They will do it through mechanical excavation, with a backhoe operator, to open up the ground.
Officials will then use hand tools for the detailed excavation. It’s (a) controlled excavation,” said Jeff Moates, the Florida Public Archaeology Network Regional Director. “So there are a number of archaeologists watching over the work of the backhoe operator.
“And whenever we see anything that could possibly be an artifact that pops up after the scraping occurs, we have them slow down and take a look at it.
Rumors of unmarked graves have lingered for decades among the Greenwood community – a childhood memory etched into the minds of people like lifelong resident Diane Stevens.