The Society for Garden Archaeology
The Society for Garden Archaeology was founded to advance knowledge and understanding of the archaeology
of gardens worldwide. This international project gathers knowledge of
archaeological investigations of gardens and landscape architecture of all
periods and disseminates the findings to three primary constituencies 1) scholars,
2) professionals, and 3) the interested public. First conceived in 2003 at
Dumbarton Oaks, the Society of Garden Archaeology became incorporated as an
independent, 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization in New York State by some of its
founding members in November 2008. The Society serves a range of disciplines (including
art and architectural history, archaeology, landscape architecture, geography, historic
preservation and cultural resource planning), and the interested general public
by:
- Fostering scholarship and research
about garden archaeology and sponsoring the dissemination of scholarly
research
- Sponsoring forums for the presentation
of scholarly research and exchange of ideas through its annual scholarly
meetings and occasional symposia
- Providing a website with links to
publications that disseminate scholarly work, professional information, and
general information related to the field and of interest to the public (under construction)
- Organizing a team of specialists that can
respond quickly to sites in need of experts in garden archaeology
- Training workshops for archaeologists that wish
to develop their expertise specifically in garden archaeology
- Supporting the preservation and
interpretation of historic gardens and their cultural heritage.
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