Archaeological Excavation at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2019
Title
Archaeological Excavation at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2019
Subject
Historical archaeology; Cemeteries; Poor farms; Jackson County (Ill.); Carbondale (Ill.); Archaeological fieldwork; Burial investigations; Geophysical survey verification; Southern Illinois University
Description
Archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Investigations excavate a test unit at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery in 2019. The excavation was conducted to verify the presence of burials identified during a prior geophysical survey of the site. Visible in the photograph from left to right are Kaleigh Best, Justin Shields, and Ryan Campbell documenting and carefully excavating the burial feature. The work confirmed the location of graves associated with the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century county poor farm.
Creator
Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Source
Center for Archaeological Investigations Archaeological Project Records
Publisher
Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
2019
Rights
Copyright held by the Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Image reproduced with permission.
Bibliographic Citation
Center for Archaeological Investigations. “Archaeological Excavation at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2019.” Jackson County Poor Farm Digital Exhibit, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Spatial Coverage
Carbondale (Ill.)
Original Format
image/png
Physical Dimensions
960 x 720 pixels
Files
Citation
Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, “Archaeological Excavation at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2019,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 14, 2026, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/1042.
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