WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum announced plans to return a shell gorget to several Native American Tribes following requirements set by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum identified the item as an unassociated funerary object with cultural ties to numerous indigenous communities.

The shell gorget was excavated in Will County, Illinois, before December 7, 1948. Records indicate the University of Chicago Department of Anthro . . .

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