December issue GARS newsletter available
Read about the activities of the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), a Chapter of the SGA based in Gwinnett County in their newsletter, Gwinnett Archaeology Bulletin. Access a PDF of the December 2012 issue by clicking here.
Read MoreDedicated members make SGA efforts a success
Submitted by Dennis Blanton ([email protected]) Our annual public meetings and Archaeology Month events are occasions that expose all that is good about SGA. Our members respond with a great turnout and inevitably we reach a goodly number of others who are just plain curious about Georgia archaeology.
Read MoreDeKalb County research project open to the public
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Georgia’s Historic Preservation Division (HPD) is partnering with the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance, Inc. in a public archaeology project at the Lyon Farm in DeKalb County.
Read Moredendrochronology
a dating technique based on the number and variation in tree rings; usually, there is one ring for each year of growth and specific climatic changes are evident in thickness of ring
Read Moredepositional factors
the effects, either natural (like flooding) or human-induced (like plowing), on the material remains and features of the archaeological record. Depositional factors must be taken into consideration before any interpretation or dating of a site can occur.
Read MoreDescription of Indian mound from the 1770s
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Ever wonder what an Indian mound was like in the late eighteenth century? In the 1793 edition (published in Dublin) of William Bartram’s Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws…, Bartram (page 348) describes what he saw:
Read Morediachronic
over time, through time; the term especially refers to change that happens as time passes; contrast with synchronic Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read Morediagnostic artifact
an item that was only made or used for a limited period, and thus indicates use during a particular period or by a certain group who made or used it; there can also be diagnostic assemblages
Read MoreDial senators now to preserve Archives
The SGA has joined The Coalition to Preserve the Georgia Archives and needs you to help support the Archives. Get ready to DIAL NOW. Calls to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and/or the Senate Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee are especially important.
Read MoreDiaries as research tools
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) The online look of the diary of Abby the ArchaeoBus. Diaries are one kind of document or information sought by archivists for permanent or long-term preservation.
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