Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2017
Title
Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2017
Subject
Historical archaeology; Cemeteries; Poor farms; Jackson County (Ill.); Carbondale (Ill.); Ground-penetrating radar; Geophysical survey; Archaeological field methods; Southern Illinois University
Description
Graduate student Justin Shields operates ground-penetrating radar during a geophysical survey of the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery in 2017. The survey was conducted by the Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI) on a wooded knoll located on the Southern Illinois University farm property in Carbondale, Illinois. The work helped identify subsurface anomalies consistent with graves, which were later confirmed through limited archaeological excavation.
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
2017
Rights
Copyright held by the Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Image reproduced with permission.
Bibliographic Citation
Center for Archaeological Investigations. “Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery.” Photograph of Justin Shields conducting geophysical survey, 2017. Jackson County Poor Farm Digital Exhibit, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Spatial Coverage
Carbondale (Ill.)
Original Format
image/jpeg
Physical Dimensions
3264 x 1836 pixels
Files
Citation
Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, “Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey at the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery, 2017,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 14, 2026, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/1043.
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