UGA Laboratory of Archaeology

10/02/2026

We need your help! We found an old field school photo, but we don’t know who’s in it. Do you recognize any of these people? Are YOU in this photo? We think it’s from Little River in the 1990s. Comment if you have any information!

09/24/2026

We are so excited about this project!

The University of Georgia was recently awarded a $743,658 NEH grant to preserve and expand access to Georgia’s colonial heritage. The three-year project will digitize more than 12,000 pages of documents, preserve archeological collections, and develop educational resources. Read more: https://shorturl.at/NcaQF

09/21/2026

--NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT--

Meet Cameron Walker. Cam is a post-doc assisting with the rehousing and digitization of UGA’s Zooarchaeology Collection and Laboratory.

Fun Fact: Cam is currently training his birding skills to do a Big Year in Georgia! 🦅

09/18/2026

09/15/2026

We are so proud of our graduate student Delancey Griffin!!

We are pleased to announce that The Museum of the Cherokee People are hosting a Cherokee Scholar's panel on Friday, September 18th at 10:30am. Please see the included flyer for more information. You can register for the event via : https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fHkuMnxtTXyKgRwSsBBnMw #/registration

Please reach out the Museum with any additional questions. Thank you!

09/14/2026

--NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT--

Meet Kelsey Sullivan! Kelsey is a post-doc in Outreach and Education for the Georgia Museum of Natural History. She received her PhD from the University of California, Riverside after conducting research into ancient Maya large-scale stone tool production in Mexico. She joins GMNH and the Lab to help with museum operations and strengthen and expand the museum’s educational programs and public outreach.

Fun fact: She loves the WNBA. Go Atlanta Dream! 📣

09/07/2026

--NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT--

Meet David Okanlawon! David has a doctorate from Syracuse University, has worked across sites in West Africa, and currently works with other colleagues in the lab at the Naval Kings Bay Site.

Fun fact: David loves Afrobeats and believes he makes the best Nigerian jollof.


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09/02/2026

This Just In! The Lab is proud to announce our newest project: "Many Eyes on the Road to Revolution in Colonial Georgia." This grant will employ students, staff, faculty, and researchers to digitize and preserve documents and artifacts from Georgia's colonial era. Find out more:

https://anthropology.uga.edu/news/uga-led-project-receives-743658-neh-grant-preserve-and-share-georgias-colonial-history

https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2026-08-24/uga-project-receives-743-658-grant-to-preserve-colonial-history

08/31/2026

--NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT--

Meet Cayla Colclasure! Cayla is a post-doc working on re-discovering locations associated with the 1836 Second Creek War, including military forts, battle sites, and Muscogee Tribal Towns.

Fun fact: Cayla graduated from the same high school as Dolly Parton!

08/28/2026

Come meet our post docs (all SEVEN of them) and learn more about their research!!!