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The Saint Augustine Archaeological Association was established in 1985 by professional and avocational archaeologists to encourage community participation in documenting and preserving our area’s unique history.

The SAAA, a not-for-profit organization, is the regional chapter of the Florida Anthropological Society

A membership form can be found near the bottom of this page. If you wish to join, please print it out and mail to the address above with your first annual dues.

Archaeology Month Poster

Attached Files

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

Gallery

Recent Digs

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Water Street
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Marine Street - COA - FPAN at Work
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Old Quarry Road
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Sugar Mills Trip - April 2009

Group Photo
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Pat Griffin - Our Leader
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Cruger-dePeyster Plantation, New Smyrna
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Cruger-dePeyster Plantation, New Smyrna
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Three Chimneys Plantation, Ormond Beach
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Tomoka State Park
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Dummett Plantation, Tomoka State Park
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Bulow Plantation
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LaPunta Mission Historic Marker Unveiling - December 15th 2008

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2008 Christmas Party

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Turtle Mound

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Seminole Rest

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New Smyrna

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Mount Royal

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Mount Royal Mound

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Site of Future Info Kiosk

Field Trip Participants

2008 Archaeology Month Poster

2008 Poster
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2008 Poster Back

2007 Christmas Party

Chris Newman Receiving the 2008 Richard Todd Award from Nick McAuliffe
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Archaeology Education at Mission Nombre de Dios

Useful Links

Recent Meetings

Dendochronology Talk by Dr. Henri Grissino-Mayer (May 5th 2009)

Dr. Grissino-Mayer, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, described and illustrated the ways that dendrochronology (study of tree rings) is being used to date and help explain historic sites from Europe to St. Augustine.

see "Useful Links" section above for more information on Dendochronology

Spring 2009 Field Trip to Sugar Plantation Sites in Northeast Florida led by Dr. Patricia Griffin and Ted Payne (April 18th 2009)

Timucuan Village Life at the Fountain of Youth Park Site

Dr. Kathleen Deagan and Ann Cordell of the University of Florida presented a summary of findings from the ongoing project at the Fountain of Youth area of St. Augustine - with a focus on an interpretation of what we know of the Native American community that existed prior to the arrival of Pedro Menendez in 1565.

Recent Archaeology Projects in St. Johns County

On Tuesday evening, March 3rd, area Archaeologists described a range of St. Johns County projects, including efforts to preseve important county sites and structures that have contributed to our understanding of the region.

Projects included the "Griffin/Kamm" site in Crescent Beach; the Old Kings Road; the Osceola capture site; the Old Brick Road; and an extra-St. Johns County Governor Drew Mansion site located in Madison County

Speakers were Robin Moore, St. Johns County Historic Resource Specialist, Dr. Greg C. Smith, New South Associates and Myles Bland, Bland & Associates.

The Wharf that Launched 800 Warships

Special Meeting Co-Sponsored with LAMP:

Archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski presented

"The Wharf that Launched 800 Warships" - an

investigation of a French & Indian War era site

found under the waters of Lake George, N.Y.

For more information:

http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/blog/lamposts/21809_lecture_the_wharf_that_l.php

Windover - A glimpse of life in Florida 7000 years ago

The February 10th speaker was Rachel Wentz, PhD, RPA, Regional Director, East/Central Region. Florida Public Archaeology Network. Dr. Wentz described findings that she and other archaeologists have learned from Windover, "one of the most important and productive 'wet' archaeological sites in the nation." The talk emphasized the information that was gained concerning the relative health of the general Windover site population.

http://www.nbbd.com/godo/history/windover/index.html

Carl Halbirt Spoke at the SAAA Annual Meeting on January 6th 2009 summarizing significant discoveries during 2008 that have expanded our understanding of St. Augustine's history

October 30 Meeting

Dr. Jason Ur, from the Harvard University Department of Anthropology, spoke on "New Research on the Origins of Urbanism in Ancient Mesopotamia".

Scholarly consensus places the initial appearance of cities in southern Mesopotamia (modern southern Iraq) in the late 4th millennium BC. From its origins at the city of Uruk, the idea of urbanism spread outward. Recent research in northern Mesopotamia challenges this model.

At Tell Brak in northeastern Syria, recent survey and excavations have demonstrated the archaeological signs of urban society and a trajectory of demographic growth starting at least a millennium before Uruk.

This presentation described the sequence of urban growth at Tell Brak between 4200-1300 BC and will discuss the challenges of studying early urban places in Mesopotamia.

For more information, see the 'Useful Links' section.

October 7 Meeting

The speaker for this meeting was Willet Boyer, a seventh generation Floridian and Ph.D. student at the University of Florida. He spoke on "The Acuera of the Ocklawaha River Valley:Keepers of Time in the Land of the Waters".

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WELCOME !