Archaeological excavations in Augusta reveal material culture of racial segregation
Submitted by Brad Botwick (New South Associates, inc.) Official and institutionalized racial segregation was a significant aspect of urban life in the southern United States during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Read MoreArchaeological investigations of "the Gulch" in downtown Atlanta
Submitted by Dylan Woodliff Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. (EPEI) and New South Associates (NSA), under contract with HNTB Corporation, recently completed preliminary investigations of the Gulch, a low-lying area of downtown Atlanta long associated with the railroads, in preparation for the planned Georgia MultiModal Passenger Terminal (MMPT).
Read MoreArchaeological lessons for us today: Coping with environmental stresses
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) What would you reply if you were asked this question? Archaeological investigations can help us understand the present, and give us insights into the future of the world.
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the material remains of past human activities, including any features or alteration of the landscape Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
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artifacts, sites, their contexts within the physical and cultural environments, and the information that can be garnered from them Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
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a place where human activity took place and material remains were left behind Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreArchaeological Society of South Carolina's Fall Field Day announcement
Submitted by Tammy Forehand ([email protected]) The Archaeological Society of South Carolina’s annual Fall Field Day will be held on October 25th at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site in Summerville, South Carolina.
Read MoreArchaeological vandalism: Two stories
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Satellite image of Leptis Magna from Google Maps. Note the Wadi Lebda flowing along the east side of the archaeological zone. How much do people value historic ruins, archaeological sites, and standing buildings?
Read MoreArchaeologist Constanza Ceruti speaks at UNG
Submitted by Tammy Herron and Jack Wynn On Wednesday, March 6th, Dr. Constanza Ceruti, an Argentine high-altitude archaeologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, was the guest speaker at the University of North Georgia (UNG) campus in Dahlonega.
Read MoreArchaeologist Erin Drake to speak in Duluth
The Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild will meet on Wednesday, September 25, at 7:00 pm at the United Community Bank. This month’s speaker will be Erin Drake, Senior Archaeologist with Terracon, Inc.
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