Purely online research resources
The New Georgia Encyclopedia is a premier on-line resource for information about Georgia’s past, although it emphasizes Georgia’s history over its prehistory. Click here to visit the New Georgia Encyclopedia website.
Read Moreradiocarbon dating
a radiometric method of dating organic material that is based on the rate that unstable radioactive carbon-14 atoms, which are present in all living things (humans, trees, etc.), decay into carbon-12 and carbon-13 atoms
Read MoreRead a free history book
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Is there an out-of-print University of Georgia Press history book that you’re interested in reading? You can do it now! The University of Georgia Press has partnered with the Digital Library of Georgia project to supply free online versions of many interesting and important works.
Read MoreRead about a real archaeology project
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) SGA President Dennis Blanton continues to blog about the laboratory studies now underway following this summer’s fieldwork into a very early historic site in south Georgia.
Read MoreRead Archaeology Month 2010 Events Brochure
Submitted by Pamela Baughman ([email protected]) The ArchaeoBus at CoastFest 2009. The SGA proudly presents a brochure listing Archaeology Month events scheduled for around the state. This year, 2010, is Georgia’s seventeenth Archaeology Month!
Read MoreRead January and February issues of Atlanta Antiquity
Newsletter Editor Louie Campbell of the Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society, a chapter of the SGA, has forwarded digital copies of the January and February 2010 issues of Atlanta Antiquity for your perusal.
Read MoreRead the diary of Abby the ArchaeoBus
Read the story of the SGA’s ArchaeoBus, as told by Abby the ArchaeoBus herself. The diary entries that Abby wants to share with the outside world are published on this website!
Read MoreRead the GaPA blog to stay current on legislative news
GaPA stands for Georgians for Preservation Action. This organization, according to their webpage, “is the statewide coordinating council for historic preservation advocacy.” Now, GaPA has a blog! Follow this blog keep up with breaking news regarding legislative sessions, budget proposals, etc.
Read MoreRead the latest from scientists on the topic of human evolution
Submitted by Sammy Smith ([email protected]) Figure 1 from Wood’s paper, “Reconstructing human evolution: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities.” His caption is in the main text below. Read summaries of the latest scientific studies and analysis of evolution in human beings.
Read MoreRead the text of William Bartram's 1791 Travels...
Read William Bartram’s Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians, published in 1791, on the internet.
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