Archaeologist Garrett Silliman lecture at Stone Mountain Park
Submitted by Kelly Woodard (kelly@thesga.org) Stone Mountain Park Lecture Series is hosting their last free lecture in the series entitled Current Research in the Archaeology of the Atlanta Campaign, hosted by the Stone Mountain Historical Society.
Read MoreArchaeologists think about worms---really!
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Earthworms leave the soil (at least some species do) when there’s a lot of rain, because the soil can get so moist they begin to drown.
Read MoreArchaeologists use iPads during excavations at Pompeii
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Original caption from Apple website: Researchers compare wall annotations in iDraw. Says Ellis, “We need to simply draw a lot of what we’re recording, because as we dig down through these layers we are essentially destroying the site.
Read MoreArchaeologists' commitment to the public
Submitted by Kelly Woodard (kelly@thesga.org) My two Catahoula-mix dogs and I enjoy walking and hiking. We live in Atlanta and were thought to be a few miles from the nearest park.
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the study of past human culture by analyzing the material remains (sites and artifacts) people left behind; the science of archaeology involves recording, interpreting, and recreating past human life Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreArchaeology and chronology
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) One common definition of what archaeologists do is that they study past ways of life. One important issue that arises for archaeologists is chronology. Chronology is the order or sequence of events—in short, what came before and what came after.
Read MoreArchaeology and learning: Summer opportunities
Submitted by Catherine Long (sgapresident@thesga.org sgapresident@thesga.org) Question: Well, it’s summer now and what are kids doing? Answer: Attending summer camp and having fun on summer vacation! One of the great opportunities to educate children about archaeology occurs during the summer months.
Read MoreArchaeology at the State Social Science Fair
Submitted by Matthew Newberry On May 3, 2014 students from Georgia elementary, middle, and high schools convened on the campus of Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia to compete in the annual State Social Science Fair hosted by the Georgia Council for the Social Studies.
Read MoreArchaeology blogs ranked
http://radiologytechnicianschools.net/50-best-blogs-for-archaeology-students/ may interest you…. Posted online on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Read MoreArchaeology bus rolling right along
The Archaeology Bus Committee has several exciting items to report to the membership. First, John (JC) Burns of jcbD, has generously provided pro-bono work to create the graphic and text design that will go around the vehicle.
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