The third annual SECHSA Conference is scheduled for September 19-20, 2014 in
Stone Mountain, Georgia. Named for the nearby granite monadnock, the Stone
Mountain community was established along the old Augusta Road in the 1820s,
and formally established as a village in 1834. As part of the Atlanta
Campaign, Union and Confederate troops skirmished in and around the village
in July 1864. After the war, the area became closely associated with
quarrying operations and recreational activities at what is now Stone
Mountain Park, encompassing Stone Mountain (carved to commemorate Robert E.
Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis), and surrounding areas.
As a local community on the edge of a modern metropolis, Stone Mountain
inspires this yearıs theme of ³Looking In, Looking Out.² Archaeology in
SECHSAıs region of interest explores places, happenings, and developments at
the local level that had regional significance or that reflect the
influences of wide-ranging processes or events on local places. For
instance, rock quarried from the Stone Mountain vicinity was put to use
locally but was also shipped throughout the country. At the same time,
changes in engineering, construction, and other industries influenced local
quarrying technology and practices. In keeping with this yearıs theme, we
encourage submissions that have studied the widespread forces that impacted
localities as well as the small-scale developments that reverberated
throughout the southeast. Because SECHSA is primarily an opportunity to
share research and exchange ideas, however, papers touching on all aspects
of southeastern historical archaeology are invited.
For more information, including the call for papers and registration, please
go to SECHSA.org.
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