http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2012/05/beware-of-ticks/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/beware-of-ticks/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:49:25 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10735 May is Archaeology Month in the state of Georgia, and also Historic Preservation Month, but did you also know that May is Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month? The Georgia Lyme Disease Association sponsors this month to promote awareness about these diseases as well as encourage prevention practices. Find more information online here, where you can find resources, stories, statistics, and articles detailing the signs and symptoms of tick-borne diseases. In Georgia, ticks may be active year round, but they are most active on calm, cool, damp (humid) days over 60 degrees. You can engage in some prevention by avoiding tick infested areas, using tick/bug sprays, and checking yourself thoroughly after venturing outside.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/beware-of-ticks/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/2012/04/2012-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/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/2012/04/volunteer-for-the-sga-join-now/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/volunteer-for-the-sga-join-now/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:00:01 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10560 The Society for Georgia Archaeology is a volunteer organization. It only can achieve its goals if you help. So, join the SGA and become an active participant in SGA activities. Click here for more information on joining the SGA. Help our wonderful organization achieve its goals, and help preserve Georgia's archaeological heritage in the process! Begin your involvement in the SGA by attending our Spring Meeting, to be held at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in conjunction with 2012 Archaeology Month.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/volunteer-for-the-sga-join-now/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/presidents-message-spring-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/presidents-message-spring-2012/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10526 SGA President Catherine Long discusses the Society for Georgia Archaeology's plans for Archaeology Month 2012, in May, and the Society's associated Spring Meeting on Saturday, May 19, with the theme Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. President Long also highlights other activities of the Society.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/presidents-message-spring-2012/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/2012-georgia-social-studies-fair-sgagcpa-award-winners/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/2012-georgia-social-studies-fair-sgagcpa-award-winners/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:00:17 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10541 The Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) and the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists (GCPA) gave two awards at the Georgia Social Studies Fair 2012. The SGA and GCPA are pleased to give awards at this event because it supports our mission “to unite all persons interested in the archaeology of Georgia and to work actively to preserve, study and interpret Georgia’s historic and prehistoric remains.” The 2012 winners are fifth-grader John Hendricks of Jasper Elementary in Pickens County and eighth-grader Connor Hynek of Herschel Jones Middle School in Paulding County. Awards include a copy of the book Frontiers in the Soil, also available from the SGA.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/2012-georgia-social-studies-fair-sgagcpa-award-winners/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/annual-website-statistics-2009-2011/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/annual-website-statistics-2009-2011/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:01 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10504 How much attention has thesga.org, the website of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, received over the period 2009–2011? Read the full story and learn about the success of the SGA's website. The SGA's mission "is to unite all persons interested in the archaeology of Georgia and to work actively to preserve, study and interpret Georgia’s historic and prehistoric remains," and this website aids the Society in reaching its goals.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/annual-website-statistics-2009-2011/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/call-for-papers-for-2012-spring-sga-meeting/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/call-for-papers-for-2012-spring-sga-meeting/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:56:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10397 Join us on Saturday, May 19th, 2012, for the Spring Meeting of the Society for Georgia Archaeology. The theme for Archaeology Month is Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. We're looking for 6–7 presentations that pertain to this topic of 20 minutes or less including time for questions at the end. Details in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/call-for-papers-for-2012-spring-sga-meeting/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/02/call-your-representative-now-about-2012-budgeting/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/call-your-representative-now-about-2012-budgeting/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:14:17 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10391 Call your state representative NOW. Here's why. It's budgeting time for the State of Georgia, and once again the budget of the Historic Preservation Division (HPD), which includes the Office of the State Archaeologist and more, is threatened with debilitating cuts. Now is the time for SGA members to call or email their representative to tell him/her to restore monies to HPD's budget for FY 2013. Call NOW. The full story has details.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/call-your-representative-now-about-2012-budgeting/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/02/long-distance-travel-the-leake-site-example/ http://thesga.org/2012/02/long-distance-travel-the-leake-site-example/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:25 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10329 In an article in the Fall 2011 issue of Early Georgia (vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 173–200), Scot Keith discusses evidence for long-distance trade and exchange in Middle Woodland times (from about 350 BC to AD 650), using data from the Leake Site, near Cartersville. Members of the SGA in 2011 received that issue of Early Georgia as a benefit of membership. Join the SGA, and you will receive the current volume of Early Georgia!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/02/long-distance-travel-the-leake-site-example/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/01/may-19th-is-set-for-spring-meeting/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/may-19th-is-set-for-spring-meeting/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:52:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10274 Mark your calendar: the SGA's Spring Meeting will be held on Saturday May 19th, as part of 2012 Archaeology Month celebrations. This year’s Archaeology Month theme is Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. We will meet at Georgia Gwinnett College, which is co-sponsoring the meeting. In addition, the group will tour Fort Daniel, which dates to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/may-19th-is-set-for-spring-meeting/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/2012/01/host-an-event-for-georgia-archaeology-month-may-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/host-an-event-for-georgia-archaeology-month-may-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:16:57 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10226 Plan an event anywhere in the state for Archaeology Month in spring 2012! This story links to a form you can download and fill out to get your event listed in the SGA's Calendar of Events brochure, which is distributed around the state, and beyond. Activities of all sorts are encouraged!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/host-an-event-for-georgia-archaeology-month-may-2012/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/2011/12/presidents-message-december-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/presidents-message-december-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:49:51 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10098 SGA President Catherine Long summarizes the year's events for the Society for Georgia Archaeology, and previews upcoming activities in 2012.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/presidents-message-december-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/the-sgas-endowment-fund-wants-you/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/the-sgas-endowment-fund-wants-you/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:15:38 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10091 As you consider your charitable gifts for the 2011 tax year, the SGA asks that you add the Society's Endowment Fund to your list. The Fund supports educational outreach and the preservation of archaeological sites. The SGA is a registered non-profit organization. If you have already donated to the SGA for 2011, the Society thanks you.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/the-sgas-endowment-fund-wants-you/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/early-georgia-information-for-authors/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/early-georgia-information-for-authors/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:18 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4 Early Georgia publishes papers on the archaeology of Georgia and closely related subjects. While all submissions are subject to editorial review, authors may request to have their papers reviewed through a formal peer review process.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/early-georgia-information-for-authors/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/thank-you-editor-pluckhahn/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/thank-you-editor-pluckhahn/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:46:12 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9986 The SGA thanks outgoing Early Georgia Editor Tom Pluckhahn for the four years of quality work he's given the Society.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/thank-you-editor-pluckhahn/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/coosawattee-foundation-issues-challenge-grant-for-sgas-endowment-fund/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/coosawattee-foundation-issues-challenge-grant-for-sgas-endowment-fund/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:32:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9845 Step right up and contribute to the SGA's Endowment Fund, and help the SGA twice! One way is your check; the second way is that the Coosawattee Foundation has issued a challenge grant—the Foundation will match up to $250.00 any donation received by December 31 in support of the Endowment Fund. Contributions made to SGA, a non-profit organization, help support education initiatives throughout Georgia and protect archaeological sites.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/coosawattee-foundation-issues-challenge-grant-for-sgas-endowment-fund/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/2011-fall-meeting-abstracts-an-historic-partnership/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/2011-fall-meeting-abstracts-an-historic-partnership/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:35:37 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9740 UPDATED 12 Oct, 4:23pm. Join members and guests of the SGA at the Society's Fall Meeting on the 22nd of October, in room 171 (first floor) of the Zell B. Miller Learning Center on the University of Georgia Campus in Athens. Read the abstracts of the presentations you can hear at the all-day meeting. Modest registration fee. Then, after a supper break, rejoin attendees at the (free) silent and live fund-raising auctions at Terrapin Brewery.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/2011-fall-meeting-abstracts-an-historic-partnership/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-history-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-7/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-history-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-7/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:28:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9731 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 auction item photos in several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-history-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-7/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/perky-leg-lamp-and-more-household-goodies-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-6/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/perky-leg-lamp-and-more-household-goodies-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-6/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:59:40 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9719 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 auction item photos in several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/perky-leg-lamp-and-more-household-goodies-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-6/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/eco-tour-for-six-audacious-archaeology-auction-item-5/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/eco-tour-for-six-audacious-archaeology-auction-item-5/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:11:29 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9688 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 auction item photos in several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/eco-tour-for-six-audacious-archaeology-auction-item-5/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/special-containers%e2%80%94golf-bag-and-handbag-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-4/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/special-containers%e2%80%94golf-bag-and-handbag-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-4/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:56:12 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9680 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 auction item photos in several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/special-containers%e2%80%94golf-bag-and-handbag-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-4/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-silver-or-bronze-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-3/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-silver-or-bronze-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-3/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:38:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9672 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 auction item photos in several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/take-home-silver-or-bronze-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-3/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/10/beautiful-ceramic-pieces-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-2/ http://thesga.org/2011/10/beautiful-ceramic-pieces-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-2/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:59:44 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9655 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 several stories.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/10/beautiful-ceramic-pieces-audacious-archaeology-auction-items-2/feed/ 0