1989 history of AAS by GS Lewis available

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George S. Lewis, a very active member of the Augusta Archaeological Society and the Society for Georgia Archaeology, wrote a history of the AAS in July 1989. Titled “A Brief History of the Augusta Archaeological Society,” this document is now available in PDF form.

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2003 Roswell Mill cleanup day

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Members of the Bulloch Hall Archaeology Society, the SGA Chapter based in Roswell, organized a cleanup workday at Roswell Mill, on 11 January 2003. It was a bit cold, but, thankfully, sunny.

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2003 Spring Meeting, Jekyll Island Hotel

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Members met at the Jekyll Island Hotel for the 2003 Spring Meeting. Events included a delightful and informative public lecture by Judy Bense, of the University of West Florida, and a walking tour to several archaeological sites, including tabby ruins.

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2004 lesson plan: Frontiers in the Soil

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SGA’s 2004 lesson plan centered on republication of Frontiers in the Soil: The Archaeology of Georgia. The author, Roy S. Dickens, Jr., was a well-known archaeologist who worked in Georgia, and across southeastern North America.

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2005 Lesson Plan: "Indian Removal"

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The topic of the 2005 lesson plan, which meets CRCT Domains for 8th Grade History, is the Indian Removal of the early 1800s. The lesson plan details this period in Georgia’s history, suggests writing assignments, and explains how to make a puzzle called “Go Figure!

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2006 Ocmulgee Archaeological Society

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—photo by John Trussel John Trussell and Stephen Hammack visited two small caves along the Houston-Macon County line in August 2006 to look for petroglyphs. Only the Houston cave was large enough to crawl into, though John (2007 OAS Treasurer) put on his thinking cap and opted to take pictures.

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2008 Archaeology Month Sponsors

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Primary Sponsor The Society for Georgia Archaeology Co-Sponsors Bland & Associates, Inc. Brockington and Associates, Norcross Coosawattee Foundation Council on American Indian Concerns Edwards-Pitman Environmental Environmental Services Inc., Savannah Fernbank Museum of Natural History Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists LAMAR Institute New South Associates, Stone Mountain Office of the State Archaeologist Panamerican Consultants, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Southeastern Archeological Services, Athens Terracon Consultants TRC, Atlanta Posted online on Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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2008 Fall Meeting

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SGA members met for the Fall 2008 Meeting in Rome, in northwest Georgia on 18 October. During the morning and the first part of the afternoon, attendees heard presentations on various topics in a meeting room at the Civic Center downtown.

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2008 Symposium on Southeastern Coastal Plain Archaeology

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Submitted by Dwight Kirkland ([email protected]) The South Georgia Archaeological Research Team (SOGART) will hold its annual research symposium on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at South Georgia College, Douglas, Georgia. The meeting will be held in the Stubbs Hall auditorium (Science Building) with the morning session beginning at 8:30 AM and ending at noon.

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2009 Archaeology Month Events brochure ready for downloading

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Events are scheduled across the state in conjunction with Archaeology Month 2009, in May. SGA has prepared a brochure listing this year’s events. Activities will be held across Georgia, from Cumberland Island to Augusta to Athens to Carrollton to Macon—and more!

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