Spring Historical Society is seeking to restore the town's old hotel, which has two-story squared-log walls that were long obscured by blue siding.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/cave-spring-hotel-has-log-walls/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/10/walk-inside-a-building-and-look-up/ http://thesga.org/2010/10/walk-inside-a-building-and-look-up/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:00:23 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=6235 Are you inquisitive enough to look up when most people don't? You can often spot something interesting if you look up in public buildings with high ceilings. The full story discusses a mural painted on a ceiling in…wait, take a look and remember if you've seen it in real life!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/10/walk-inside-a-building-and-look-up/feed/ 0