Archaeological investigations of freed slave community uncover Black history in southern Illinois By Elena Schauwecker and Sara Wangler February 26, 2021
Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter October 31, 2019
![Nathan Meissner, left, an SIU graduate with his Ph.D. in archaeology, measures ground distance with Chad Hall, a senior from Decatur studying criminology and criminal justice, during an archeological site examination Tuesday at the site of the Old Main building. “We’ve done a couple limited tests with [the ground penetrating radar], but this is the largest run,” said Meissner, a current research associate. “It’s a learning experience for us. An amazing thing would be to use this equipment full scale at a large prehistoric site here in southern Illinois. I like using high tech equipment, it bring out the inner nerd in me.”](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/53000fd52dbfc1fedb2ac607c710aba6.jpg)