TIME SIFTERS ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY
We are a non-profit membership association of professional and amateur archaeologists, plus interested citizens of Sarasota and Manatee Counties in Southwest Florida.
OUR 2ND FAS CHAPTER AWARD
At this year's 76th Annual Meeting of Florida Anthropological Society, Time Sifters was presented the Arthur R. Lee FAS Chapter Award for 2024. We are a two-time winner of this award; we also won it in 2013. We have a great team, who work hard to continue our mission, and they deserve this award.
ABOUT THE ARTHUR R. LEE FAS CHAPTER AWARD
This award was developed by the FAS Board of Directors in 1998. It is named for the late Arthur R. Lee (1915-2007), an avocational archaeologist and FAS member, who worked closely with FAS and its chapters and members. He served as an FAS officer, including President in 1992 to 1993, and also as FAS Chapter Liaison and as Chapter Representative for the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society (SWFAS).
Art conceived the FAS Chapter Award as a way to recognize chapters for their achievements with archaeological and historical sites and organizations. These include: a) recording sites in the Florida Master Site File and/or National Register of Historic Places; b) salvaging information from endangered sites and making it available for research and education; c) outreach programs; d) cooperation with institutions of higher learning and with local, state, and federal organizations; e) supporting preservation of sites through city, county, or state planning; and f) preservation efforts with individuals, corporations, and government agencies.