Elliott speaks to Brier Creek

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The Brier Creek Chapter, Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting, Thursday night April 6, 2023, at Walls Diner in Sylvania at 7:00 p.m. With President Wayne Howard presiding, there were 14 in attendance. The program tonight was presented by Dan Elliott of the Lamar Institute. He had a video and spoke on the "Arms of Ebenezer". Daniel was the speaker at the second Annual Brier Creek Celebration that was held on March 11, 2017, on the Battlefield picket line on Andy Chisom's property. The following is Daniel's bio:

Daniel Elliott has more than 48 years' experience in archaeology in the southeastern United States with diverse expertise in settlement patterning, prehistoric exchange networks, archaic studies, battlefield archaeology, and Ground Penetrating Radar surveying. 

Elliott has directed archeological projects at the following locations; Ebenezer, Fort Hawkins, Ossabaw Island and Purysburg as well as many others sites. Elliott is currently serving as the President of the LAMAR Institute here in Georgia. He lives with his wife and fellow archaeologist Rita and their dog Sheila in their Birdhouse in Rincon, Georgia.