Federal Register #2026-06817

Notice of Inventory Completion for Human Remains and Funerary Objects at University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology

This notice addresses the completion of an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects by the University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology, under the oversight of the National Park Service (Department of the Interior). - Government Buyer: - National Park Service (Department of the Interior) - University of Missouri, Museum of Anthropology, Columbia, Missouri - Products/Objects Identified: - Human remains (one individual) - 1,202 associated funerary objects, including: - Pottery fragments - Fired clay fragments - Debitage - Flake tools - Hafted bifaces - Bifaces - Cores - Stone axe - Groundstone fragments - Hammerstones - Unmodified rocks - Faunal fragments - Shell fragments - Charcoal sample - Soil sample - Unique Requirements: - Inventory conducted in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) - Cultural affiliation established with the Osage Nation - Items removed from Site 23OR21, Pigman Mound, Oregon County, Missouri - Notice outlines process for repatriation requests - No OEMs or vendors are involved, as this is not a procurement of goods or services.

Description

The University of Missouri, Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identified a cultural affiliation between the remains and associated objects and the Osage Nation. Repatriation of these items may occur on or after May 11, 2026, and requests for repatriation must be submitted to the museum's authorized representative.

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