History
The Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC), established in 1966, was originally created with the intent to have a centralized archeological research center in the Southeast and to catalog the extensive collection of artifacts from previous excavations at Ocmulgee during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) era. Originally housed on the ground floor of the Ocmulgee National Monument Visitor Center in Macon, Georgia, in 1972 the Center moved to the main campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee where it occupied 5,200 square feet next to the Department of Anthropology. The Center has maintained close association with the Department by sharing space, personnel, expertise, and equipment.
In October 1995, the Center moved to new and expanded quarters in FSU's Innovation Park, an extension of the Florida State University campus. That same year, the Center was merged with the Interagency Archeological Services Division, then based in Atlanta; all Center offices are now located at Innovation Park. The Center continues its historical support functions as well as a wide variety of technical assistance and partnership projects both within and outside the National Park Service.
Today, SEAC is organized into four programs, each performing diverse archeological, research, and collections management services. Our operation has expanded to having a staff of over twenty individuals, with several student interns, providing cultural resource assistance to nearly seventy parks and historic sites in the Southeast United States. Together, the professional employees have nearly 300 years of archeological and cultural resource management experience!
Last updated: May 28, 2020