Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Completes Inventory of Human Remains, Opens Door for Potential Transfer to Native American Tribes

Summary

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, concluding that there is no cultural affiliation with any present-day Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and is now open to receiving written requests from unrepresented tribes to transfer control of the remains.