http://thesga.org SGA site, redux Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 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-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/2012/04/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/2012/04/2012-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/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/2012/03/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/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/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/ http://thesga.org/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:51:30 +0000 Kelly http://thesga.org/?p=10270 Prior to the 2011 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire in Gwinnett County, several geophysical surveys had been conducted at the site by Dr. Sheldon Skaggs of Georgia Southern University, the combined results of which suggested the presence of features within the footprint of the fort. We have also previously reported that the footprint of the fort’s palisade walls and corner blockhouses, as determined by archaeological investigations, corresponds precisely to the plan for frontier forts sent by President Washington’s Secretary of War, Henry Knox, to the Governor of Georgia in 1794.]]> http://thesga.org/2012/01/2011-fort-daniel-faire-conclusions/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/2011/12/the-profile-issue-151-winter-2011-now-available/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/the-profile-issue-151-winter-2011-now-available/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:04:09 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10198 Issue number 151 of the SGA’s quarterly newsletter, The Profile, is now available as a downloadable and printable PDF. All stories in The Profile all were originally posted to this website.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/the-profile-issue-151-winter-2011-now-available/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/2011/12/diaries-as-research-tools/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/diaries-as-research-tools/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:00:01 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10063 Diaries are one of many primary sources about the past. Primary sources are records from people who had first-hand experience with what is recorded in the materials they have left behind. On this website we have a diary—of Abby the ArchaeoBus. The ArchaeoBus is a major outreach project of the SGA, and billed as Georgia's mobile archaeology classroom. Using Abby's diary as an example, consider the strengths and weaknesses of diaries as aids to understanding the past.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/diaries-as-research-tools/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:15:45 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10058 …in which Abby the ArchaeoBus attends the Georgia Council for the Social Studies Conference in Athens along with hundreds of teachers, many of whom, she discovered, are quite knowledgeable about Georgia archaeology.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/november-29-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:25:55 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10038 Catch up with the news of the SGA's Augusta Chapter, the Augusta Archaeological Society, by reading the December issue of the AAS's newsletter, The Debitage. The issue details activities of the AAS in 2011, and plans for a holiday party on December 8th.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/12/aass-newsletter-details-activities-throughout-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:02:35 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=10005 Abby the ArchaeoBus discusses visiting the Southeastern Archaeology Conference in Florida, and participating in Public Archaeology Day while parked outside the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville. Enjoy photographs of the event as part of the diary entry.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/november-26-2011/feed/ 0 http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/ http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:26:22 +0000 sammy http://thesga.org/?p=9979 The well-attended October 2011 Frontier Faire at Fort Daniel, sponsored by the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society, a Chapter of the SGA, and the Fort Daniel Foundation, hosted a Trading Post, tours, a candle-maker, both Girl and Boy Scouts, a food area and more. The 2011 Frontier Faire is considered a definite success and will serve as a model for next year’s Faire.]]> http://thesga.org/2011/11/2011-frontier-faire-well-attended/feed/ 0