Luther College Research Team Surveys Iowa Cemeteries for Possible Unmarked Burials

Archaeologist Presents Talk at Library – WRBI Radio

(Provided Photo) (Greensburg, IN) – With Halloween just a month away, get into the spooky spirit with interesting facts about cemeteries. Cathy L. Draeger-Williams, senior archaeologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, will present “Researching the Grave Past” on Wednesday, September 10 at 4 p.m. at the Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library. She will discuss the modern and his…

Luther College research team surveys Iowa cemeteries for possible unmarked burials

Work completed this summer by veteran and aspiring anthropologists at Luther College could help locate now-forgotten burial sites and survey archeological finds before putting shovel to dirt.

Luther College research team surveys Iowa cemeteries for possible unm...

(From left) Luther College students Evan McElroy, Benson Newhouse and Rebecca Zheng used underground sensing technology to identify possible unmarked graves in pioneer cemeteries this summer. (Photo courtesy of Luther College)Work completed ahead of the new school year by veteran and aspiring anthropologists at Luther College could help locate now-forgotten burial sites and survey... ... [...] The post Luther College research team surveys Iowa c…