monolithic
made or formed of a single large block of stone, or, sometimes, simply a single very large thing Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreMore than a Fort
The Society for Georgia Archaeology’s 2007 lesson plan focused on Fort Hawkins. As the lesson plan notes: Fort Hawkins is located near the Ocmulgee River and served as an important center for the frontier of Georgia from 1806-1819.
Read MoreMotel of the Mysteries
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) David Macaulay is an author and illustrator who has written many interesting books. One of my favorites is Motel of the Mysteries, published in 1979 by Houghton Mifflin (Boston).
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in Southeast North America, an earthen construction, built by humans during one or multiple building episodes For example, some mounds in the Southeast are burial mounds. After each burial a fresh cap of earth was added to the existing mound.
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Monuments of Prehistoric Culture in Georgia The Society for Georgia Archaeology is proud to announce the theme for presentations at our semi-annual meeting associated with Archaeology Month 2009: Mounds in Our Midst: Monuments of Prehistoric Culture in Georgia.
Read MoreMoundville comes to life in slim new volume
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Oblique view of Moundville facing south, with the Black Warrior River in the foreground, from Google Earth. John H. Blitz doesn’t mince words. Answering the question who built the mounds at the famous Mississippian settlement next to the Black Warrior River at Moundville, Alabama, Blitz writes: “We don’t know” (page 4).
Read MoreMoundville's Archaeological Museum reopens
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) On Saturday, May 16th, 2010, the Jones Archaeological Museum at the 320-acre Moundville Archaeological Park reopened after a two-year, $5 million renovation. The Moundville site is in Alabama, south of Tuscaloosa.
Read MoreMountains Chapter tests quartz quarry
Submitted by Jack Wynn Members of the Georgia Mountains Chapter have recently conducted a preliminary test on the newly discovered Hummingbird Hill Quartz Quarry on the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve near Gainesville.
Read Moremulti-component
an archaeological site occupied in more than one period Posted online on Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Read MoreMulticomponent site on Big Tucsawhatchee Creek investigated
Submitted by Edwards-Pitman Environmental (770-333-9484) Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. (EPEI) recently completed Phase III fieldwork at 9PU20 near Hawkinsville, GA. The excavations were conducted on behalf of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) as part of a proposed bridge replacement over Big Tucsawatchee Creek (also known as Big Creek) on State Route 230.
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