http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://thesga.org/2011/11/how-important-is-dating/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/how-important-is-dating/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:00:39 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9972 Many people have encountered one of the editions of James Deetz's In Small Things Forgotten: The Archaeology of Early American Life, which was first published in 1977 and is still an insightful volume. Dr. Deetz discusses, among many other things, the importance of chronology and dating to the study of the past. He also argues that small things are extremely important to understanding the past, giving examples of how we may continue behaviors with roots in the past in everyday life today.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/how-important-is-dating/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/ http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:00:48 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=7913 Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s remains have been buried twice? At his funeral in 1968, they were buried at South-View Cemetery on the south side of Atlanta. Then, in 1977, Dr. King's remains were moved to the famous marble tomb at the King Center that is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. These events were accompanied by important rituals. Rituals are important components of cultural behavior, but they preserve poorly—and at best incompletely—in archaeological contexts. What are the implications of this for reconstructions of the past based on archaeological data?]]> http://thesga.org/2011/02/rituals-and-archaeology-mlks-two-burial-places/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/cemeteries-are-constructed-for-the-deceased-but-hold-insights-into-the-beliefs-of-the-living/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/cemeteries-are-constructed-for-the-deceased-but-hold-insights-into-the-beliefs-of-the-living/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:00:00 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=6765 The Flat Rock Cemetery in Lithonia displays the widespread rural African-American custom of burying the dead with simple fieldstones placed at the head and foot of the interment. Belief did not place significant importance on elaborate decoration of gravestones, as seen in formal cemeteries generally associated with white populations; but, instead placed emphasis on being buried in the cemetery as a community member and simple grave markers were used as a symbol of mutual aid reflected within the community.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/cemeteries-are-constructed-for-the-deceased-but-hold-insights-into-the-beliefs-of-the-living/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/11/flat-rock-african-american-museum-archives-1st-annual-celebration-honors-ancestors/ http://thesga.org/2010/11/flat-rock-african-american-museum-archives-1st-annual-celebration-honors-ancestors/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:53:12 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=6678 The Flat Rock Archives Slave Cemetery Dedication and Libation Ceremony held October 30, 2010, paid tribute to the ancestors of their community through honor, celebration, and history. With a large turnout including news crews and Georgia Public Broadcasting, the community honored the Flat Rock historical church site, built in 1823, by blueprinting what was once the foundation and inviting people into the space. The crowd also visited the Slave Cemetery where a libation ceremony was held to honor the Flat Rock descendants' ancestors. The celebration offered a realistic view into the past for the African-American community. SGA's local chapter, the Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society, has been involved with preserving and caring for the cemetery through volunteer efforts since 2008.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/11/flat-rock-african-american-museum-archives-1st-annual-celebration-honors-ancestors/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2010/02/sga-leadership-tour-sapelo-island/ http://thesga.org/2010/02/sga-leadership-tour-sapelo-island/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:10:47 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4923 When the SGA leadership visited the coast in February 2010, many of us also toured Sapelo Island with archaeologist Dr. Ray Crook, who has worked on the island for decades. We took the morning ferry out underovercast skies, watched the sun arrive with us at the island dock, and returned to the mainland late in the afternoon. We took a break to enjoy a Geechee lunch at mid-day.]]> http://thesga.org/2010/02/sga-leadership-tour-sapelo-island/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/12/discovery-of-unknown-cemeteries-at-hunter-army-airfield-sheds-light-on-a-forgotten-past/ http://thesga.org/2009/12/discovery-of-unknown-cemeteries-at-hunter-army-airfield-sheds-light-on-a-forgotten-past/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:00:10 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=4425 Researchers at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah identified two historic-period cemeteries. One had been buried beneath a parking lot for over fifty years; it had thirty-seven graves. A second cemetery was identified from an 1889 map as a "Negro Cemetery," and had well over three hundred burials. All human remains and artifacts were carefully excavated and respectfully moved to Belmont Cemetery, and the Installation’s Garrison Commander and Chaplain participated in a rededication ceremony in conjunction with African-American History Month in February 2009. Article includes photographs of selected grave goods.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/12/discovery-of-unknown-cemeteries-at-hunter-army-airfield-sheds-light-on-a-forgotten-past/feed/ 1 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/2009/09/georgia-municipal-cemetery-association-annual-conference-september-17%e2%80%9318/ http://thesga.org/2009/09/georgia-municipal-cemetery-association-annual-conference-september-17%e2%80%9318/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:02:23 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=3863 The Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association's Annual Conference, Tangible Links to Our Past, will be held in Rome, Georgia September 17-18 2009, at the Rome Forum Conference Center, downtown.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/09/georgia-municipal-cemetery-association-annual-conference-september-17%e2%80%9318/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/04/gsu-students-get-experience-at-oakland-cemetery/ http://thesga.org/2009/04/gsu-students-get-experience-at-oakland-cemetery/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:46:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2634 Georgia State students got real-world experience in salvage archaeology and historic preservation projects under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Glover when they worked recently in Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery. The March 2008 tornado tipped over trees, bringing up soil and potentially disturbing human remains. Students used archaeological field techniques to examine this disturbed soil.]]> http://thesga.org/2009/04/gsu-students-get-experience-at-oakland-cemetery/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2009/03/the-restoration-of-the-fish-vault-in-memory-hill-cemetery/ http://thesga.org/2009/03/the-restoration-of-the-fish-vault-in-memory-hill-cemetery/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:40:10 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2199 http://thesga.org/2009/03/the-restoration-of-the-fish-vault-in-memory-hill-cemetery/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/12/hpd-co-sponsors-hands-on-cemetery-workshops/ http://thesga.org/2008/12/hpd-co-sponsors-hands-on-cemetery-workshops/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:35:03 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2323 http://thesga.org/2008/12/hpd-co-sponsors-hands-on-cemetery-workshops/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/12/gaas-teams-with-the-flat-rock-archive/ http://thesga.org/2008/12/gaas-teams-with-the-flat-rock-archive/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:05:27 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2344 http://thesga.org/2008/12/gaas-teams-with-the-flat-rock-archive/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2008/07/1135/ http://thesga.org/2008/07/1135/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:22:58 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/2008/07/1135/ http://thesga.org/2008/07/1135/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2006/12/terracon-busy-near-atlanta-gainesville-elsewhere/ http://thesga.org/2006/12/terracon-busy-near-atlanta-gainesville-elsewhere/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:22:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=2448 http://thesga.org/2006/12/terracon-busy-near-atlanta-gainesville-elsewhere/feed/ 0