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Wed Oct 21, 2020, 07:58 AM Oct 2020

Archaeologists Find Human Remains In Search For Possible Mass Graves [Tulsa Massacre]

https://www.newson6.com/story/5f8f3c9d9deb8e0bea6e6588/officials-find-human-remains-during-test-excavation-

Archaeologists Find Human Remains In Search For Possible Mass Graves

Tuesday, October 20th 2020, 2:38 pm
By: Amy Slanchik, News On 6

TULSA, Okla. - Officials said they have encountered human remains during a test excavation in the search for possible graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
This is the first time remains have been found in this search, and archaeologists said it's still too soon to know if the remains are connected to the massacre.

Experts said the discovery provides insight and optimism in the search for victims who could be buried in mass graves.

Related Story: Scientists, Historians Start Second Excavation At Oaklawn Cemetery With Optimism

More than a year after the Oklahoma Archeological Survey started its work at Oaklawn Cemetery in the search for race massacre victims, the team found human remains.

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