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Tulsa 1921 Graves Excavation Update For June 4
Groundwork ahead of the formal excavation continues in the Original 18 site at Oaklawn Cemetery.
June 4, 2021
Groundwork ahead of the formal excavation continues in the Original 18 site at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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A video update on today’s work provided by State Archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck can be found on the 1921 Graves Facebook page, @1921Graves.
Today, crews continued to define boundaries of the mass grave feature that were discovered in October 2020 at the Original 18 site.
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The formal exhumation process is expected to start Monday. Through an RFP process, the City has selected Cardno Inc. from Tampa Bay, Florida, to help with the excavation. The eight-member Cardno team is expected to be at Oaklawn Cemetery anywhere from 6-8 weeks as they complete their work.
The next news conference will be held on Monday, June 7, at noon at the Tulsa Fire Museum, 1010 E. 8th St., with State Archeologist Kary Stackelbeck, University of Florida Forensic Anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield, and Ryan Peterson, Senior Principal - Archaeology, Cardno.
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