http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Sun, 19 May 2013 02:10:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2013/05/history-grows-at-the-garden-of-the-coast-plain/ http://thesga.org/2013/05/history-grows-at-the-garden-of-the-coast-plain/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:54 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12258 For over twenty-five years, the Garden of the Coastal Plain at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro has served as a botanical and historical oasis on the edge of campus. Read on to learn more about the garden and recent efforts to turn the Bland Cottage into a museum.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/05/history-grows-at-the-garden-of-the-coast-plain/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/05/book-chapter-highlights-holders-work-on-the-georgia-coast/ http://thesga.org/2013/05/book-chapter-highlights-holders-work-on-the-georgia-coast/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 01:13:31 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12182 Preston Holder's important WPA-era archaeological fieldwork on the Georgia coast has been largely ignored. Thanks to recent efforts by SGA members, this picture is changing. Here Keith Stephenson reviews Kevin Keirnan's book chapter about Preston Holder's work on the Georgia coast, recently published by the University of Alabama Press.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/05/book-chapter-highlights-holders-work-on-the-georgia-coast/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/05/spring-2013-issue-of-the-profile-now-available/ http://thesga.org/2013/05/spring-2013-issue-of-the-profile-now-available/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=12222 Issue number 156, Spring 2013, of the SGA's quarterly newsletter, The Profile, is now available as a downloadable and printable PDF. Alternatively, you can click here to see excerpts of all stories in the issue. The stories in The Profile all were originally posted to this website in January, February, or March of 2013.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/05/spring-2013-issue-of-the-profile-now-available/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/05/presidents-message-spring-2013/ http://thesga.org/2013/05/presidents-message-spring-2013/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:27:53 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12187 ... in which President Tammy Herron discusses the history and exciting future of Georgia Archaeology Month and gives a preview of the Society's Spring Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, May 18, in Macon. President Herron also comments on the recent successful action to transfer the administration of the Georgia Archives to the Board of Regents.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/05/presidents-message-spring-2013/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/events-abound-for-archaeology-month-2013/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/events-abound-for-archaeology-month-2013/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:20:13 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12164 May is Archaeology Month in Georgia, and thanks to the hard work of SGA members across the state, this year the month of May is packed with exciting events in nearly every corner of Georgia. Just a few of the planned events include: tours and hands-on activities at Etowah, Camp Lawton, Fort Daniel, and a chance to visit the ArchaeoBus in Stone Mountain. Click here to view the full schedule of Archaeology Month events, and click here to access the official Archaeology Month brochure.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/events-abound-for-archaeology-month-2013/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/aas-presents-archaeology-day-2013/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/aas-presents-archaeology-day-2013/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:36:23 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12146 Organizers of the 2013 Archaeology Day invite you to attend on Saturday, May 4th between 10AM and 4PM. The event will be held at the historic Ezekiel Harris House located at 1822 Broad Street in Augusta, Georgia. Admission is free. Click here to access a colorful, printable one-page flyer advertising the event.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/aas-presents-archaeology-day-2013/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/may-18th-spring-meeting-schedule/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/may-18th-spring-meeting-schedule/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:10:05 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=12118 The SGA invites you to join us at the 2013 Spring Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, May 18, at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, 301 Cherry Street, Macon (see map below). The theme for Archaeology Month and this year's Spring Meeting is Digging and Diving into the Past: Celebrating 20 Years of Georgia Archaeology Awareness. The morning's activities will be indoors, focusing on presentations. In the afternoon, we'll re-unite at Ocmulgee National Monument for a tour. You must be registered to attend any of these events. You must pre-register if you want a box lunch.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/may-18th-spring-meeting-schedule/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/register-online-for-the-spring-meeting/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/register-online-for-the-spring-meeting/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:04:33 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=12080 Please pre-register for the SGA's 2013 Spring Meeting on Saturday, May 18th, in Macon using the SGA's new online registration option. You can pre-register for morning presentations and an afternoon tour of Ocmulgee National Monument, and pre-pay for a box lunch. (You can also register on-site; you must be registered to attend either morning or afternoon events.) So, get your credit card and proceed!]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/register-online-for-the-spring-meeting/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/georgia-archives-update-to-sga-success-in-legislative-session/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/georgia-archives-update-to-sga-success-in-legislative-session/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:52:27 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12130 Great news! As a Coalition Partner, the SGA has received the following update from Kaye Minchew and Ken Thomas, Co-Chairs of the Coalition to Preserve the Georgia Archives. The bill to transfer the administration of the Georgia Archives to the Board of Regents was passed by both houses of the Georgia legislature unanimously and goes to the Governor's desk for signature. The State Budget, after the conference committee met, included $300,000 more for the Georgia Archives than the Governor originally proposed in January. Many thanks to all those who have worked so hard since September to keep the Georgia Archives open and to get money back in the budget.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/georgia-archives-update-to-sga-success-in-legislative-session/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/open-house-at-the-waring-laboratory-of-archaeology/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/open-house-at-the-waring-laboratory-of-archaeology/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:31:21 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12084 The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Laboratory of Archaeology at the University of West Georgia is pleased to announce its 2013 open house. Come out to the Waring Lab on Saturday, April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a chance to tour the lab and learn about archaeological research and collections curation. This event is free and open to the public, and features family-friendly activities, including a mock excavation, flint knapping demonstrations, artifact identification, an atl-atl throwing demonstration, and other activities and games. For more information about the event, check out the SGA events calendar, and download a flyer by clicking here.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/open-house-at-the-waring-laboratory-of-archaeology/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/archaeological-investigations-of-the-gulch-in-downtown-atlanta/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/archaeological-investigations-of-the-gulch-in-downtown-atlanta/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:29:04 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12040 Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. (EPEI) and New South Associates (NSA), under contract with HNTB Corporation, recently completed preliminary investigations of the Gulch, a low-lying area of downtown Atlanta long associated with the railroads, in preparation for the planned Georgia MultiModal Passenger Terminal (MMPT). The Georgia MMPT is a massive transportation-related project that will bring together various bus and rail transit services in a centralized Downtown Atlanta location to create, or recreate, a bus and rail terminal for the people of Georgia. Preliminary archaeological investigations conducted by EPEI and NSA consisted of extensive archival background research, soil coring, and a large-scale geophysical survey of the project area. These investigations not only shed light on a fascinating and significant part of Atlanta’s history, but represent the most extensive investigations of their kind in an urban setting in the Southeast.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/archaeological-investigations-of-the-gulch-in-downtown-atlanta/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/04/survey-in-clayton-and-fayette-counties-sheds-light-on-civil-war-battlefield/ http://thesga.org/2013/04/survey-in-clayton-and-fayette-counties-sheds-light-on-civil-war-battlefield/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:28:55 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12037 In 2012, Edwards-Pitman Environmental conducted a Phase I survey of McDonough Road in Fayette and Clayton counties for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) under contract with American Engineers, Inc. The work included systematic shovel testing and metal detection along the nine kilometer project corridor from SR 54 in the west to Tara Boulevard near Lovejoy in the east. Dan Elliott of the LAMAR Institute helped with the metal detector survey. This project documented archaeological remnants of the western extent of the Battles of Lovejoy Station Battlefield.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/04/survey-in-clayton-and-fayette-counties-sheds-light-on-civil-war-battlefield/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/archaeologist-constanza-ceruti-speaks-at-ung/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/archaeologist-constanza-ceruti-speaks-at-ung/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:58:17 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=12025 On Wednesday, March 6th, Dr. Constanza Ceruti, an Argentine high-altitude archaeologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, was the guest speaker at the University of North Georgia (UNG) campus in Dahlonega. Dr. Ceruti discussed the burial rituals of the Inca and pre-Inca mummies found high in the Andes of Argentina. As Dr. Jack Wynn exclaimed, "this is exotic archaeology!" Dr. Ceruti will be speaking in various places during her visit to the U.S., and Dr. Alvaro Torres-Calderon arranged to have her speak at UNG. Her visit was made possible by a number of entities, including the Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild, a chapter of the SGA located in Dahlonega.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/archaeologist-constanza-ceruti-speaks-at-ung/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-gets-singer-moye-update/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-gets-singer-moye-update/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:21:19 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=12020 At their March meeting on the 12th, members and guests of the Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society, a Chapter of the SGA, enjoyed hearing about the Singer-Moye Mississippian-period mound-and-village settlement that some Chapter members had visited in June 2012 from Stefan Brannan, a University of Georgia graduate student who was directing a Field School there. Brannan says that Singer-Moye is “the second largest Mississippian period mound center in Georgia that no one has ever heard of.” Brannan's research has revealed hitherto unknown and important information about this archaeological site.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-gets-singer-moye-update/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-april-meeting-forts-daniel-and-peachtree/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-april-meeting-forts-daniel-and-peachtree/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:50:22 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11997 The Greater Atlanta Chapter (GAAS) of the SGA will meet next on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, at 6:30 pm at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. The speaker will be Jim D'Angelo, who will discuss information from dozens of recently discovered documents at the National Archives are shedding new light on an old story, the roles of Fort Peachtree and Fort Daniel in the Creek Indian War of 1813-1815. Read more stories on this website about Fort Daniel here.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/gaas-april-meeting-forts-daniel-and-peachtree/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/first-americans-lecture-in-dahlonega-april-4th/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/first-americans-lecture-in-dahlonega-april-4th/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:33:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11995 Dr. Ashley Smallwood, Director of the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory at the University of West Georgia, will speak to the Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild, a Chapter of the SGA, and the presentation's co-sponsor, the University of North Georgia's Dahlonega campus Department of History, Anthropology, and Philosophy. Dr. Smallwood will discuss three theories of how people first reached the Americas at 7 pm on April 4th in Young Hall Room 202, Dahlonega.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/first-americans-lecture-in-dahlonega-april-4th/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/2013-social-studies-fair-winners/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/2013-social-studies-fair-winners/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:52:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11989 The SGA and its partner, the GCPA (Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists), are pleased to announce winners of awards for Georgia archaeology for 2013 at the State Social Studies Fair, held Saturday, March 23, at Clayton State University in Morrow. The SGA's seventh-grade winner is Kameron Gaston for his project, “Nazca Lines: Why Are They Here?” The GCPA's fifth-grade winner is Kara Harper for her project, “The Invisible Enemy: Diseases of the Civil War." See photos of the winners and their projects in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/2013-social-studies-fair-winners/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/georgia-archives-need-you/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/georgia-archives-need-you/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:07:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11977 The SGA requests that you call the Senators and Representatives on the budget conference committee and request they PLEASE fully fund the $450,000 the Chancellor requested for the Georgia Archives. Do this by Wednesday. Names and numbers are in the full story. Get ready to call NOW. We are in the home stretch of our advocacy efforts for the Georgia Archives during the 2013 General Assembly Session. This is the final push.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/georgia-archives-need-you/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-18-2013/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-18-2013/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:23:23 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=11950 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus visits Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, and is visited by over 200 people. The SGA extends a hearty thanks to helpers from Armstrong Atlantic State University Anthropology Club, students, and especially Anthropology and Archaeology Instructors Ms. Bruno and Ms. Seifert!]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-18-2013/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/presentation-on-cave-spring-log-cabin/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/presentation-on-cave-spring-log-cabin/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:28:09 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=11940 Chieftain's Museum Archaeologist Pat Garrow will present his findings from the December 2012 excavation at the Cave Spring Log Cabin. You can learn more about the work at the Cave Spring Log Cabin by clicking here. Representatives from the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will be on hand to put Mr. Garrow's work in context. The talk is scheduled for March 25, 6:30 p.m. at the Cave Spring Elementary School in Cave Spring, Georgia.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/presentation-on-cave-spring-log-cabin/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-13th-2013-2/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-13th-2013-2/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:36:13 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11935 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus departs Stone Mountain southbound to attend various events in Coastal Georgia….]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-13th-2013-2/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/mini-conference-on-the-archaeology-of-pows/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/mini-conference-on-the-archaeology-of-pows/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:52:17 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=11819 The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern Museum, and the Department of History will host “Captive Warriors: The History and Archaeology of POWs,” a half-day lecture series, on Tuesday, March 12, at Georgia Southern University. The mini-conference will feature three speakers from Georgia Southern: historians Brian Feltman and Michael Van Wagenen, and archaeologist Lance Greene. All events are free and open to the public. Access a flyer for the conference by clicking here.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/mini-conference-on-the-archaeology-of-pows/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/website-continues-to-be-a-success/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/website-continues-to-be-a-success/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:00:43 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11817 The SGA uses this website to inform its members about activities of the Society and to provide information about archaeology in Georgia to members and the interested public. In 2102, the website received just over 50,000 visits and just over 101,000 pageviews by over 42,000 unique visitors. That averages to 116 unique visitors every day, making this outreach effort quite successful. This website, like all SGA's outreach endeavors, are supported by volunteers. Get your story idea ready to email to our new online editor, Ben Steere. Join the SGA! Make a donation to support the SGA!]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/website-continues-to-be-a-success/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-gars-newsletter-available/ http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-gars-newsletter-available/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:58:00 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11807 The March 2013 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. Read a research article on a Creek settlement that is now an archaeological site in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Fort Daniel news, and more. Access a PDF of the new issue by clicking here.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/03/march-gars-newsletter-available/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/call-for-student-submissions-to-the-profile/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/call-for-student-submissions-to-the-profile/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:35:12 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=11778 The Society for Georgia Archaeology invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit brief research reports, reviews of archaeological presentations and lectures, and essays about archaeological fieldwork and field trip experiences to The Profile. Topic areas are open, but should be related to the archaeology of Georgia and surrounding states. Submissions should generally be no longer than 1000 words. Accompanying photographs are encouraged. ]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/call-for-student-submissions-to-the-profile/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/assc-conference-features-keynote-lecture-on-etowah/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/assc-conference-features-keynote-lecture-on-etowah/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:59:25 +0000 Ben http://thesga.org/?p=11764 The Archaeology Society of South Carolina is holding its annual conference in Columbia this Saturday, March 2nd, from 8:30 to 5:00 in Gambrell Room 250. Registration for the conference on Saturday is $10 with a reduced rate of $5 for seniors and students. ASSC Members are admitted free of charge. For more information about the conference, click here.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/assc-conference-features-keynote-lecture-on-etowah/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/early-georgia-issue-scheduling/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/early-georgia-issue-scheduling/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:26:17 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11761 M. Jared Wood, Editor, Early Georgia, discusses the publication schedule for the journal. The Fall 2012 issue is in production and and will be sent to all SGA members who paid dues for the 2012 year. The Spring 2013 issue will be a follow-up of the popular Profile Papers including selections from the newsletter from 1992 to 2009. The Fall 2013 issue will be thematic. Submissions are encouraged NOW for consideration for inclusion in upcoming issues of Early Georgia.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/early-georgia-issue-scheduling/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/sga-welcomes-new-editor/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/sga-welcomes-new-editor/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:57:48 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11751 Meet SGA's new editor of The Profile and the website content, Ben Steere. Ben's been in Georgia since 2006, and is an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of West Georgia. If you have a story or a story idea you think might be appropriate for The Profile/the website, please email Ben (link in full story) for information and consideration. Research reports, first-person archaeology stories, and announcements regarding Chapter activities, lectures and presentations are examples of stories that the SGA welcomes.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/sga-welcomes-new-editor/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/archives-update-call-now/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/archives-update-call-now/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:56:17 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11746 The SGA requests that you call your Representative NOW requesting his/her support of HB 287, which will be voted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013. Call NOW.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/archives-update-call-now/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2013/02/gaas-to-learn-about-singer-moye-in-march/ http://thesga.org/2013/02/gaas-to-learn-about-singer-moye-in-march/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:41:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=11738 The Greater Atlanta Chapter (GAAS) of the SGA will meet next on March 12th, 2013, at 6:30 PM at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Our speaker will be Stefan Brannan of the University of Georgia; Mr. Brennan's talk is titled Change and Continuity of a Mississippian Period Community at the Georgia Coastal Plain Mound Center of Singer-Moye. The program is free and open to the public.]]> http://thesga.org/2013/02/gaas-to-learn-about-singer-moye-in-march/feed/ 0