Archaeological experts believe they have found a possible mass grave site from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, although it’s unclear how many bodies may lie beneath.
It was geophysical scanning that led experts to two spots at the Oaklawn Cemeterythat could hold the remains of those who were killed in the deadly mobb violence. The surveys confirmed suspicions that one of the areas might be a mass grave.
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“I am as confident as I can be in the results that this is a very big candidate with something associated with the massacre,” Scott Hammerstedt, senior researcher for the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, said at a public hearing in Tulsa on Monday.
Researchers also discovered a trench underneath the soil, measuring about 30 by 25 feet. It was these “anomalies” that led researchers to believe there could be a mass grave site, but they’re still investigating.
Source: Researchers Believe They’ve Discovered Possible Mass Grave From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
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