2010 summer internship at Russell Cave
Campus to Careers is seeking an intern for its National Park Service Climate Change Internship Program at the Russell Cave National Monument, in northeast Alabama. The intern will work with archaeologist Sarah Sherwood assessing prehistoric climate conditions from soil samples.
Read More2011 Archaeology Month event brochure now available
Please access a trifold brochure listing 2011 Archaeology Month events prepared by SGA Secretary Pam Baughman by clicking here (PDF). Archaeology Month in Georgia is held during the month of May, and this year’s theme is Gone But Not Forgotten: Rediscovering the Civil War through Archaeology.
Read More2011 Fall Meeting abstracts: An Historic Partnership
Submitted by Lynn Pietak (lpietak@edwards-pitman.com) UPDATED 12 Oct, 4:23pm. Join members and guests of the SGA at the Society’s Fall Meeting on the 22nd of October, in room 171 (first floor) of the Zell B.
Read More2011 Fall Meeting schedule set
Submitted by Lynn Pietak (lpietak@edwards-pitman.com) UPDATED 4:24pm, Wed, 12 Oct! Plan to join members of the SGA and guests of the Society at the 2011 Fall Meeting, to be held all day on Saturday, 22 October, in room 171 (first floor) of the Zell B.
Read More2011 Fort Daniel Faire conclusions
Submitted by James D'Angelo (4drdee@bellsouth.net) Prior to the 2011 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire in Gwinnett County, Georgia, several geophysical surveys had been conducted at the site by Dr. Sheldon Skaggs of Georgia Southern University, the combined results of which suggested the presence of features within the footprint of the fort.
Read More2011 Frontier Faire well attended
Submitted by Leslie Perry (digsitelp@yahoo.com) Dr. James D’Angelo leading a tour of Fort Daniel. The October 15 and 16, 2011, Frontier Faire at Fort Daniel on Hog Mountain in Gwinnett County was sponsored by GARS (the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society), a Chapter of the SGA, and the FDF (Fort Daniel Foundation).
Read More2011 SGA Spring meeting silent auction
Submitted by Leslie Perry (SGA Board Member) During the 2011 SGA spring meeting, a silent auction will be held. Items can be won by silently submitting your bid on paper forms by the item.
Read More2011 Spring Meeting call for papers
Submitted by Catherine Long (diggergirl77@gmail.com) Henry County Chamber of Commerce; image from Google Maps street view. Join us on Saturday, May 14th for the Spring Meeting of the Society for Georgia Archaeology.
Read More2011 Spring Meeting dates tentatively set
The 2011 Spring Meeting weekend is not finalized, but we will meet May 13–15. Read the details here. Posted online on Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
Read More2011: January and February observations on thesga.org
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) The SGA’s website continues to be popular in the opening months of 2011. After a dip in November 2010 through January 2011 in daily pageviews, a measure not just of how many visitors the website has, but how much exploring they do, our February average daily pageviews were 356.
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