Old money
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Usually when you hear the phrase “old money,” the speaker is referring to people and families with established, long-held, inherited wealth. Some old money, however, is just that, money from long ago.
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the geographical landmass, area, or macroregion that includes Europe, Asia, and Africa Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreOldest Egyptian mummy in west at Emory University
Submitted by Leslie Perry The oldest Egyptian mummy in the Western Hemisphere will be part of an exhibit at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum. “Life and Death in the Pyramid Age” will run Saturday through Dec.
Read MoreOn rifle-trenches: The General says...
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) This map is number III of volume II of General Sherman’s Memoirs, and shows the area immediately north of Atlanta, including Cassville, Cartersville, Allatoona, Acworth, and Marietta, and the railroad line that connects those communities; Kennesaw Mountain is unlabeled.
Read MoreOne archaeologist's coolest thing I ever found
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Each month Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources—Historic Preservation Division distributes a free digital newsletter, Preservation Posts. Among other stories, the November 2010 issue includes a staff profile of Bryan Tucker.
Read MoreOne more archaeological mystery solved...
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Overhead satellite view of Herodion/Herodium in screen grab from Google Earth, a free program available via the Internet. Archaeology abounds in mysteries, a few solved and many, many unsolved.
Read MoreOngoing events during Georgia Archaeology Month 2011
Submitted by Pam Baughman ([email protected]) For the 18th year, SGA is coordinating Georgia Archaeology Month, a statewide promotion that encourages the public to learn about the archaeological resources present in our state and creates awareness about the importance of protecting Georgia’s archaeological heritage.
Read MoreOnline Athens reports on success of ArchaeoBus
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Ryan Blackburn, of Online Athens, the online version of the Athens Banner-Herald, has written a glowing article about the SGA’s own ArchaeoBus! Click here to go to the article.
Read MoreOnline database for JFK presidency
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Perhaps the most elusive aspect of humans for archaeologists to get at is how people think. This is where historical archaeologists can have an advantage over archaeologists researching the time before records.
Read MoreOnline e-newsletter Heritage News available from National Park Service
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) The National Park Service has an e-newsletter called Heritage News you can subscribe to. It’s published monthly, and delivers timely information on events and activities of interest to the national heritage community.
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