AAS's newsletter details activities throughout 2011
Catch up with the news of the SGA’s Augusta Chapter, the Augusta Archaeological Society, by reading the December 2011 issue of the AAS’s newsletter, The Debitage. The issue details activities of the AAS in 2011, and plans for a holiday party on December 8th.
Read MoreAbandonment/reuse of the Etowah mounds
Submitted by Sammy Smith (sammy@thesga.org) Cover photo on the paperback edition of King’s book on Etowah, showing straight-down view of the base of original steps that lead up the side of the largest mound in prehistoric times, and are beneath the modern steps.
Read MoreAbby (aka Abbey, the bus, the bookmobile) is christened
Submitted by Rita Elliott (ritafelliott@windstream.net) With the crash of a champagne bottle over her fender, a new green bough laid upon her, the cadence of a drum roll, and the suspenseful unveiling of the tarp, Abby the ArchaeoBus was officially christened.
Read MoreAbby the ArchaeBus Enters the University of South Carolina
Figure 1. My trek to the University of South Carolina (USC) was due to an invitation from the Archaeological Society of South Carolina (ASSC), who was holding its 50^th^ Anniversary and wanted yours truly, Abby the ArchaeoBus to be the main attraction.
Read MoreAbby the ArchaeoBus, Frankie Snow, and the SGA honored by the SAA
Submitted by Tammy Herron, President A few weeks ago I stated in the President’s message that there were two bits of exciting news with regard to Georgia archaeology that I couldn’t wait to tell you about!
Read Moreabiotic
environmental features that are physical rather than biological, and thus characterized by the absence of life; opposite of biotic Posted online on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Read Moreaborigine
of, or pertaining to, an original or native inhabitant of a region (the word aborigine comes from the Latin phrase ab origine, meaning ‘from the beginning’) Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read Moreabsolute dating techniques
the methods that determine when an event occurred in calendar years; usually noted as years before the present, with ‚“present” meaning 1950 Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
Read MoreActivities at Elachee, and on the Chestatee River
Georgia Mountains Archaeological Society (GMAS) members hosted “Georgia Archaeology Day at Elachee” on Saturday, May 10, in the large classroom at our sponsor’s Environmental Education facility near Gainesville. There were exhibits on the various projects the club members have been involved in, field and laboratory techniques used by archaeologists, and experimental archaeology exhibits such as pottery making and stone tool making kits.
Read MoreAD
from the Latin anno domini, designates the period after year 1 in the Christian or Gregorian calendar Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
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