Cremations

So here's a recent article I read about Ossabaw Island, A local landmark and heritage preserve here in Georgia.

By Russ BynumAssociated Press writerPosted: Dec. 19, 2008 10:42 a.m.Updated: Dec. 19, 2008 10:45 a.m.
SAVANNAH - Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, the pit discovered beneath 2 feet of sandy dirt at first appeared to be a grave just long and deep enough to bury a human body.
An excavation by archaeologists on Ossabaw Island revealed something more puzzling - just a few small bones, apparently from fingers or toes, mixed with charcoal, bits of burned logs and pottery shards more than 1,000 to 3,000 years old.
The find has led researchers to suspect that American Indians used the ancient pit to burn bodies of the dead, making it a rare example of cremation among the early native inhabitants of the southeastern U.S.

The island has a website here that is quite informative and interesting.

Back in the saddle again

Hey folks, just letting you know I am back after the usual periodical leave of absence. But you may have noticed I have mastered the art of scheduled blogging! So now my goal is to set up where you won't even have to know I'm gone! Anyway, as usual lots of new ideas for the blog that will pop up in future posts, and now very much looking forward to the move up to Connecticut! Also plan on seeing a few last things around here before I go, so I don't make the same mistake I di in Charleston of leaving a lot unseen. Well, happy reading!

Star and Bars

The large Confederate Stars and Bars flag flies over Fort Pulaski in Savannah, GA. The Stars and Bars was the first official flag of the Confederacy, and the only official Confederate flag to fly over the fort.

Many flags

A group of international flags fly over land they once fought for at Tybee Island. From left to right the Spanish, French, Pirate, US, British, Confederate, and Georgia flags.

Heavy drinkers?

Here the US, Irish, and Georgia fly over the Pirate House in Savannah.

Mother country

The British flag flies over the town it once created at Fort Frederica, Georgia.

An International place

Here the US, Mexican, and Arizona flags fly over the Sonoran Desert Museum near Tuscon, representing the desert that the countries share.