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Research & Collections
Fernbank currently has an active research effort that is based in Georgia archaeology and has grown to encompass geology and ecology—an apt combination of the core sciences found in our natural history museum. Fernbank’s collections also illustrate these core natural history topics, with key holdings in archaeology, cultural anthropology, geology and paleontology, malacology and taxidermy.
Fernbank Expedition Journal
Fernbank Museum archaeologist Dennis Blanton is currently conducting a research excavation that will shed new light on Georgia’s history. Stay up-to-date on their discoveries by following our blog: Fernbank Expedition Journal: Archaeologist’s Report and visit our Flickr page for photos from the field.
Every shovel of soil yields a new discovery – Dennis Blanton
St. Catherines Island: Key to Georgia’s Past
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is the new home to a world-class archaeological collection, The St. Catherines Island Foundation and Edward John Noble Foundation Collection. Read more about this important discovery.
The Search for Santa Isabel de Utinahica
Research and Public Archaeology Program
Fernbank Museum of Natural History launched a new research effort in 2006—a search for the 17th-century Spanish mission of Santa Isabel de Utinahica. Learn more about what we found.
The Dorothy Methvin McClatchey Collection
Thanks to the generosity of Dorothy and Devereaux McClatchey, Fernbank Museum is home to this stunning collection of 500 objects of personal ornamentation and decorative arts. View the collection online. See a selection of the collection in person by visiting the permanent exhibition, Reflections of Culture.