http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Wed, 16 May 2012 13:06:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2012/05/prehistoric-community-excavated-in-spalding-county/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/prehistoric-community-excavated-in-spalding-county/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 21:13:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10811 Excavators working on a prehistoric settlement on the east bank of the Flint River in Spalding County have recovered materials from the Early Archaic through the Middle Woodland periods, along with posts, pits and many rock clusters. This work was performed by a crew from Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. for the Georgia Department of Transportation. The ancient community was on the first terrace overlooking a back swamp.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/prehistoric-community-excavated-in-spalding-county/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/05/meetings-crossroads-to-knowledge/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/meetings-crossroads-to-knowledge/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:23 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10771 Meetings are a crossroads to knowledge. The full story discusses the April 2012 statewide preservation conference. You've missed that meeting, but it's not too late—May also has interesting events scheduled for 2012 Archaeology Month, including the SGA's Spring Meeting, which will be held Saturday, May 19th, at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/meetings-crossroads-to-knowledge/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/05/final-program-available-for-the-2012-spring-meeting/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/final-program-available-for-the-2012-spring-meeting/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:30:10 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10779 Don't forget to mark your calendar for the Spring Meeting co-sponsored by SGA and Georgia Gwinnett College! The date is Saturday, May 19 starting at 8am in the state-of-the art Student Center. Click here to access a PDF of the Spring Meeting Program (final version).]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/final-program-available-for-the-2012-spring-meeting/feed/ 1 http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-is-georgia-archaeology-month/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-is-georgia-archaeology-month/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:10:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10795 The SGA's 19th annual Georgia Archaeology Awareness promotion, Archaeology Month 2012, has as its theme Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Our request for a proclamation designating May as Georgia Archaeology Month was received and acknowledged by the Governor’s office. Representatives from Georgia’s archaeological community, including the SGA, attended the proclamation signing by Governor Nathan Deal on Wednesday, May 2nd.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-is-georgia-archaeology-month/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:28:04 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10762 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus visits Auburn, Georgia, and hosts over 200 visitors including middle-schoolers, homeschoolers and parents, city administrators, a state representative, and more—read the whole story and look at the photos!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/may-1-2012/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:39:23 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10756 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus attends the 2011 Georgia National Fair, and hosts mobs of happy visitors. See lots of pictures from the Fair!]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/april-30-2012/feed/ 0 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/2012/05/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/2012/05/war-of-1812-a-british-caricaturists-perspective/ http://thesga.org/2012/05/war-of-1812-a-british-caricaturists-perspective/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 09:00:56 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10728 Archaeology Month 2012 recognizes the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. The War was declared by the USA under President James Madison against Great Britain, which was already fighting France under Napoleon. One British etching of the time shows the Archangel Gabriel blowing his trumpet, conveying criticism of Madison. Witnesses to this event include personifications of the USA and Great Britain as women. Examine this Library of Congress holding and the British perspective on this New World conflict in the full story.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/05/war-of-1812-a-british-caricaturists-perspective/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/walking-the-landscape-georgias-prehistoric-trails/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/walking-the-landscape-georgias-prehistoric-trails/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:59 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10719 "Before Georgia had roads, it was laced with Indian trails or paths," writes Dr. Louis DeVorsey in his 2003 entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia, Indian Trails. Why did people establish, maintain, and travel these trails? Dr. DeVorsey suggests that normal economic needs motivated much of the travel. What do you think?]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/walking-the-landscape-georgias-prehistoric-trails/feed/ 0 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/2012/04/panel-discussion-scheduled-for-saturday-may-12th-in-savannah/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/panel-discussion-scheduled-for-saturday-may-12th-in-savannah/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:05:01 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10706 The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission announces a panel discussion titled "Perspectives in Archaeology: Digging for the Truth" to be held Saturday, May 12th, at 2PM, at Trinity Church, Telfair Square, Savannah. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. This is one of many events celebrating Georgia's 2012 Archaeology Month.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/panel-discussion-scheduled-for-saturday-may-12th-in-savannah/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/urbanization-causes-archaeological-resource-destruction/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/urbanization-causes-archaeological-resource-destruction/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:00:32 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10686 Call it a megapolitan area or a megaregion, but Georgia's Piedmont is experiencing an increase in human settlement that endangers—and destroys—archaeological remains. Join the Society for Georgia Archaeology and help preserve Georgia's archaeological heritage. Once you've joined the SGA, volunteer with the Society to actively help the SGA to preserve, study and interpret Georgia’s historic and prehistoric remains.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/urbanization-causes-archaeological-resource-destruction/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:48:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10675 The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the SGA will meet on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, at 7:30 pm to hear a presentation by Michael Bunn, of Columbus. He will speak to the GAAS about the poorly known Creek Wars as they relate to the War of 1812. As Mr. Bunn notes, "Too few of the sites at which they were fought are interpreted for the public, and too few people understand their importance." The topic is in accordance with May being Archaeology Month in Georgia, with a theme this year of the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The GAAS monthly meeting will take place at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. The meeting is free and open to the public.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/gaas-announces-may-speaker/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/dr-tucker-becomes-state-archaeologist/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/dr-tucker-becomes-state-archaeologist/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:57:03 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10665 On 11 April 2012, the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced that Georgia has a new State Archaeologist, Dr. Bryan Tucker. Dr. Tucker succeeds Dr. David Crass, who is now Director of HPD.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/dr-tucker-becomes-state-archaeologist/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/the-profile-issue-152-spring-2012-now-available/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/the-profile-issue-152-spring-2012-now-available/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:21:27 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10655 Issue number 152, Spring 2012, of the SGA's quarterly newsletter, The Profile, is now available as a downloadable and printable PDF. The stories in The Profile all were originally posted to this website January, February, or March 2012.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/the-profile-issue-152-spring-2012-now-available/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/2012/04/2012-archaeology-month-event-brochure/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/2012-archaeology-month-event-brochure/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:47:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10614 The SGA is proud to present the 2012 Archaeology Month event brochure, accessible by clicking here. All events listed in the brochure are also entered in the SGA's online calendar All programs, events, and ongoing exhibits listed in the brochure are listed in the full story. Not all events are in May, although May is Archaeology Month in Georgia.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/2012-archaeology-month-event-brochure/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/dams-hold-more-than-water/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/dams-hold-more-than-water/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:00:20 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10567 We all know dams hold water, but they can also preserve archaeological information. The recent dynamiting of the Eagle & Phenix dam in the Chattahoochee River adjacent to downtown Columbus has revealed considerable data on the industrial history of the mill complexes that lined this stretch of the river. The water also concealed many archaeological artifacts. Read about what destruction of the dam has revealed, and the exhibits that will be created to tell the story of the Eagle & Phenix dam and the mills it served.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/dams-hold-more-than-water/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/2012/04/leake-site-exhibition-opens-in-columbus/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/leake-site-exhibition-opens-in-columbus/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:09:41 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10584 The Gateway to the Past: Georgia's Leake Site exhibition will be on display through Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Columbus Museum, on Wynnton Road east of downtown Columbus. Using excavated artifacts from the Leake site and the Columbus Museum's collection of Chattahoochee Valley objects, this history exhibition shows visitors what life was like for prehistoric American Indians living in what is now northern Georgia. The exhibition also includes an interactive audio/visual tour. Admission is free. Read more about the Leake site on this website by clicking here.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/leake-site-exhibition-opens-in-columbus/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/04/columbus-museum-exhibition-on-george-cooke-and-thomas-hope/ http://thesga.org/2012/04/columbus-museum-exhibition-on-george-cooke-and-thomas-hope/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:50:44 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10577 The Annotations: George Cooke & Thomas Hope and the Influence of Antiquity exhibition is on view at the Columbus Museum through Sunday, July 22, 2012. George Cooke (1793-1849), who began his career as a self-taught painter, sought to increase his skill and knowledge by following the custom of many American artists in traveling to Europe. The Columbus Museum the second largest general museum in Georgia, and admission is free.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/04/columbus-museum-exhibition-on-george-cooke-and-thomas-hope/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/spring-2012-meeting-hotel-and-meeting-info/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/spring-2012-meeting-hotel-and-meeting-info/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:00:40 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10534 Please make plans to attend the Spring 2012 Meeting of The Society for Georgia Archaeology on Saturday, May 19th, at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville. The meeting will be held in the Student Center (Level 1, LVIS Room), and registration begins at 8:00am. The SGA has reserved rooms at the nearby Country Inn & Suites—Lawrenceville. These rooms will be available at the group rate until Wednesday, April 18th.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/spring-2012-meeting-hotel-and-meeting-info/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2012/03/spring-meeting-2012-preliminary-schedule/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/spring-meeting-2012-preliminary-schedule/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:30:14 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10549 The Society for Georgia Archaeology is proud to present the preliminary program for our Spring Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, May 19, at Georgia Gwinnett College. This meeting is in conjunction with 2012 Archaeology Month. The Archaeology Month theme this year is Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. The meeting will be held in the Student Center (Level 1, LVIS Room), and registration begins at 8:00am.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/spring-meeting-2012-preliminary-schedule/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/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/ http://thesga.org/2012/03/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:00:50 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10514 SGA Board Member and Golden Isles Chapter member Kevin Kiernan provides an update on the many research projects Golden Isles members have underway. Activities include searching for a Spanish mission, examining Kelvin culture houses, and systematic studies of the Harrington Graded School, the last surviving segregated school on St. Simons Island. Check out links to other stories about Golden Isles member activities, including in the Jacksonville Times-Union and a DNR newsletter.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/03/golden-isles-members-busy-contributing-to-multiple-projects/feed/ 0