http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2011/12/ways-to-make-the-past-a-story/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/ways-to-make-the-past-a-story/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:27 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10086 Historical and archaeological books and articles commonly tell the story of the past either using a timeline (a sequential version of the past) or using a specific topic—a place or person or theme—to anchor the tale. This story notes that there're two sequential versions of Georgia's past on this website—a table and a prose post. The full story contrasts these with Caldwell's volume on research prior to the flooding of the Allatoona Reservoir, and a book on food and the human past (and future)—both with topical foci. Caldwell's volume is recommended to anyone interested in Georgia' prehistory.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/ways-to-make-the-past-a-story/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/march-8th-gaas-meeting-obsidian-for-the-dead/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/march-8th-gaas-meeting-obsidian-for-the-dead/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:33:13 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=7976 The Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society will meet Tuesday, March 8th, at 7 PM for its regular monthly meeting. The program will feature Georgia State University visiting lecturer Dr. Zachary Hruby who will discuss his research regarding lithic technology, epigraphy, and iconography of the Ancient Maya and Mesoamerica.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/march-8th-gaas-meeting-obsidian-for-the-dead/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/02/february-2010-news-from-aas/ http://thesga.org/2010/02/february-2010-news-from-aas/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:53:00 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4856 The Augusta Archaeological Society's February speaker will be Robert W. Benson. The meeting will be at the Flyin’ Cowboy Restaurant, 2821 Washington Road, Augusta, on Thursday February 4th, at 6:30 pm. Also, the February issue of the AAS newsletter, Debitage, is now available.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/02/february-2010-news-from-aas/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/01/arrows-or-spears/ http://thesga.org/2010/01/arrows-or-spears/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:58:55 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4714 The Human Spark is a three-part series investigating the topic of human uniqueness hosted by Alan Alda. One of the interviewees, Dr. Veronica Waweru, discusses the pros and cons of arrow and spear use, along with other interesting topics, in a blog entry associated with the program's web pages.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/01/arrows-or-spears/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/12/your-chance-to-help-south-carolina-archaeologists/ http://thesga.org/2009/12/your-chance-to-help-south-carolina-archaeologists/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:17:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4395 The Savannah River Archaeological Research Program is seeking information about prehistoric metavolcanic stone quarries in the Carolina Slate Belt Region in South Carolina. As this map shows, the Carolina Slate Belt Region is prominent in the Carolinas, and extends southward into Georgia.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/12/your-chance-to-help-south-carolina-archaeologists/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/09/3871/ http://thesga.org/2009/09/3871/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:08:34 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3871 Researchers have new geomagnetic dates for Achulean-style hand axes from two sites in Spain that indicate earlier use of those tools in Europe than previously known. Earlier dates were known for Africa and Asia, until this report. The question, then, is: did the tool-makers arrive from the south (from Africa directly) or from the east (following around the Mediterranean Sea).]]> http://thesga.org/2009/09/3871/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/03/new-experimental-archaeologyprimitive-technology-book/ http://thesga.org/2009/03/new-experimental-archaeologyprimitive-technology-book/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:50:03 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2185 http://thesga.org/2009/03/new-experimental-archaeologyprimitive-technology-book/feed/ 0 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/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/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/2006/03/mountains-chapter-tests-quartz-quarry/ http://thesga.org/2006/03/mountains-chapter-tests-quartz-quarry/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:22:44 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2045 http://thesga.org/2006/03/mountains-chapter-tests-quartz-quarry/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/2001/05/reconstructing-the-past-archaeology-and-experimentation/ http://thesga.org/2001/05/reconstructing-the-past-archaeology-and-experimentation/#comments Sun, 20 May 2001 21:45:22 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=1360 http://thesga.org/2001/05/reconstructing-the-past-archaeology-and-experimentation/feed/ 0