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Number 125, Spring 2005
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The Newsletter of the Society for Georgia Archaeology
President’s Message
Plans are in place for Archaeology Month! May 2005 marks
the 12th anniversary of The Society for Georgia Archaeology’s
(SGA) archaeology awareness promotion. Perhaps our most
prominent and important mission delivery vehicle, this annual
event fosters better public awareness of archaeology and a
sense of stewardship for our state’s archaeological sites. It
began as a weeklong celebration in 1994, and now the observance involves an entire month of special public events, exhibits, and demonstrations in communities across the state.
This year’s theme, Archaeology and Indian Removal of
Georgia, will reach thousands of Georgians. Posters, event
calendars, and teaching materials will be widely distributed to
students, teachers, legislators, and the general public (and SGA
members!). Archaeology Month is funded by grants and donations, with SGA as the primary sponsor. The Archaeology
Month committee, comprised of SGA members, manages all
the details.
A huge amount of gratitude is due this year’s Co-Sponsors:
the Historic Preservation Division-Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists;
Brockington and Associates; Council on American Indian Concerns; Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.; LAMAR Institute; New South Associates; Southeastern Archaeological Services, Inc.; Southern Research; TRC Garrow Associates; and
The Trust for Public Land.
Archaeology Month committee members Betsy Shirk, Mary
Beth Reed, Tom Gresham, Rita Elliott, and Dave Crass have
done an outstanding job planning and orchestrating this year’s
program and materials. Thank you Co-Sponsors and Committee members!
To initiate Archaeology Month activities, the SGA’s spring
meeting will be held April 29–30 at the Cohutta Lodge in
Chatsworth, Georgia. The Coosawattee Foundation and the
Northwest Georgia Archaeological Society will host a Friday
evening reception. SGA is privileged to have Dr. Sarah Hill as
our keynote speaker on Saturday, and in keeping with this
year’s theme, a tour of the Chief Vann House Historic Site will
be available in the afternoon. Please make your plans to come
to the Spring Meeting and also support and attend the archaeology events scheduled throughout the state during April and
May. Details of the Spring Meeting and the event schedule are
included on pages 6–7 and 12–14 in this newsletter and also
are posted on our website, www.thesga.org.
Moving on to other notable events aside from Archaeology
Month, February 16 was the Georgians for Preservation Action (GaPA) annual legislative reception, and SGA members
attended, staffing our exhibit. This year’s reception was well
attended by SGA and members of the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists. By participating in this event, we are
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A Letter from the President of the Georgia Council of
Professional Archaeologists
Submitted by Bill Stanyard ([email protected])
The regime change is complete, and as the new President of GCPA, I would like
to acquaint SGA members with our agenda for the upcoming year. On behalf of the
GCPA membership, I would like to begin by acknowledging the great job that outgoing President, Brian Thomas, and all of the Board Members did over the past two
years. The goals that I have set for our organization are an extension of the work that
was accomplished under their leadership.
I have prioritized issues that are primarily related to academic, technical, and
regulatory concerns affecting all of us. New issues will likely arise, and I urge all
GCPA and SGA members to contact me if they would like the Board of Directors or
general membership to consider a specific topic or concern that is not mentioned in
this letter. I invite you to visit our website at http://www.georgia-archaeology.org/
GCPA/index.html, or contact one of us directly.
Obviously, we should continue to support David Crass and the staff at DNR
HPD. Through their efforts, HPD officially established an Underwater Archaeology
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Articles & Announcements
Spring Meeting Info ........................ 6
Projectile Point Update .................... 8
Waring Lab Outreach .................... 10
Some Comic Relief ....................... 11
Archaeology Month Events .......... 12
Regular Features
OSA/HPD Update ........................... 4
CRM Research Notes ................... 15
Chapter News ............................... 18
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The Society for Georgia Archaeology Spring 2005
President’s Message
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growing our presence as a viable preservation interest group and continuing to educate Georgia’s leaders about the importance of
Georgia’s archaeology and its key relationship to the preservation process.
In the chapter realm, Jack Wynn and Dan Page found a home for the Georgia Mountain Archaeology Society at the Elachee
Nature Center near Gainesville. We look forward to hearing more about the revival of this chapter. Thanks, Jack and Dan.
Lastly, I would like to briefly report on the Strategic Planning Retreat attended by SGA’s board and officers. We all met at the
Lake Blackshear Resort in Cordele in early February to strategically discuss and plan how best to grow the SGA to its next level
of effectiveness. An important result of the meeting was the establishment of the following “priority focus” committees for the
next two years.
Archaeology Month
Publications (Early Georgia, The Profile)
Membership
Awards
Chapter Relations
Special Programs
Finance/Budget/Fundraising
Web Site/Communications
Advocacy
I am excited about the level of engagement and commitment exhibited by board members (and officers) at the planning retreat.
The session was productive and I look forward to sharing more about specific goals, priorities, and strategies over the next two
years.
Volunteers are welcome, so please don’t be shy—for any member who has an interest in participating in one of the above
committees, just contact me. SGA is your organization and special skills, talents, and interests are always welcome contributions.
Spring is just around the corner and where better to take notice of it than the setting of SGA’s Spring Meeting at the Cohutta
Lodge? I look forward to seeing many of you atop beautiful Fort Mountain in April.
— Lucy
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International Maritime History Conference to be Held in Savannah, Georgia
Maritime, naval, and southern historians, as well as underwater and maritime archaeologists from throughout the
world, will congregate in Savannah, Georgia on May 18–21, 2005. The joint meeting of the North American Society
for Oceanic History, The National Maritime Historical Society, and the Society for Nautical Research will be held at the
Coastal Georgia Center adjacent to the Savannah History Museum and the Savannah Visitor’s Center. This year’s
theme, North American Maritime History: Southern Connections, will provide the backdrop for lectures, presentations,
and tours related to maritime and naval history, social history, and underwater archaeology.
Featured speakers include, N.A.M. Rodger, author of The Wooden World and the just published Command of the
Ocean: A Naval History of Britain: 1649–1815, Virginia Steel Wood, author of Live Oaking: Southern Timber for Tall
Ships and local Tybee Island resident and boat builder William (Rusty) Fleetwood, author of the award winning book
Tidecraft: The Boats of South Carolina, Georgia and Northeastern Florida, 1550–1950. Sessions on Georgia’s naval
and maritime history, as well as recent underwater archaeology investigations in Georgia, will also be presented.
The conference is being sponsored locally by the Coastal Heritage Society, The Georgia Ports Authority and the
Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Registration information can be found
on-line at http://www.ecu.edu/nasoh. On-site registration at the Coastal Georgia Center will begin at 4:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 18, 2005, and will continue throughout the weekend.
For more information contact Jason Burns, Georgia Department of Natural Resources underwater archaeologist, in
Savannah at 912-598-3346 or via email at [email protected].
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Division that is headed by Jason Burns and headquartered at
Georgia Southern’s Oceanography Institute on Skidaway Island. It is vital that SGA and GCPA members publicly and privately acknowledge the importance of that program, especially
in today’s budgetary climate. Personally, I do not know a great
deal about professional underwater archaeology and would
benefit from a short workshop on the subject. I also wouldn’t
mind traveling to Skidaway Island to see the new facility. Please
let me know if you are interested, and depending on the response, I will contact Jason about the feasibility of such an
event.
assessments are no longer necessary, and resources that have
been listed on or determined eligible for the National Register
of Historic Places are the only structures that have to be dealt
with. For the most part, this does not directly affect us because archaeological surveys are still required. However, this
is a disturbing trend. We must be vigilant, and closely monitor
legislative developments that affect regulatory issues. This is
especially important given recent political trends in local, state,
and federal government. Budget cuts and deregulatory mindsets
are very real threats to the environmental and cultural resource
protections that we have worked so hard to achieve.
In a related matter, HPD continues to work with Southwest Georgia river divers, and they are gathering much needed
archaeological information about that relatively unknown portion of the state. That work is also helping to ameliorate looting and site destruction problems that are especially acute in
that region. I have already been contacted by two citizens from
that area inquiring about the legality of collecting and excavating on public and private land. They have been directed to
contact Christine Neal so that she can answer their questions
and direct them to the appropriate person at HPD.
We must be ready and willing to act swiftly and effectively if and when these threats arise. In terms of local and
state government, GCPA has played an effective role in guiding legislative issues supporting and strengthening laws related to archaeology and historic preservation. Brian Thomas,
our Past-President, was recently elected to the State House
of Representatives, and he will undoubtedly continue to support and promote our causes. He may also be able to forewarn us about pending legislation and possible ways to affect
it in a positive manner.
Members are encouraged to seek funding through programs
like DNR’s Heritage 2000 grants, which are given to non-profit
organizations. The LAMAR Institute has already been using
those and other funds in their work within the Flint River basin. They have kept archaeology and historic preservation in
the public domain by using volunteer excavators, interviewing
collectors, and setting up artifact identification and information booths during county and state fairs. I think more of us,
including myself, should be participating in these types of endeavors.
In the meantime, I think we should urge reviewers and
regulators to consider how resources are being evaluated, and
strive for a common sense approach, so that we don’t “poison the water” and create sentiment for major deregulation in
the area of cultural resource protection.
Paul Brockington deserves special mention in this regard.
As a member of the Coastal Advisory Council, he has been
working with the DNR Coastal Resources Division, and through
his efforts, applications relating to historic preservation are
now being accepted by the Coastal Incentive Grant program.
Mark Williams is working closely with DNR and the University of Georgia to integrate state site file information with
the Natural, Archaeological, and Historical Resource Geographical Information System (NAHRGIS) that is currently being
tested as a beta-version. GCPA will continue to provide input
and support until this valuable information system becomes
fully operable. For those of us in CRM who make frequent use
of the state site files, we should all have patience and continue
to work with Mark and his staff to improve a system that,
despite its complexity, is already working well.
The cell tower industry has recently negotiated an agreement with the Advisory Council that considerably reduces the
requirements for Section 106 compliance. Historic structure
I have been working with Lucy Banks, SGA President, to
develop closer ties between our two organizations. Along with
other Board Members, we are developing plans to have the
2005 Fall Meeting include academic papers that focus on recent work and/or issues that are of interest to the professional community along with the general SGA membership.
We are encouraging those who conduct research in other areas of the country or world to participate, and provide members of SGA an opportunity to hear about archaeological research beyond our borders.
In order to be an effective organization and accomplish
our goals, we must increase our ranks, continue our public
outreach programs, and become more vocal on the issues
that we deem important. I am hoping that more CRM and
academic professionals attend the meetings and maintain an
active role in GCPA throughout the year. I am urging you to
ask qualified employees, graduate students, and others to join
SGA and GCPA. We will need as many advocates as possible
to meet the difficult challenges that lie ahead.
Finally, I welcome anyone to contact me with any comments, questions, or concerns that are within the purview of
GCPA. I can be contacted through our website, or by e-mail
at [email protected] or [email protected].
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News from the Office of State Archaeologist, Historic Preservation Division
Submitted by Dave Crass, HPD ([email protected]) and Dan Elliott, LAMAR Institute ([email protected])
As readers of this newsletter know, our office partners
with a variety of non-profit organizations. We do this for two
reasons, broadly speaking. First, we have a statutory responsibility regarding education and research. These duties are often carried out most effectively by partnering with agencies
and other entities that have like interests. Whether it is SGA or
the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns (to name
Figure 1. DNR Wildlife Resources Division personnel excavating
shovel tests in the yard of Tabby 1.
Foundation, the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation,
Sandra Bullock, and the State of Georgia (Figure 2).
As part of the conservation process, the tabby specialist
developed a range of questions relating to construction sequences, and DNR partnered with LAMAR Institute with funding from The Ossabaw Island Foundation to answer those
questions (Figure 3). During the fieldwork, carried out by
Dan Elliott with support from our DNR staff in February,
remains of at least seven additional structures were found,
as well as a deeply buried occupational stratum that dates
to the founding of the plantation by John Morel in 1763.
Artifacts recovered included weaponry, sewing and apparel items, plates, bottles, fishhooks, and nails. An abundance of floral and faunal material was recovered as well,
including peaches, peanuts, walnuts, alligator, fishes,
turtles, snakes, water birds, cow, pig, deer, raccoon, otter, squirrel, and other rodents (Figure 4). As part of the
investigations, DNR hosted The Ossabaw Island Foundation Board and their guests for a one-day workshop, during which board members got to dig shovel tests in a cold
drizzle (Figure 5).
A buried ash layer appears to relate to the early history
of the site, and may explain what happened to the pre1840s slave quarters. In 1782 a mixed force of regulars
and Loyalists attacked Morel’s plantation from H.M.S.
Arbuthnot, a row galley under the command of a Captain
Scallion (Scallon/Scallan). It seems possible that Scallion’s
force burned the original slave quarters, including some that
just two examples), we strive to work with organizations that
will further resource conservation. Second, in this time of tight
budgets and increased public scrutiny of expenditures,
archaeological resources are often best served when organizations use partnerships to leverage additional support. This particular report is written by Dan and myself
because it covers an ongoing project carried out by
LAMAR Institute and our office. As you may remember,
we partnered with LAMAR in a successful investigation
of the Nacoochee Mound village by Dr. Mark Williams.
Our latest partnership project has to do with Ossabaw
Island, where we are working with The Ossabaw Island
Foundation and our colleagues in DNR-Wildlife Resources
Division on a multi-year project at the North End Plantation slave tabbies. Those of you who went on the SGA
tour of Ossabaw several years ago may remember that
the three duplex tabbies were built in the 1840s (Figure
1). Our office conducted a workshop to shovel test one
of the yards in 2003, and found both intact sheet midden
and pit features. Our work supported the architectural
conservation of the tabbies, which is being carried out
Figure 2. The tabbies after stripping off the accretions, February 2005.
under grants from the National Park Service’s Save
America’s Treasures Program, the Robert W. Woodruff
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were later rebuilt on the same location.
The excavations at North End have been the subject of an Associated Press wire service story which
ran in about 50 papers across the country, as well as
National Public Radio and other news organs. As this
article goes to press, LAMAR Institute is carrying out
a Ground Penetrating Radar survey of the tract with
support from The Ossabaw Island Foundation and this
office. Later this year we will work with Venture Scouts
to carry out limited shovel testing as part of their wilderness experience. A full research design, as well as
technical report, will be forthcoming.
Figure 3 (above). Field crew excavating a test unit
near the ca. 1900 Clubhouse.
Figure 4. Andy Meadows, DNR-WRD, excavating
inside Tabby 2 with Rita Elliott, February 2005.
Figure 5. Ossabaw Island
Foundation Board members
excavating shovel tests, February
2005.
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Georgia Archaeology Month 2005
The Society for Georgia Archaeology Spring Meeting
April 29 and 30 at the Cohutta Lodge, Chatsworth, Georgia
May 2005 marks the 12th anniversary of The Society for Georgia Archaeology’s (SGA) archaeology awareness promotion in Georgia. From its inception as a weeklong celebration in 1994, the observance has grown to an entire month of
special public events, exhibits, and demonstrations in communities across the state. This year’s theme focuses on archaeological sites linked to the Indian Removal period in Georgia. The spring meeting of the SGA, principal sponsor of Georgia
Archaeology Month, will be held April 29–30 at Cohutta Lodge in Chatsworth, Georgia. Doors open at 8 a.m. and
presentations will begin at 9 a.m. A tour of the Chief Vann House Historic Site will be available in the afternoon.
Schedule for Friday, April 29, 2005
Place: Cohutta Lodge Conference Center - Cherokee Room
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
GCPA Board Meeting
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
GCPA General Meeting
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
SGA Board Meeting
Place: Cohutta Lodge Conference Center - Cherokee Room
6:30 p.m.
Reception—SGA Members and Northwest Georgia Archaeological Society members, sponsored by the Coosawattee Foundation and the Northwest Georgia Archaeological Society
Schedule for Saturday, April 30, 2005
Place: Cohutta Lodge Conference Center - Cherokee Room - $10.00 registration fee
[tentative schedule]
8 a.m.
Doors open
9 a.m.
Presentations/Papers Begin
Noon
Lunch (on your own) - Cohutta Lodge Restaurant
1:30 p.m.
Presentations/Papers Continue
2:30 p.m.
SGA General Business Meeting
3:00 p.m.
Site Visit to the Chief Vann House Historic Site
Lodging in Area:
Cohutta Lodge, Chatsworth, GA
www.cohuttalodge.com
706-695-9601 ($79 room rate until March 29)
Best Western Fairwinds Suites
613 S. 3rd Avenue
Chatsworth GA 30705
706-695-1411
Fort Mountain State Park (camping and cottages)
Reservations 800-864-7275
Park Office 706-695-2621
http://gastateparks.org/info/fortmt/
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DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
COHUTTA LODGE (706-695-9601) IS LOCATED
BETWEEN CHATSWORTH AND ELLIJAY ON
HIGHWAY 52 NEAR FORT MOUNTAIN STATE
PARK. FROM ATLANTA: TAKE INTERSTATE 75
NORTH TO DALTON EXIT 333 (WALNUT AVE
EXIT). WALNUT AVE IS ALSO GA HWY 52. GO
EAST ON HWY 52/WALNUT AVE INTO
CHATSWORTH, GA. WHERE HWY 52 DEAD ENDS
AT US 411. TURN RIGHT (SOUTH), GO TO 2ND
LIGHT, TAKE A LEFT ON GA 52, HEADING EAST
UP FORT MOUNTAIN ABOUT 8 MILES TO THE
ENTRANCE OF COHUTTA LODGE AND RESTAURANT (ON YOUR RIGHT). THE ENTRANCE TO
FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK IS ON THE LEFT
JUST BEFORE THE COHUTTA LODGE ENTRANCE
TO THE RIGHT.
THE CHIEF VANN HOUSE HISTORIC SITE (706695-2598) IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
CHATSWORTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF GA.
HWYS. 225 AND 52-A
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Additional Corrections and Additions to the Early Georgia Projectile Point Issue
Submitted by John Whatley ([email protected])
In the Winter 2003 issue of The Profile, an article covering
corrections and additions to the April 2002 projectile point issue of Early Georgia was published. Experience since that
time has led to the need for further corrections and additions.
The following discussion covers the point types, in alphabetical order, which require updated comments.
2003). These are medium sized points with a triangular blade
and a stubby stem that usually features a beveled stem base.
They are normally made of quartz in the northeast Georgia
areas where they are usually found. I still see an early Late
Archaic placement for these points, and believe the Piedmont
Allendale name is appropriate.
The Allendale description was the first formal description
of this point type following Ken Sassaman’s initial discussion
of this type from the Pen Point site (38BR383) on the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, South Carolina (Sassaman et
al. 1990:104, 154). The projectile point assemblage at Pen
Point provided a unique opportunity to examine a group of
points recovered together in situ featuring a relatively wide
variation in morphology. The points were referred to as MALA
(Middle Archaic-Late Archaic) at that time. The Pen Point
points (see Figure 1, provided by Ken Sassaman) featured relatively narrow blades, and a variety of stem forms ranging from
straight stems to corner removed and corner notched forms.
It is important to refer back to the original Pen Point group
when discussing the Allendale type and applying the Allendale
terminology to points from other sites, since this group was
recovered in good context. Unfortunately the variation in morphology of the Pen Point group is, in strictest terms, a bit too
broad to fit into a specific point type.
The initial reference for the Arredondo point was given as
Bullen (1968). Bullen first reported this point type in 1958
(Bullen 1975:39). We should be careful applying the Arredondo
type as points that could very well be Savannah Rivers with
deeply incurvate stem bases may be incorrectly classed as
Arredondos. A good description of the Arredondo point type
may be found in Schroder (2002:67–68).
The figure found on page 15 in the Early Georgia volume,
shows straight stemmed, corner notched, side notched, and
corner removed types. I also showed blade widths somewhat
wider in proportion than was displayed by the Pen Point group.
The decision to illustrate these specific points was based on
feedback from collectors concerning the variety of point types
thought to comprise the Allendale group in the Central Savannah River area. I did not include points similar to “k” and “l” in
the Pen Point group due to the similarity of these to the associated Brier Creek/Conerly type. My impression at this time is
that the Allendale group as defined from the Pen Point site, as
well as the points illustrated in the Early Georgia issue, all
occur together on sites in the Central Savannah River area. I
expect future publications and excavations to better define the
point type we now call Allendale
The earliest reference to the Tallahassee point is not Bullen’s
1968 Florida point guide, but a 1963 article by Wilfred T. Neill
in the Florida Anthropologist (Vol. XVI, No. 4, December
1963). The article is entitled “Three New Florida Projectile
Point Types, Believed Early,” and includes descriptions of the
Tallahassee, Wacissa, and Taylor types. This is not the Early
Archaic side notched Taylor type described by Michie, but is
an expanded stem type that is apparently related to the Middle
Woodland Baker’s Creek point. A description of the Woodland
Taylor type in Florida may be found in Schroder (2002:177–
179).
The chronological placement of the Allendale type was given
in the range of 4250–5000 B.P. in the Early Georgia description based on data from the Big Pine Tree site (38AL143) in
Allendale County, South Carolina. Ken Sassaman (Sassaman
et al. 2002:144) gives a date of 4600–5000 radiocarbon years
before present (R.C.Y.B.P.) for Allendale points in his report
on the Lewis East site (38AK228).
The provisional point type tentatively named “Piedmont
Allendale” in the Early Georgia monograph was discussed at
some length in the Winter 2003 issue of The Profile (Whatley
Sassaman et al. (2002:144) state that Brier Creek Lanceolate
(called Conerly in the Early Georgia publication) are associated with Allendale points and give a date of 5000–4600
R.C.Y.B.P. for these points.
The points illustrated on page 47 under the Greeneville description on the right and left ends of the bottom row may
very well be the Middle Archaic Paint Rock Valley type (Mahan,
in Cambron 1958). Readers interested in this subject are referred to the work by R.S. Webb and Associates at 9CK1133
(Jordan et al. 2003) and 9DW64 (Webb 1998:213–214).
I would emphasize again that the points labeled White
Springs, illustrated on page 124 of the Early Georgia volume,
are not White Springs points (Whatley 2003). Although these
points were reportedly recovered from a non-ceramic context, they appear to be Woodland points, somewhat similar to
the Florida Copena type. I have not had the opportunity to
examine associated artifacts from the Gilmer County site from
which the points in the photograph were recovered; however
I plan to do so in the near future.
REFERENCES CITED
Bullen, R.P.
1975 A Guide to the Identification of Florida Projectile
Points. Revised. Kendall Books, Gainesville, Florida.
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Projectile Point Update (continued from page 8)
Figure 1. Projectile points from the Pen Point site (38BR383) on the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, South Carolina.
Courtesy of Ken Sassaman.
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Waring Lab Outreach
Submitted by Rebecca Medeiros, Student Research Assistant
The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratry (Waring Laboratory) at the State University of West Georgia (UWG) has
completed the expansion of the Educational Outreach Program* to include two Traveling Teaching Trunks and an On-Site Mock
Excavation. This program is intended for all educators in the State of Georgia, including public, private, and home schools as well
as Boy and Girl Scout troops. Although the teaching trunks are geared for 3rd through 8th grade, they have been used at a more
advanced level, including undergraduate college students.
These teaching trunks use archaeology to teach students a variety of subjects including math, science, language arts, communication skills, critical thinking, and social studies. Both teaching trunks contain real and replica artifacts and employ a variety of
media including video, overheads, and CD-Rom. The first trunk, What is Archaeology gives an overview of all the aspects of
archaeology and also serves as an introduction to our program. For example, students will learn about different cultures and the
problems that stereotypes cause. The second trunk, Mock Excavation details the process of an excavation and is a great way to
explain to students what an archaeologist does and the important role archaeologists play in preserving Georgia’s history and
prehistory.
The On-Site Mock Excavation is a field trip to the Waring Laboratory. This activity allows students to gain hands-on experience with archaeology. The On-Site Mock Excavation passes on valuable skills that can be used in the classroom and beyond,
such as graphing, use of the metric system, communication and problem solving skills. These are only examples of the many skills
that students master while participating in the mock excavation.
If you are interested in our Educational Outreach Program, please visit: www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/publiceducation
For more information and to obtain the Reservation Form, contact the Waring Laboratory via email or telephone at
[email protected] and 678-839-6303.
*This program works in cooperation with the West Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center (West GYSTC) and is funded by the
Student Research Assistant Program at UWG.
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Cambron, James W.
1958 Some Early Projectile Point Types from the Tennessee Valley, Part II. Journal Of Alabama Archaeology, Vol.
IV, No.1, Alabama Achaeological Society.
Jordan, William R., W. Heath Brooks, Heather J.
Howdeshell, and Brian R. Lancor
2003 Phase III Data Recovery at the Labelle Gold Mine
Site 9CK1142 and Site 9CK113 Prominence Point Development, Cherokee County, Georgia. R.S. Webb Associates.
Neill, Wilfred T.
1963 Three New Florida Projectile Point Types, Believed
Early, Florida Anthropologist, Vol. XVI No. 4, December
1963.
Sassaman, Kenneth E., Mark J. Brooks, Glen T. Hanson,
and David G. Anderson
1990 Native American Prehistory of the Middle Savannah
River Valley. Archaeological Research Program Research
Papers 1, Savannah River Archaeological Research
Program, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology, University of South Carolina.
Sassaman, Kenneth E., I. Randolph Daniel, Jr., and Christopher R. Moore
2002 G. S. Lewis East, Early and Late Archaic Occupations along the Savannah River, Aiken County, South
Carolina. Savannah River Archaeological Research
Papers12, Savannah River Archaeological Research
Program, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology, University of South Carolina.
Schroder, Lloyd E.
2002 The Anthropology of Florida Points and Blades.
American Systems of the Southeast, Inc., West Columbia, South Carolina.
Webb, Robert S.
1998 Archaeological Investigations at Three Prehistoric
Sites (9DW64, 9DW77, and 9CK713) Cherokee and
Dawson Counties, Georgia. R.S. Webb Associates.
Cherokee County Raw Water Supply Reservoir
Whatley, John S.
2002 An Overview of Georgia Projectile Points and
Selected Cutting Tools. Early Georgia 30(1).
2003 Corrections and Additions to the Early Georgia
Projectile Point Issue. The Profile, Winter 2003.
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Some Comic Relief
Submitted by Jannie Loubser
Sitting around the campfire in 1994, a group of rock art conservators wondered about how ancestors of the Cochimi Indians
in Baja California could reach the high rock surfaces to paint their Great Muruals. Here is one idea that emerged over a cheap bottle
of tequila: slap some paint on people and make them Bungy jump over the cliff. Now try to replicate that! (Editor’s note: please,
dear reader, do not actually try to replicate that––this is humor, okay? If you do try it, don’t blame The Profile, the SGA, or the
contributor of this piece for your misfortune...)
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Georgia Archaeology Month Events— May 2005
Athens
Open House
Tues., May 10, 3 - 7 p.m.
Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc.
565 N. Milledge Ave., Athens
Description: Tour of archaeological firm’s office and lab
Contact: Tom Gresham, [email protected] or (706) 546-1850
Fee: None
Program: Archaeology of Mary Musgrove’s Plantation
Wed., May 25, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
2025 Baxter Street, Athens
Description: Archaeologist Chad Braley will show slides and
discuss some of the findings at this important Georgia site
Contact: Laura Carter, (706) 613-3650
Fee: None
Atlanta Area
Exhibit: Image from Excavating Egypt-Great Discoveries from
the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University
College London
April 16-November 27
Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University
571 South Kilgo Circle, Atlanta
Description: Experience the adventurous spirit of the early days
of Egyptian archaeology through the discoveries of pioneering British archaeologist and “the Father of Modern Archaeology,” Sir William Flinders Petrie (1853–1942). Includes more
than 200 objects, archival photographs and documents
Contact: Elizabeth Hornor, (404) 727-6118 or
[email protected]
Fee: members free; non-members $7 per person donation
requested
Lecture: Flinders Petri - The Eccentric Genius of Egyptology
Wed, April 20, 7 p.m.
Reception Hall, Michael Carlos Museum of Emory University
Description: In conjunction with Images from Excavating Egypt
Exhibit, Dr. John Taylor, Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the
British Museum will give the first lecture in a series on great
early Egyptologists – 2nd lecture will be held on May 22
[email protected]
requested
Program: Frontier Days-Georgia between the Wars
Thurs. & Fri., May 5 & 6, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sat., May 7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Antebellum Plantation, Stone Mountain Park
Hwy 78E, Stone Mountain
Description: Timeline Living History Event – 1760s to 1860s.
Experience the everyday life of early settlers, Native peoples,
and soldiers
Contact: Linda Whittington (770) 413-5066
Fee: $7 plus tax
Lecture: Georgia’s Island in Time: Three Decades of Archaeological Research on St. Catherines Island
Tues, May 10, 7 p.m.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History Auditorium
767 Clifton Rd, Atlanta
Description: Dr. David Hurst Thomas, Curator of North American Archaeology, American Museum of Natural History
discusses archaeology of St. Catherine’s Island, one of
Georgia’s barrier islands
Information: 404-929-6300/Tickets 404-929-6400
Fee: Free to the public, however advanced reservations are
required
Program: Recovery of the Lost Squadron P-38
Sat., May 21, 10 a.m.
Bulloch Hall (cottage)
180 Bulloch Ave, Roswell
Directions: see www.bullochhall.org
Description: Richard Taylor will speak on his Greenland
Expedition Society’s recovery of a P-38 from the Lost Squadron
Sponsor: Bulloch Hall Archaeological Society
Contact: Pam Billingsley (770) 992-1731
Fee: None for program; tours of Bulloch Hall available on the
hour 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. for a fee
Limit: 50 for program
Archaeology Day
Sat., May 14, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Rd, Atlanta
Description: Family fun day with archaeology-themed crafts,
activities and special demonstrations focusing on Native
American crafts and technologies
Information: 404-929-6300/Tickets: 404-929-6400
Fee: Included with Museum admission (adults $12; students &
seniors $11; children 12 & under $10; children 2 & under and
museum members free)
Program: Archaeology of Gwinnett County
Saturdy, May 7, 2–3 p.m.
Gwinnett History Museum
455 South Perry St, SW, Lawrenceville
Description: Archaeologist James D’Angelo will give an
overview of the 500+ sites recorded in Gwinnett County; event
includes permanent exhibit of Graves Soapstone site and
kick-off of museum’s Volunteers in Archaeology program
Contact: James D’Angelo (770) 270-1192 or Jennifer Collins
(770) 822-5178
Fee: $1 museum entrance fee
Lecture: Indiana George-Reisner and American Archaeology
in the Nile Valley
Sunday, May 22, 4 p.m.
Reception Hall, Michael Carlos Museum of Emory University
Description: In conjunction with Images from Excavating Egypt
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Exhibit, Dr. Peter Lacovara, Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Near
Eastern and Nubian Art will speak about American Archaeology in Nile Valley
[email protected]
requested
Augusta
Artifact Identification
Call for date and time
Ezekiel Harris House
1822 Broad Street, Augusta
Description: Identification and dating of American Indian
artifacts
Sponsors: Augusta Archaeological Society and Augusta
Museum of History
Contact: John Whatley (706) 595-6852 or
[email protected]
Fee: None
East Georgia
Robert Toombs House Archaeology Program
Wed. and Thurs., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
April, May, September and October
Robert Toombs House Historic Site
216 E. Robert Toombs Ave, Washington
Description: Tour of house and mock dig
Contact: Marcia Campbell, 706-678-2226
Fee: $2.50
Limit: 24 per session; reservations required one week in
advance
Comments: Allow 2 hours; picnic tables available
Middle Georgia
Program: Life in 19th Century Scull Shoals
Sat., May 21, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Scull Shoals Mill Village, Oconee National Forest,Greene
County
Directions: From I-20, take GA 44 Exit North into Greensboro; at
traffic light go left, take GA 15 North 14 miles to paved
Macedonia Rd on right. Go 2 mi, turn left on gravel Forest Rd
1234; Follow signs 3 mi to Scull Shoals
Description: Guided tours of early Georgia mill town site;
archaeological excavations open, not operating; 19th Century
craft demonstrations
Sponsor: The Friends of Scull Shoals, Inc. and U.S. Forest
Service
Contact: Jack Wynn (770) 536-2564
Fee: Entry $5.00
Program: Artifact Identification
Call for date and time
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site, Juliette
Directions: Located southeast of Juliette, 18 miles east of I-75
Forsyth exit #185 or 18 miles north of Macon exit 171
Description: Archaeologist will identify artifacts
Contact: Bretta Perkins (478) 986-5172
Fee: $2.50-$3.50
Northwest Georgia
Public Archaeology Day: Leake Site
Saturday, April 16
11 a.m. – noon – Presentation; Etowah Indian Mounds
Historic Site, Cartersville
1 – 5 p.m. – Open house at archaeological site on Riverside
Dr, Cartersville
Description: Attend presentation on recent work at Native
American village site that will be impacted by Hwy 61
widening; during the open house at the site, public can visit
with archaeologists, watch them work, assist in water
screening the soil
Contact: Southern Research (706) 569-7233 x12
Fee: Park entrance fee $2.50 - $4
Comments: Check website www.bartowdig.com for monthly
updates to fieldwork
Program: Indian Removal of Georgia
Sat., April 30, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cohutta Lodge, Cherokee Room
500 Cochise Trail, Chatsworth
Directions: I-75 N to Dalton exit (333). Go east on Walnut Ave
(becomes SR 52/2) through Chatsworth towards Fort
Mountain. Go up mountain about 8 miles and lodge is on
right.
Description: Presentations on archaeological sites linked to the
Indian Removal period in Georgia followed by a tour of Chief
Vann House Historic Site and Spring Place Mission
Sponsor: The Society for Georgia Archaeology & Office of the State
Archaeologist
Contact: [email protected]
Fee: $10 registration at the door
Public Field Excavation – Thompson Site
Sat., May 14, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Gordon County/East of Calhoun
Directions: via email [email protected]
Description: On-going excavations at 16th Century village site
Sponsor: Coosawattee Foundation
Contact: Jim Langford (706) 629-7959
Fee: $7 per person suggested contribution
Comments: Groups and children welcome
Artifact Identification Day
Sat., May 21, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Echota Historic Site
Highway 225, Calhoun
Directions: Off I-75, exit 317
Description: Professional archaeologist will identify and date
American Indian artifacts
Contact: (706) 624-1321
Fee: $2.50 – $3.50
Program: Etowah Under the Stars
Sat. May 7, 8-9 p.m.
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site
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813 Indian Mounds Rd, Cartersville
Directions: Off I-75, Exit 288
Description: Professional astronomer will locate and
identify various constellations
Contact: For more information, call (770) 387-3747
Fee: $2.50 - $4
Limit: 50; pre-registration required
Southwest Georgia
Southeast Georgia
Event: Archaeology Mock Dig
Sat., May 21, 3 p.m.
Little Ocmulgee State Park
Off US 441, McRae
Directions: 2 miles north of McRae via U.S. Hwys. 319 and 441;
program in Shelter A in campground
Description: Mock archaeological dig
Contact: Jodi Sigei (229) 868-7474
Fee: None
Exhibit: Clues from the Past
May 1-31, 10 am – 6 pm M-F; 10 am – 2 pm Sat.
Calhoun County Library
19379 E. Hartford St., Edison
Directions: Located 45 miles west of Albany
Description: Display of Native American artifacts
Contact: Linda Morgan (229) 835-2012
Fee: None
West Georgia
Open House: Waring Archaeological Laboratory
Sat., April 30, 12 – 3:30 p.m.
Antonio Waring Jr. Archaeological Laboratory
University of West Georgia
1600 Maple St., Carrollton
Description: Laboratory tour, artifact identification; flint knapping
demonstration; games, and on-site mock excavation
Contact: Susan Fishman-Armstrong 678-839-6303 or
[email protected]
Fee: None
Limit: 30 for on-site mock excavation
Comments: see website www.westga.edu/~ajwlab
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National Park Service’s 2005 Archaeological Prospection Workshop
The National Park Service’s 2005 workshop on archaeological prospection techniques entitled
Current Archaeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century will be held May 16–20, 2005, at the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe,
Ohio. Lodging will be in Comfort Inn in Chillicothe, Ohio. This will be the fifteenth year of the
workshop dedicated to the use of geophysical, aerial photography, and other remote sensing methods as they apply to the identification, evaluation, conservation, and protection of archaeological
resources across this Nation. The workshop this year will focus on the theory of operation, methodology, processing, interpretation, and on-hands use of the equipment in the field. Special topic for
this year is the introduction of geophysical techniques in archaeological excavations. In addition to
the workshop, there will be an equipment fair on Friday (May 20th) with the major geophysical
equipment manufacturers attending. There is a tuition charge of $475.00. Application forms are
available on the Midwest Archeological Center’s web page at http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/.
For further information, please contact Steven L. De Vore, Archeologist, National Park Service,
Midwest Archeological Center, Federal Building, Room 474, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln,
Nebraska 68508-3873: tel: (402) 437-5392, ext. 141; fax: (402) 437-5098; email:
[email protected].
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This feature briefly presents the recent activities in the realm of cultural resource management, including the private firms as well as state and
federal agencies. Due to confidentiality reasons, not all projects can be mentioned, and some details of location, client, and project name must be
omitted or generalized. The intent of the column is to inform the SGA readership of recent ongoing work in the state, and to maintain an ongoing
profile of companies and agencies that conduct this work.
Georgia Department of Transportation
This New Year has brought a lot of new work and opportunity to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
In February, GDOT and the Southeastern Archaeological Center (SEAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
to promote cooperation. In the interest of identifying, preserving, and promoting Georgia’s cultural resources, GDOT and
SEAC have formally agreed to the sharing of ideas, research,
personnel, and production scholarly publications. This partnership will enhance the level of professional scholarship pertaining to Georgia’s cultural resources and will facilitate learning for Georgians of all ages.
The collaboration began informally in 2003 when John
Ehrenhard, Director of SEAC, assisted GDOT with the development of a preservation and stabilization plan for Battery
Hamilton (Figure 1). In 2004, GDOT met SEAC’s Guy Prentice
at Fort Pulaski to conduct Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
surveys to help identify subsurface remains of the construction village, which had been destroyed late in the nineteenth
century (Figure 2). GDOT has also worked with Annette Wise
at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (NHS) Education
Program (Figure 3). These projects encouraged GDOT to
pursue a formalized agreement with SEAC on future projects.
In the next months GDOT will work at Fort Frederica with
John Cornelison to locate the original powder magazine, and at
the Jimmy Carter NHS to locate outbuildings associated with
Figure 1. GDOT Archaeologists Jim Pomfret, Eric Duff, Shawn
Patch, and Rowe Bowen with Chad Braley from Southeastern
Archeological Services.
Figure 2. GPR at Fort Pulaski.
the Carter Boyhood Farm. To learn more about SEAC, the
Jimmy Carter NHS, Fort Frederica, or the other collaborative
projects GDOT has been a part of with the National Park Service; please visit the following websites: http://
www.cr.nps.gov/seac/seac.htm#topics; http://www.nps.gov/
fopu/; http://www.nps.gov/fopu/pulaskione/Templates/
INDEX%20two.htm; http://www.nps.gov/jica/.
Figure 3. GDOT Archaeologist Eric Duff with Annette Wise from
the Jimmy Carter NHS, Wendy Weaver from Brockington and
Associates, Mrs. Harvey, and the Staley Middle School 7th
grade Social Studies classs.
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In addition to the MOU, all staff archaeologists have been
busy with various projects throughout the state. Shawn Patch
recently finished directing fieldwork for a stream restoration
site along the Etowah River in Cherokee County. Although the
property is relatively modest in size at approximately 70 acres,
it encompasses a broad stretch of floodplain with numerous
small streams emptying into the Etowah. Ten new archaeological sites have been identified, many of which are very large
and deep. Artifacts assemblages from the sites indicate the
presence of strong Woodland components with high percentages of fabric-marked (Dunlap) and check-stamped
(Cartersville) pottery. Mississippian components are also represented but constitute a much smaller percentage of the overall totals. In addition to the pottery, there are abundant lithics,
large amounts of thermally altered rock (TAR), and soapstone
gorgets. Because of the overall setting, these sites are in excellent condition, and many have some very deep deposits with
buried soil horizons. This project is unique precisely because
of its environmental setting, the level of work involved in site
identification, and the fact that these sites will be conserved by
GDOT.
Dean Wood, Scot Keith, and our field crew have begun
Phase III data recovery at six Native American sites in
Cartersville for the Georgia Department of Transportation. The
Leake Site (9Br2) and five other sites along State Highways 61
and 113 date primarily to the Early and Middle Woodland periods and will be impacted by road widening. Since beginning
work in November, we have excavated 120 m2 of 9Br664 (the
Elks Club Site; see Figures 1 and 2) and 800 m2 of the 9Br665
(the Riverside Drive Site). Over 600 postholes and 21 pit features have been recorded and excavated so far. Artifacts from
the pits include Cartersville simple stamped pottery, Swift Creek
complicated stamped pottery, Yadkin triangular points, and
Bakers Creek and Swan Lake stemmed points. Over the next
several months, the Southern Research team will excavate the
other Woodland period sites around the Leake site where the
proposed road construction will have impacts. On April 16,
2005, we will have an Archaeology Day beginning at the Etowah
Mounds site with a slide show and conclude that afternoon
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Southern Research, Historic Preservation
Consultants, Inc.
(478) 922-2030
Southern Research has been busy late last year and early
this year conducting historical and archaeological studies in
Brunswick, Rome, and Cartersville. Scot Keith, assisted by
Mark Dingledein, J. T. Patton, Matt Wood, and Jamie Barrow,
conducted a phase one survey and Phase II testing for the
Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center near Brunswick. The survey and testing work
examined four prehistoric and historic sites with the following
components: St. Simons, Satilla, Refuge, Deptford, as well as
historic eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century occupations. Unfortunately, a golf course built in the 1950s disturbed the integrity of the sites to the extent that little meaningful research can be carried out.
Dan Elliott, Kay Wood, Rita Elliott, Tracy Dean, and Robbie
Ethridge are nearing completion of a final document covering
the history of the house and property owned by the Chieftains
Museum, Inc., in Rome, Georgia. The Chieftains house and
property are a National Historic Landmark and a certified partner of the “National of Tears National Historic Trail.” Our historic research will be used in the preparation of a Cultural Landscape Report and a Historic Structure Report by a National
Park Team from the National Trails System Office in the Sante
Fe, New Mexico.
Figure 1. Effigy duck ceramic recovered from 9Br664.
with on site tours to inform the general public and fellow archaeologists of our efforts. With the guidance of Mr. John
Burns, we have developed a dynamic web site for the Leake
site excavations at www.bartowdig.com. This web page will
be updated monthly to showcase the site and promote Georgia
archaeology.
In people news, Southern Research welcomes Dr. Charlotte (Sammy) Smith and Mr. James (Jamie) Barrow to our
staff. Sammy serves as Senior Archaeologist and assists with
research and marketing for the firm across the southeast.
Sammy began working in the region in 1979 and has recently
conducted fieldwork and research in the Valley of Oaxaca,
Mexico, for her dissertation at UGA. Jamie Barrow is a recent
graduate of Georgia Southern University and works as a field
and lab technician for the firm. Ms. Rita Elliott, Senior ArchaeContinued on page 17
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TRC
(770) 270-1192
TRC has recently conducted archaeological investigations in Chatham, Coweta, Fulton,
Gwinnett, and Paulding counties. The bulk
of our work, however, has been conducted
out of state.
Figure 2. Map of 9Br664.
ologist, has been appointed by the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia DNR, to serve on the National Register Review
Board. In this capacity, she will review and vote on nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.
Finally, thanks to much hard work by Mr. John C. Burns
we have a new and much improved web site at
www.southres.com. Check it out for more corporate propaganda plus some downloadable reports.
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Our most interesting project in Georgia
has been an archaeological reconnaissance
and historical study (drawing on both documentary information and local informants)
of a large tract that Gwinnett County is developing as a passive-use park. The Harbins
Alcovy River Park tract contains a large portion of what was a predominantly AfricanAmerican community around the turn-of-thecentury. The Harbins Community was unusual in that it contained a significant number of black landowners in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth century. Many of these
landowners lost their farms during the 1920s
and 1930s, but there remained a significant
African-American community in the area until
after World War II, anchored by the Shady
Grove Church, Cemetery, and School, located within the Harbins Alcovy Park property. These institutions served the AfricanAmerican community from at least the 1880s
until the 1940s. Apart from individual homes
and farms, there were two main activity areas within the park tract that served the local community. The
Hugh Lowe Mill on Cedar Creek just outside the park boundary formed a nucleus for a number of houses, a cotton gin,
and possibly a sawmill and blacksmith shop. The shoals over
which the creek passed above the mill, known as “Flat Rock,”
served as a ford across the creek, as well as a gathering place
for baptisms, picnics, and swimming. TRC is working with
the County to provide materials that will be used to interpret a
number of the archaeological sites to park visitors.
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Augusta Archaeological Society
Following is a brief summary of recent activities of the
Augusta Archaeological Society.
1. Our normal February meeting was postponed until March
4 due to our guest speaker, Dr. Sue Moore’s recent surgery.
After dinner with a nice sized group and a business meeting,
Dr. Moore spoke on her project at the Mont Repose plantation
near Ridgeland, South Carolina. Her presentation covered historical and genealogical research, shovel testing and mapping,
and preliminary analysis of artifacts from excavations. Dr.
Moore also gave a brief update on the status of her work at the
Old Town site near Louisville, Georgia.
2. Our event for Georgia Archaeology month will be an
artifact identification day at the Ezekiel Harris house in Augusta. In addition to the identification of artifacts, we expect
to have a flint knapping and primitive skills demonstrations
including atlatl aided spear throwing. The specific Saturday in
May has not been selected. Rosanne Stutts, John Arena, Danny
Greenway, and John Whatley are working on an update of our
Central Savannah River area projectile point guide, which we
expect to have available for the May event.
3. The April meeting will be on Friday night the 15th. Our
speaker will be South Carolina historical archaeologist Natalie
Adams. She will speak on the Free Cabin site in Hephzibah,
Georgia.
4. We discussed a possible spring or summer field trip to a
Georgia site, and have alerted members to the possibility of
attending lectures at Dr. Al Goodyear’s Topper site during the
upcoming Allendale Paleo-Indian expedition.
5. John Whatley and Tammy Forehand Herron attended
the recent conference of the Archaeological Society of South
Carolina in Columbia.
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Bulloch Hall Archaeological Society
(Brockington and Associates) gave a presentation entitled, “Tree
Dimensional Mapping of Dugout Canoes.”
February 19, we took a trip to the Chieftains Museum,
Rome; New Echota Cherokee Capital, Calhoun; and Chief James
Vann House, Chatsworth.
March 17, at our monthly meeting, Dr. John Kantner (Georgia State University) is scheduled to present a talk, “Archaeological Investigations of the Chacoan Anasazi.”
Our upcoming events are as follows:
April 21: Trip to Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport, Alabama (actual date and time to be determined).
May 19: Monthly meeting, with Mr. Scott Butler
(Brockington and Associates) speaking on “Archaeology at
Oglethorpe’s Watch House, St. Simons Island, GA.” The meeting will be at Bulloch Hall at 7:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Rosanne Ondrish
at (770) 887-8433 or email at [email protected].
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Coastal Georgia Archaeological Society
Other than a fabulous Christmas Party on December 4, our
chapter has spent a quiet, dormant winter quarter. Our Christmas Party took place at the MAREX complex on Skidaway
Island with the Archaeology Elderhostel as we have for the
past many years. After a great dinner with turkey & fixin’s
(supplied by MAREX) and sides and desserts (supplied by us),
we awarded presents to everyone. These consisted of the finest of pre-owned items—future artifacts—from Keller’s Flea
Market. After dinner we enjoyed a presentation by Jason Burns,
State Underwater Archaeologist, on his experiences on the job,
which involves “anything that touches water in the state of
Georgia.” He talked about a wide variety of artifacts, everything from several well-known shipwrecks on the coast to
bridges, ferries, and fish dams on inland rivers.
We’ve been very busy over the past few months. Our recent events include:
Plans for the spring include more work at Fort McAllister
State Historic Park on preparing artifacts for exhibit and cataloguing artifacts at the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum.
We will also be co-sponsoring two lectures: “Rediscovery of
Fort Forgotten: The Excavation of Fort Zachary Taylor, Key
West” by Cullen Chambers on May 5 and “The Excavation of
Three Tabby Slave Cabins on Ossabaw Island” by Dan Elliott
on June 14. Anyone in the coastal area who would like to join
us can contact us for more details at (912) 920-2299 or
[email protected].
February 17, at our monthly meeting, Ms. Wendy Weaver
The Bulloch Hall Archaeological Society in Roswell recently
held elections, and the officers now are:
President-Rosanne Ondrish
Vice President-Chip Morgan
Secretary-currently unfilled
Treasurer-Fred Scheidler
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Georgia Mountains Archaeological Society
Under new sponsorship by the Elachee Nature Science Center
in Gainesville, the Georgia Mountains Archaeological Society
(GMAS) has begun activities again. The club meets the first Saturday each month for fieldwork, lab analysis, site form preparation,
report writing, and occasional guest speakers and special programs.
Elachee is providing meeting space and plenty of archaeological
activity for the newly re-formed club members to do.
The land has been in woods since the 1920s when the Johnson
and Johnson Company bought it as a buffer for their textile mill to
make sterile gauze and bandages. Prior to that it was farmland, and
early maps show where most of the farmhouses were located. The
remains of each one will be visited and recorded, along with whatever historic detail can be found about each of them. Shovel testing will help locate and define prehistoric sites on the Preserve.
Chapter officers elected at the first meeting were: Dan Page,
President; David Hughes, Vice President; Janice Bagwell, Secretary; and Diedre Page, Treasurer. Board members are Leslie Perry,
Lorraine Norwood, Jack Wynn and Becky Bruce. Jack, Lorraine,
Becky, and Erin Andrews will serve as professional advisors to the
chapter and supervise the field and laboratory activities.
The results of the sampling survey will be incorporated into
Elachee’s teaching mission to the local schools. Some data and
artifacts will be used in new cultural history exhibits currently being developed in the Science Center’s Museum. There are also
plans for a more detailed survey of the Preserve and surrounding
areas in wooded and open areas in the City of Gainesville, which
owns the Preserve.
The chapter members will begin by studying the topographic
maps and conducting a sample shovel-test survey of the 1,400acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve, home of Elachee. Previous
amateur collections from the ridge tops and streambeds of the
Preserve show occupation representing most prehistoric time periods of northern Georgia. Chapter members will attempt to fill in the
gaps and find which parts of the Preserve are most intensively
occupied, and during which periods.
The chapter is seeking new members. If you are interested in
learning archaeology by doing it, then come join the Georgia
Mountains Chapter the first Saturday morning of each month.
The Elachee Nature Science Center is just outside Gainesville.
Brown signs on the highways will guide you to the Center from
Exit 16 on I-985. For more information, call Dan page at 770-9658457 or e-mail him at [email protected].
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The Society for Georgia Archaeology
P.O. Box 693, Athens, Georgia 30603
www.thesga.org
Augusta Archaeological
Society
c/o John Arena
809 Shackleford Place
Evans, GA 30809
Bulloch Hall
Archaeological Society
c/o Roseanne Ondrish, President
3910 Ridgefair Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
Chattahoochee Archaeological
Preservation Society
c/o Debra Wells
93 Glen Ora Circle
Waverly Hall, GA 31831
Coastal Georgia
c/o Chica Arndt
1253 Little Neck Road
Savannah, GA 31419
AFFILIATED CHAPTERS
Georgia Mountains
c/o Dan Page
5522 Concorde Circle
Gainesville, GA 30507
Greater Atlanta
c/o Jack Kilgore, President
P.O. 29061
Atlanta, GA 30359-0061
Northwest Georgia
c/o Jack Walker
452 Benson Road
Dallas, GA 30132
Ocmulgee Archaeological Society
c/o Stephen A. Hammack
8287 Lower Thomaston Road
Macon, GA 31220
Ocute Archaeological Society
c/o Robert Cramer
254 Old Clinton Road
Gray, GA 31032
South Georgia Archaeological
Research Team
c/o Frankie Snow
209 North Grady Avenue
Douglas, GA 31533
West Georgia Underwater
Charles Kelly
c/o LaGrange Dive Center
111 Vernon Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
SGA Officers
President
Lucy Banks ([email protected])
Vice President/President Elect
Carolyn Rock ([email protected])
Secretary
Tom Gresham ([email protected])
Treasurer
Michael Shirk
([email protected])
Parliamentarian
Allen Vegotsky
([email protected])
Ex-officio
Betsy Shirk ([email protected])
SGA Board
Jason Burns
Terry Jackson
Jim D’Angelo
Chris Murphy
Rita Elliott
Rick Sellers
Mary Beth Reed
Jack Tyler
Publications
Early Georgia
The Profile
Editor
Editor
Adam King
Brian Thomas
Managing Editor Badger
David J. Hally
Jack Wynn
The Profile is the quarterly newsletter of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, and is provided free to members in good standing. Individual copies can be purchased
for $2.00 by writing to the editor. All opinions, facts and information found in The Profile are those of the authors of articles and not necessarily those of the Society
for Georgia Archaeology, except where explicitly stated otherwise. Questions, comments and submissions can be sent to: The Profile c/o Brian Thomas,
TRC, 3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214 (770) 270-1192, FAX (770) 270-1392, email [email protected].
P.O. Box 693
Athens, Georgia 30603

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