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The Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society was chartered by the State of Tennessee on September 29, 1958. The objectives of this society, as stated in that charter, are as follows: for the purpose of promoting an active interest in the geological finds and data by scientific methods; to offer possible assistance to any archaeologist or geologist in the general area covered by the work and purposes of this society; to discourage commercialization of archaeology and work to its elimination and to assist in the younger members of the society.