Rita Elliott to receive 2010 Governor’s Award in the Humanities
Long-time SGA member and past president Rita Elliott has been informed in a letter from Governor Sonny Perdue that she will be a recipient of the prestigious Governor's Award in the Humanities. The...
View ArticleMust-have book: Hudson’s Southeastern Indians
Charles Hudson's book The Southeastern Indians, originally published in 1976, remains a must-have book for the library of anyone seriously interested in Georgia's past. This book, with its maps and...
View Article2010 lesson plan now available online
The Society for Georgia Archaeology proudly presents this year's lesson plan for teachers and other interested parties! The theme SGA has chosen for Georgia Archaeology Month 2010 is Making the Past...
View ArticleSGA’s Spring Meeting, May 15th, near Albany
The Society for Georgia Archaeology invites you to join us in honoring the our state's seventeenth annual Archaeology Month! The theme is "Making the Past Come to Life! Exploring Ancient Techniques."...
View ArticlePackaging day for the Archaeology Month 2010 posters
On Monday, April 26th, thirteen volunteers met at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta ready for an SGA work detail. The assignment: prepare the 2010 posters for mailing! There were boxes,...
View ArticleBoard meets May 14th, Albany
In conjunction with the Spring Meeting during 2010 Archaeology Month, SGA's Board and Officers met in Albany for about three hours on Friday afternoon, May 14th, the day before the general meeting,...
View ArticleGovernor’s Award in the Humanities presented to Rita Elliott
UPDATE: new photos! Rita Elliott, one of the most active, creative and energetic SGA members in recent memory, was awarded the prestigious Governor's Award in the Humanities at a banquet in downtown...
View ArticleSGA Endowment Fund contributors
Endowment Fund Committee Chairperson Rita Elliott has compiled a list of all contributors to the Society's Endowment Fund from 2001 to May 2010. The Endowment Fund provides the Society with a constant...
View ArticleSEAC’s 2010 Public Outreach Grant announced
The 2010 SEAC Public Outreach Grant has been awarded to Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island, Georgia, for their project “Digging History” at Fort Frederica: Community Archaeology...
View ArticleMaps and mapping: Georgia’s coast in 1562
In a simple operation, you can use Google Earth software (free!) to overlay historic maps with the modern landscape. Here we demonstrate how informative this operation can be using the British...
View ArticlePictures 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. The theme of this year's...
View ArticleRead the diary of Abby the ArchaeoBus
Read the story of the SGA's ArchaeoBus, as told by Abby the ArchaeoBus herself. Abby wants to share her experiences with the whole wide world, via this website! Abby includes many snapshots, so you can...
View ArticleArchaeology Month 2010 Recap
The Society for Georgia Archaeology’s seventeenth annual Georgia Archaeology Awareness promotion, Archaeology Month 2010, had as its theme Making the Past Come to Life: Exploring Ancient Techniques....
View ArticleThe Profile Issue 145, Summer 2010, now available
Issue number 145 of the SGA's quarterly newsletter, The Profile, is now available as a downloadable and printable PDF. The stories in The Profile all were originally posted to this website.
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