http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:49:36 +0000 en hourly 1 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/2011/09/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/2010/03/terminology-what-do-archaeologists-mean-by-symbol/ http://thesga.org/2010/03/terminology-what-do-archaeologists-mean-by-symbol/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:00:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5282 The Museum of Modern Art in New York City has acquired a ubiquitous modern symbol: the @ symbol. Consider what makes a symbol a symbol and what symbols you are familiar with in the modern world, and what symbols you have seen in books or museum displays. Go to the full story for a lengthier discussion….]]> http://thesga.org/2010/03/terminology-what-do-archaeologists-mean-by-symbol/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/03/blue-jeans-and-radiocarbon-dating/ http://thesga.org/2010/03/blue-jeans-and-radiocarbon-dating/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:04 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5112 Blue jeans, what do blue jeans have to do with radiocarbon dating? Click on the headline to go to the full story and discover the answer! In the process read about relative and absolute dating, calibration curves, and more! This wandering Ponder began with explaining the notation "cal BP," which you may encounter in archaeological reporting.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/03/blue-jeans-and-radiocarbon-dating/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/02/artifacts-and-context/ http://thesga.org/2010/02/artifacts-and-context/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:47 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=5002 This Weekly Ponder considers artifacts and context, defining and discussing how archaeologists use these terms and what that means for interpretation of artifacts—and sites. The Ponder goes on to consider the context of the Shroud of Turin, which will be on display in spring 2010, in Turin, Italy.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/02/artifacts-and-context/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/02/iron-gall-ink-on-parchment/ http://thesga.org/2010/02/iron-gall-ink-on-parchment/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:20 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4724 What is iron gall ink? Parchment is a common term, but what is that ink? Colonial-period documents were commonly written in iron gall ink. Georgia's copy of the Declaration of Independence was. Even Bach and Da Vinci used it! Read more about this ink in the full story. Find out how many kinds of trees it takes to make the ink, too!]]> http://thesga.org/2010/02/iron-gall-ink-on-parchment/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/01/new-radiocarbon-calibration-curve-intcal09/ http://thesga.org/2010/01/new-radiocarbon-calibration-curve-intcal09/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:07:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4792 An international working group called INTCAL has announced an updated radiocarbon calibration curve based on cross-checking thousands of tree-ring samples with raw radiocarbon dates. The new curve is available online.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/01/new-radiocarbon-calibration-curve-intcal09/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/12/new-metal-artifact-preservation-method-explored/ http://thesga.org/2009/12/new-metal-artifact-preservation-method-explored/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:23:16 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4668 On 27 December 2009, the online version of Charleston's Post and Courier published a fascinating story by Tony Bartelme titled "Research on Hunley spurs new discoveries." The new discoveries relate to faster methods for preserving metal artifacts, like the H.L. Hunley Confederate Civil War submarine, which sunk near Charleston in February 1864.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/12/new-metal-artifact-preservation-method-explored/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/09/preserving-georgias-historic-cemeteries/ http://thesga.org/2009/09/preserving-georgias-historic-cemeteries/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3887 The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has a downloadable sixteen-page booklet dated November 2007, titled Preserving Georgia's Historic Cemeteries that you may find interesting.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/09/preserving-georgias-historic-cemeteries/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/08/considering-taxonomies-in-the-twenty-first-century/ http://thesga.org/2009/08/considering-taxonomies-in-the-twenty-first-century/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:02 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3761 Archaeologists use and develop taxonomies, or systems for classifying artifacts, etc. That fewer people are proficient in taxonomic classification these days is alleged in a recent article. Read more about classification systems in general, and generalized categories, e.g., for bushes, trees, and vines, that are common in multiple cultures.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/08/considering-taxonomies-in-the-twenty-first-century/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/07/identifying-and-dating-glass-bottles/ http://thesga.org/2009/07/identifying-and-dating-glass-bottles/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:33:02 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3494 Glass bottles are quite common on historic sites, and we can often find interesting specimens at flea markets or in antique stores. This website, sponsored by the Society for Historical Archaeology and the Bureau of Land Management, provides detailed information about bottles made in the USA (and some from Canada) between about 1800 through the 1950s.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/07/identifying-and-dating-glass-bottles/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/06/learn-about-georgias-prehistoric-pottery-online/ http://thesga.org/2009/06/learn-about-georgias-prehistoric-pottery-online/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:00:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3317 To explore and learn about the decorations used on prehistoric pottery from Georgia, visit the University of Georgia's website on Georgia Indian ceramics. The helpful website has pictures, discussions, and full bibliographic citations for pertinent literature.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/06/learn-about-georgias-prehistoric-pottery-online/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/05/who-made-the-laclede-king-brick-the-answer/ http://thesga.org/2009/05/who-made-the-laclede-king-brick-the-answer/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 10:26:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3001 Dick Brunelle has revealed the answer to the challenge he posed to readers almost two months ago, since no one logged in and submitted the answer. He asked people who made a brick he saw in LaGrange with "LACLEDE KING" stamped on it. As a tease, he noted: The brick is more closely related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, than it is to covered bridges in Georgia. Ed. note: You must read the full story; it's wonderful!]]> http://thesga.org/2009/05/who-made-the-laclede-king-brick-the-answer/feed/ 2 http://thesga.org/2009/05/old-money/ http://thesga.org/2009/05/old-money/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 09:00:24 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=627 In the nineteenth century, banks around the USA commonly issued their own currency, like this five-dollar note from Ocmulgee Bank of Macon. Banking standards affect capitalization of projects and the economy in general. Read more about the Panic of 1857 by clicking [More].]]> http://thesga.org/2009/05/old-money/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/01/history-underfoot/ http://thesga.org/2009/01/history-underfoot/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:59:25 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=596 Manufacturer's names on products like bricks allow us to reconstruct trade relationships across regions like Southeastern North America.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/01/history-underfoot/feed/ 4 http://thesga.org/2008/10/beveled-points-and-edgefield-scrapers/ http://thesga.org/2008/10/beveled-points-and-edgefield-scrapers/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:22:32 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=909 http://thesga.org/2008/10/beveled-points-and-edgefield-scrapers/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/07/interesting-artifact/ http://thesga.org/2008/07/interesting-artifact/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:22:53 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1098 http://thesga.org/2008/07/interesting-artifact/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/dugout-canoe-deja-vu/ http://thesga.org/2008/03/dugout-canoe-deja-vu/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:22:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1780 http://thesga.org/2008/03/dugout-canoe-deja-vu/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/12/pipeline-and-other-surveys/ http://thesga.org/2007/12/pipeline-and-other-surveys/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:22:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1271 http://thesga.org/2007/12/pipeline-and-other-surveys/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/2007/12/fall-picnic-dugout-canoe/ http://thesga.org/2007/12/fall-picnic-dugout-canoe/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:22:30 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1294 http://thesga.org/2007/12/fall-picnic-dugout-canoe/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/10/a-discussion-of-joseph-caldwell%e2%80%99s-late-archaic-stamp-creek-focus-of-northwest-georgia/ http://thesga.org/2007/10/a-discussion-of-joseph-caldwell%e2%80%99s-late-archaic-stamp-creek-focus-of-northwest-georgia/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:22:37 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1829 http://thesga.org/2007/10/a-discussion-of-joseph-caldwell%e2%80%99s-late-archaic-stamp-creek-focus-of-northwest-georgia/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/06/a-swift-creek-site-in-southern-indiana/ http://thesga.org/2007/06/a-swift-creek-site-in-southern-indiana/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:22:56 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1898 http://thesga.org/2007/06/a-swift-creek-site-in-southern-indiana/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/06/notes-from-the-hardin-bridge-site/ http://thesga.org/2007/06/notes-from-the-hardin-bridge-site/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:22:50 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1884 http://thesga.org/2007/06/notes-from-the-hardin-bridge-site/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2007/06/points-pottery-and-hafting/ http://thesga.org/2007/06/points-pottery-and-hafting/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:22:02 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1904 http://thesga.org/2007/06/points-pottery-and-hafting/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2005/12/echeconnee-creek-sites-tested/ http://thesga.org/2005/12/echeconnee-creek-sites-tested/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:22:24 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2113 http://thesga.org/2005/12/echeconnee-creek-sites-tested/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2005/12/multicomponent-site-on-big-tucsawhatchee-creek-investigated/ http://thesga.org/2005/12/multicomponent-site-on-big-tucsawhatchee-creek-investigated/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:22:06 +0000 admin http://thesga.org/?p=1418 http://thesga.org/2005/12/multicomponent-site-on-big-tucsawhatchee-creek-investigated/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2002/04/learning-through-archaeology-kolomoki/ http://thesga.org/2002/04/learning-through-archaeology-kolomoki/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2002 03:22:03 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1663 http://thesga.org/2002/04/learning-through-archaeology-kolomoki/feed/ 0