Download publications from the SRARP
The Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP), a division of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, has added new content to their website. Among the additions are PDF versions of all 12 publications in the Savannah River Archaeological Research Papers and the four volumes in the Savannah River Archaeological Research Heritage Series.
Read MoreDownload the digital version of the 2014 Georgia Archaeology Month poster
The Society for Georgia Archaeology is proud to offer this year’s Georgia Archaeology Month poster showcasing the theme Site Destruction: Pieces of Our Past Lost Forever—and May is Archaeology Month in Georgia.
Read MoreDownload the digital version of the 2015 Georgia Archaeology Month poster
The Society for Georgia Archaeology is proud to offer this year’s Georgia Archaeology Month poster showcasing the theme Native Shores, European Waves: Contact Archaeology in Georgia—and May is Archaeology Month in Georgia.
Read MoreDr. Tucker becomes State Archaeologist
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) On 11 April 2012, the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced that Georgia has a new State Archaeologist, Dr. Bryan Tucker.
Read MoreDr. Zachary Hruby: Life at Georgia State University
Submitted by Zachary Hruby (Georgia State University) I have been loving my time at Georgia State University, I think it is a great place for giving power to the people through education.
Read Moredrip line
a small but distinct linear pattern in the soil that forms when rainwater is focused to drip in certain places; they are an example of a disturbance process A tree with a dense crown of leaves can have a drip line around its outer extent.
Read MoreDugout canoe déjà vu?
Submitted by Fred Scheidler Initial view of dugout canoe in 1970. In late December 1970, I assisted the Broward County Archaeological Society in the location, recovery, and restoration of an abandoned, twelve and a half foot long, cypress dugout canoe.
Read MoreDVD focuses on Georgia sites
A new DVD on Georgia prehistory, prepared by SGA member and Lost Worlds founder Gary Daniels, is available for purchase. The DVD covers the past 4000 years of Native American archaeology in the state, specifically focusing on six sites: the Sapelo Shell Ring complex, the Fort Mountain stone wall, Rock Eagle/Rock Hawk, Kolomoki Mounds, Ocmulgee Mounds and Etowah Mounds.
Read MoreEarly Cherokee syllabary symbols found in cave
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) In the 1820s, a syllabary of the Cherokee language became widely used. It’s inventor had a birth name of George Gist (or Guess), but by this time went by a Cherokee name pronounced something like Sikwayi or Sogwali, although it is commonly spelled Sequoyah.
Read MoreEarly Georgia 41(2), Fall 2013
Submitted by M. Jared Wood ([email protected]) Here is the supplemental material for the Fall 2013 issue of Early Georgia (Volume 41, number 2), each as a downloadable Acrobat PDF file:
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