Auburn University at Montgomery to Repatriate Native American Human Remains Recovered from Atasi Site, Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama
September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing five Native American individuals and 478 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns.
The materials came from the Atasi site, also called 1MC6 by David Chase, along an oxbow lake and the Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama. Chase excavated the site with Auburn University at Montgomery students in 1972, followed by sur . . .
The materials came from the Atasi site, also called 1MC6 by David Chase, along an oxbow lake and the Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama. Chase excavated the site with Auburn University at Montgomery students in 1972, followed by sur . . .