State-level organizations
Georgia’s Office of the State Archaeologist is within the Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Natural Resources. Read more about it here. The Georgia Archaeological Site File is the official repository for information about Georgia’s archaeological sites, dating to all periods and including standing historic buildings.
Read MoreStay tuned: Spring meeting plans underway
Just a brief head’s-up that plans for the Spring Meeting (that is, Spring 2010) are moving forward. We plan to meet in Albany, and we’re looking at Saturdays in mid-May.
Read MoreStep right up! Help at the 2011 Georgia National Fair
Submitted by Rita Elliott ([email protected]) Volunteers Tom Gresham (left), Allen Vegotsky (center), and JC Burns (right) prepare an interactive display table for the 2010 Georgia National Fair. Come One, Come All!
Read MoreStiff fines for site looting handed down in Burke County
Submitted by Tom Gresham ([email protected]) Archaeologist Jerald Ledbetter records stratigraphic information to provide context for the looted artifacts and bone. Burke County State Court Judge Jerry Daniel in January 2010 handed down heavy fines on four east Georgia men who pled guilty to multiple counts related to looting a Late Archaic, Stallings culture shell midden site on the Ogeechee River in southern Burke County, Georgia.
Read MoreStone Age
the earliest period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone tools Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read Morestone tool
an implement used in prehistoric cultures made from stone; see lithics Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreSTOP!!
Submitted by Rita Elliott Whatever you do, please do not send any money to the SGA Endowment this month. The Swiss Bank account is full and our U.S. accountants are working double shifts to process the checks, cash, and stock options that have been rolling in.
Read Morestrata
the layers of soil and artifacts in a site Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read Morestratigraphy
the sequence of layers of soil and/or artifacts on a site; they generally lay atop one another like cake and frosting in a layer cake If layers are undisturbed, the more recent layers will lie above the older layers.
Read MoreStudent reflects on the 2013 Georgia Southern field school
Submitted by Amanda Shively, Georgia Southern University undergraduate My field school experience this past summer was an invaluable lesson in Georgia archaeology, Native American history, and archaeological field techniques. Led by Dr.
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