Mass graves search halted in Tulsa: 'This is not the location we are looking for'

23 Jul 2020, 06:04 by tulsaworld.com · THE OKLAHOMAN

J. Kavin Ross takes photos at Oaklawn Cemetery during a test excavation in the search for possible mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. [MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World]

TULSA — The search for burials from Tulsa’s 1921 Race Massacre was suspended Wednesday morning after researchers ruled out the current test excavation as a possible site.

“Unfortunately, things did not transpire the way that we hoped they would,” said Kary Stackelbeck, state archaeologist. “We are able to confirm this is not the location we are looking for.”

The spot on the west side of the cemetery was identified by a combination of geophysical and historical research.