Tennessee Archaeology Division to Repatriate Remains of 238 Indigenous Ancestors and 449 Burial Objects
November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology, Nashville, has completed a large-scale inventory of Native American ancestral remains and burial objects and confirmed cultural affiliation linking them to eight Tribal Nations, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion released by the National Park Service. The notice documents the remains of at least 238 individuals and 449 associated funerary objects, recovered from multiple ar . . .
