The SGA at CoastFest, 2011
Submitted by Kevin Kiernan ([email protected]) Founded by laymen during the Great Depression in 1933, the Society for Georgia Archaeology is the oldest archaeological society in the State. It inspired the Ocmulgee National Monument, helped establish a Department of Archaeology at the University of Georgia, and initiated work on a statewide archaeological survey.
Read MoreThe SGA debuts on Facebook
At the Winter 2011 Planning Meeting on 22 January, the SGA Board voted to initiate a presence for the Society on Facebook. Board Member Matt Newberry (above) established the page, and is one of a committee of three who is maintaining the SGA’s presence on FB.
Read MoreThe SGA Fall 2017 Meeting Announcement and Registration
The Society for Georgia Archaeology would like to invite you to join us for the Fall 2017 meeting on October 14, 2017 at Gwinnett Technical College, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. We will be having a morning paper session with a focus on recent work in Georgia by SGA Chapters, members, CRM professionals, and academic and student archaeologists.
Read MoreThe SGA leadership meets in Douglas
For four hours on the afternoon of Friday, August 17th, 2012, the SGA Board and Officers met in the large classroom in Stubbs Hall on the campus of South Georgia College, in Douglas.
Read MoreThe SGA mourns Michael Shirk
Submitted by SGA President Tammy Herron ([email protected]) Dear SGA Family, Upon receiving the following message from SGA’s Past President Rita Elliott, I wanted to share the sad news with you all.
Read MoreThe SGA Spring 2017 Meeting Announcement and Registration
The SGA’s Spring Meeting is almost here. This year the meeting will be on Saturday May 13 in Savannah Georgia. May is Archaeology Month in Georgia and the theme of both Archaeology Month and of the Spring Meeting is “Raised from the Depths: The Archaeology of the Civil War in Georgia.
Read MoreThe SGA Spring 2018 Meeting Announcement and Registration
The SGA Spring Meeting will be held on May 18 (Friday) and May 19 (Saturday), 2018, in Milledgeville, GA. We have planned an exciting schedule and registration is now open online at https://squareup.
Read MoreThe SGA welcomes its newest Chapter: The Golden Isles Archaeological Society---GIAS
Submitted by Jamice Meschke, President GIAS ([email protected]) The Golden Isles Archaeological Society (GIAS) is the newest Chapter of the Society for Georgia Archaeology. After a long, deliberative process, Jamice Meschke, president of GIAS, appointed a sub-committee of Ellen Provenzano, Billy Bice, and Kevin Kiernan, with herself as chair, to write up new By-Laws in compliance with the rules and obligations of the SGA.
Read MoreThe SGA's Endowment Fund wants you!
Submitted by Catherine Long ([email protected]) At the end of the year, we encourage and invite you to support the SGA Endowment Fund through a financial contribution. The Endowment Fund supports educational outreach and the preservation of archaeological sites.
Read MoreThe Society for Georgia Archaeology
On Monday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hearn Academy in Cave Spring, Georgia, archaeologist Pat Garrow will present his findings from the December 2012 dig at the Cave Spring Log Cabin.
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