Perky leg lamp and more household goodies: Audacious Archaeology Auction items (\#6)
During the day on Saturday, meet with SGA members at the semi-annual meeting, at the Zell B. Miller Learning Center (48 Baxter Street at S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, 30605) on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens.
Read MorePhoenix Flies celebrates Atlanta's past during March
As their website notes: The Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Living Landmarks was created in 2003 by The Atlanta Preservation Center as a way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the dramatic rescue of the Fox Theatre, an event that changed Atlanta’s preservation outlook forever.
Read Morephysical anthropology
the study of human and other primate behavior, evolution, and adaptation Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MorePicnic foods are from...where?
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Here’re some dishes you’re likely to find at a cookout or picnic: Fried or grilled chicken Carrot and celery sticks Green beans Baked beans Squash casserole Potato salad Cornbread Bread roll Banana cream pie We’d call them typical of or commonly found at such an event here in Georgia.
Read MorePictures from Spring 2010 Meeting
The SGA’s 2010 Spring Meeting, held Saturday, May 15th, at The Parks at Chehaw, just outside of Albany, featured demonstrators knowledgable in the skills of ancient peoples, in accordance with this year’s Archaeology Month theme: Making the Past Come to Life!
Read MorePillar carpentry
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Good archaeologists are curious people. Perhaps this is because much of their research reveals only pieces of information, and the more complete reconstructions they seek rely on uniting many different kinds of data from many different sources.
Read MorePipeline and other surveys
Submitted by TRC (770-270-1192) Since the summer, TRC has continued to work hard on pipeline (and other) projects across the Southeast. In Georgia, we have carried out a handful of survey projects in DeKalb, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Houston, McDuffie, and Whitfield counties, with nothing especially interesting to report.
Read MorePlan an Archaeology Awareness event for 2010
The SGA invites you to host an Archaeology Awareness event in May 2010! Georgia’s seventeenth annual Archaeology Awareness promotion will be held in May 2010. The Society for Georgia Archaeology coordinates this statewide event that encourages the public to learn about the archaeological resources present in our state and creates public awareness about the importance of protecting Georgia’s archaeological heritage.
Read MorePlan an event for Archaeology Month in Spring 2011
Submitted by Pamela Baughman (pbaughman@dot.ga.gov) For the 18th consecutive 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 MorePlease help Cave Spring by voting in the Pepsi Grant Program for December
Submitted by Kelly Woodard (kelly@thesga.org) Attention, all! I have just received word from Paulette Harbin that the Cave Spring Log Cabin Project has been accepted to participate in the Pepsi Grant Program for December.
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