Vols joined Pros at Kolomoki
It is was once said, “June is the month for weddings”. Not in our field of avocational and vocational interest. June is the first full month when schools of all kinds release students of anthropology...
View ArticleDugout canoe déjà vu?
Initial view of dugout canoe in 1970. In late December 1970, I assisted the Broward County Archaeological Society in the location, recovery, and restoration of an abandoned, twelve and a half foot...
View ArticleThe moments that get us through
Like most of us who have done archaeology on Sapelo Island, I always have felt privileged to work there. Hog Hammock community, the Reynolds Mansion, the Lighthouse, Long Tabby, Chocolate...
View ArticleThe restoration of the Fish Vault in Memory Hill Cemetery
The Fish Vault has been famous in Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville’s city cemetery, as the place where poor Mr. Fish, despondent over the loss of his wife, had shut himself into the vault and killed...
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SCAD student enjoys the SGA’s Fall Meeting
Savannah College of Art and Design student Adrienne Birge-Wilson, who is in the Historic Preservation (HP) program, tells what a great time she had joining SGA members and guests at the 2010 Fall...
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What attending SEAC meant to me
James "Wes" Patterson of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History just attended his first SEAC conference. His essay is informative, humorous, and intriguing as one realizes that more happens at...
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Friends of Scull Shoals Herb Walk in memory of Dr. Durham
On Sunday, November 7th, the Friends of Scull Shoals hosted their first tour of the herb walk dedicated to the memory of Dr. Durham. The Friends bought the land from a timber company, and it's adjacent...
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Archaeologists’ commitment to the public
As archaeologists, we are the first to enjoy many pristine places and are able to contemplate how to bring them to life within communities. It is not in our blood to hide the past from the public. We...
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The Lacy Hotel Project: Historical archaeology in graduate school
When Melissa Scharffenberg, a graduate student in archaeology at Georgia State University began contemplating thesis topics she was approached by the curator of the Southern Museum of Civil War and...
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Dr. Zachary Hruby: Life at Georgia State University
Dr. Zachary Hruby, of Georgia State University's Anthropology Department, discusses briefly what being a visiting professor is like for him. His research area is Ancient Maya and Mesoamerica. He is...
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Melissa Webb of GSU enjoys interning at Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Melissa Webb discusses her intership experience, spring semester 2010, at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, Georgia. This essay is comical, honest, and realistic, as many university...
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Thanks, archaeology volunteers
Long-time SGA member Dr. Jack T. Wynn of Dahlonega thanks “the hundreds of volunteers who have helped keep the pursuit of archaeology alive, vibrant, and fun for me for all these years!” He suggests...
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An American archaeologist in England: Perceptions of the past
Around this time last year, as I prepared to board a plane and begin my MA program in the United Kingdom, I began to ask myself if the complication and expense of continuing my education in the UK was...
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Learning about the past: Jefferson Davis
Read SGA President Catherine Long's first-person story of adventuring from the Atlanta area to Douglas to attend meetings on the 17–18th August, 2012. En route, she stopped and toured the Jefferson...
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Michael Shirk remembered
…in which SGA member Tom Gresham remembers Michael Shirk, who died on Sunday, February 10th, 2013. Tom begins: "Most of us in SGA knew Mike as an archaeo-spouse, one who was married to an...
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