The wheels on the bus go round and round...
Submitted by Rita Elliott (relliott@chsgeorgia.org) The bus is here!! The Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a book mobile from the Athens Regional Library System and the beginning of an innovative, large-scale project.
Read MoreThere's a Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild (B.R.A.G.) meeting this week!
Submitted by Wayne Hooper The Blue Ridge Archeological Guild (B.R.A.G.) will meet on Wednesday, June 17th, at 6:00 PM in the community room of United Community Bank on Hwy 52 in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Read MoreThinking roads
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Screenshot from modern Georgia road map found online here. Roads constitute the largest human-made artifact on earth. Ted Conover wrote this in his latest book, The Routes of Man: How Roads are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today (2010, Knopf: New York; page 9).
Read MoreThomas H. Gresham receives 2008 Joseph R. Caldwell Award
At the 2008 spring meeting of The Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA), Thomas H. Gresham received the Joseph R. Caldwell Award for outstanding service to Georgia Archaeology. The Caldwell Award recognizes those individuals dedicating a noteworthy amount of time and energy toward supporting an archaeological project; making outstanding contributions in the area of public education and Georgia archeology; and providing substantial support for SGA and its programs over time.
Read MoreThree-dimensional human images from the past
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Sometimes the old books are the best. Back in 1903—that’s over a century ago!—the second impression of Professor Cyrus Thomas’s 1898 book Introduction to the Study of North American Archaeology was published.
Read MoreTime to register for October meeting!
Have you registered for the 2010 Fall Meeting? Do you have your room reservation? Make plans and join the SGA in the St. Simons Island area for activities that begin on Friday, 15 October, and continue through Sunday, 17 October.
Read MoreTimothy Pauketat to speak at UGA
The Archaeological Institute of America presents: Ancient American Cities, Religion, and the Case of Cahokia, by Dr. Timothy Pauketat. His talk is scheduled for Thursday, March 27, 7:30 p.m. in room 214 of the Zell Miller Learning Center on the campus of the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Read MoreToday is "Georgia Gives Day"
Submitted by Pamela Baughman Governor Nathan Deal has officially declared today (12/6/2012) as “Georgia Gives Day,” reflecting an initiative created by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits to highlight the work of non-profit organizations and encourage philanthropic giving.
Read MoreTools of the trade
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) You may think that the number one tool of archaeologists is the trowel—or perhaps the paintbrush. In reality, archaeologists working in Georgia spend more time with a shovel or a computer.
Read MoreTour the digital National Archives
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Photograph of People Working in a Cotton Field; ARC Identifier 1633434 / Local Identifier 83-ML-4-90 Here’s a picture of people working in a cotton field. There’s no information about where it was taken.
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