Mercyhurst University Completes Inventory of Native American Human Remains, No Cultural Affiliation Determined
May 02, 2025
May 02, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania has completed an inventory of human remains, determining that no lineal descendant or cultural affiliation can be reasonably traced to the remains.
The remains, representing one individual of Native American ancestry, were removed from an unknown location in North Carolina, possibly in 1967 or 1969, and were later acquired by Raymond C. Vietzen, an avocational archaeologist and founder of the Indian Ridge Museum . . .
The remains, representing one individual of Native American ancestry, were removed from an unknown location in North Carolina, possibly in 1967 or 1969, and were later acquired by Raymond C. Vietzen, an avocational archaeologist and founder of the Indian Ridge Museum . . .