This is a collection of documents for the general public (interested in archaeology and our cultural heritage). Click on the headline to read the entire article.
Members only Articles
Spring 2012 Meeting (Updated Information)!
Announcing the GCPA Spring General Membership Meeting: Friday, May 18th, from 4:00 – 6:00pm at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville. This meeting will follow the SGA and GCPA Board meetings and will be held in the LVIS room, which is located in the Student Center. The room is located on the left side of the [...]
Laws Pertaining to the Looting of Archaeological Sites
Brackets [] encompass inserted text meant to clarify the wording, but are not words in the law. These citations are not legally binding and are only for reference. Citations may not be complete. Federal Laws Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470) –an Act to protect archaeological resource on public lands and Indian [...]
The Fakery of Artifactery
Scott Jones examines how easy it is for unscrupulous people to create phony versions of cultural artifacts, and how claims of “authenticated” status might not mean as much as you think.
1992 State of Georgia Archaeology
The council published a document in 1992 entitled The State of Georgia Archaeology. The document in Adobe Acrobat PDF form is available by clicking here (caution: 3 MB download, which might take a while on dialup connections.)