March 31, 2013

Cave Spring cabin revealed as oldest structure in Floyd County March 26, 2013

CAVE SPRING — The history books about Floyd County will have to be rewritten: An archaeologist says the oldest known structure in the county sits in Cave Spring. That building turns out to be the…

via Cave Spring cabin revealed as oldest structure in Floyd County.

Salzburger Farmsteads on the Ebenezer Mill District March 25, 2013

I uploaded a rare document, in which I contributed several major sections. This is the Phase II archaeological testing of sites located on the Mill Creek bluff in Effingham County, Georgia. These are mostly 18th century Salzburger farmstead sites, although some later sites are also discussed. Follow this Link to the report:

Archaeological Testing of the Fort Howard Tract Effingham County, Georgia, compiled by Marvin T. Smith.

http://www.academia.edu/attachments/30925345/download_file

Abercorn Archaeology Site 9CH1205 -click below for flyer March 9, 2013

Rita Elliott is giving free tours at this interesting archaeological site near Savannah, Georgia.

Tour an Archaeology Site Flyer

Search for Revolutionary War fort here recalls Wilkes families frontier history March 7, 2013

Search for Revolutionary War fort here recalls Wilkes families frontier history.

Archaeologists searching for long-lost Wilkes fort, Revolutionary-era items March 7, 2013

Archaeologists searching for long-lost Wilkes fort, Revolutionary-era items.

Chieftains Museum Redacted March 7, 2013

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And Hey, Why not check out this cheezy abstract? Written by the jerks that produced this redacted report:

“ABSTRACT: Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home, Historic Preservation Report, Historic Structure Report and Cultural Landscape Report

For the purposes of developing this combined Historic Structure and Cultural Landscape Report, the National Park Service, in conjunction with Chieftains Museum, determined additional historical research was needed to find information relevant understanding and interpreting to the building and landscape history. NPS and Chieftains agreed that historical research should be undertaken at the thorough level as defined in NPS’ Cultural Resource Management Guideline (1995:18). In the Spring of 2004, Chieftains Museum entered into contract with Southern Research Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. to undertake the historical research for this project. Based on a research plan approved by Chieftains Museum and NPS, Southern Research prepared successive drafts of a document presenting the results of their research effort. Southern Research consulted many sources and the results are presented in an edited form in the second and third sections of this report. In general, the results of the research were less than what was hoped for and additional research would likely further benefit the overall understanding and interpretation of the history and current state of the Chieftains property.”

So, it was good enough to lift it wholesale and stick it in sections 2 and 3 of this report, I’ll take that as a positive review!–the lead ghost writer for Chapters 2 and 3.