Human remains found in Tulsa, Oklahoma, could belong to victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, experts said Wednesday.
Some of the remains appear to belong to a black male in his mid- to late 20s who was likely a victim of the massacre, according to a report on the findings. Three gunshot wounds were found on the man, including two bullets still inside his body. Experts believe the bullets are from a .38 Colt revolver, but the bullets are too deteriorated to know for sure.
“The person had a death that involved another human, so that part is clear. But when that death occurred, there are no definitive indicators and the exact context of … how did the bullets get introduced, there’s no indications under the earth for that,” Phoebe Stubblefield, a forensic anthropologist, told CBS News.
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Six other bodies could also be massacre victims, according to Stubblefield. The report, written by Stubblefield and archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck, requested to search parks, cemeteries, and a nearby homeless camp where oral histories believe more victims were buried.
The remains were first unearthed after 35 coffins were discovered in 2021. One of which, apparently belonging to an infant, was empty.
The 1921 massacre occurred in the black neighborhood of Tulsa called Greenwood when a white mob stormed the neighborhood and burned down more than 1,000 homes, raided hundreds of others, and destroyed local businesses. Historians believe 75-300 people died in the massacre.
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Other experts have unearthed historical artifacts in recent weeks. Earlier this month, archaeologists discovered a time capsule from 1896 in the base of a Jefferson Davis statue and Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, as well as dozens of Revolutionary War-era cannons in a Georgia river.
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said the city would work to allow the archaeologists to dig in the requested areas.
