The July test excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery as part of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation completed Thursday, July 13 with the University of Oklahoma – Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) and Cardno.
Due to the extreme heat, experts stayed late in the evening today to finish the test excavation to avoid the extreme weather tomorrow.
During the test excavation, team members conducted limited testing in the eastern area adjacent to the original excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery to help identify the origin of a geophysical anomaly that will help assess where future excavations will be conducted.
Following the test excavation, a summary briefing will be compiled, and the results will be incorporated into a technical report that will be shared in the weeks ahead.
Oaklawn Cemetery will remain closed to the public tomorrow so crews can remove the heavy equipment.
More information about the 1921 Graves Investigation is available online.
Original source can be found here.
