Federal Register #2026-21113

Notice concerning potential repatriation of human remains held by Harvard University museums

This National Park Service notice concerns possible repatriation of human remains held in Harvard University museum collections. - Government buyer/issuer: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; this is a cultural heritage notice, not a procurement. - Institutions involved: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Warren Anatomical Museum at Harvard University's Center for the History of Medicine. - Inventory finding: The inventory identifies the remains of one Native American individual, George Burr, and no associated funerary objects. - Repatriation: The Solomon family are identified as connected lineal descendants. Eligible descendants may submit repatriation requests, and the museums will address any competing requests. - Procurement details: No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Warren Anatomical Museum collection at Harvard University completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The remains represent one individual, George Burr, and no associated funerary objects are present. The notice states that known lineal descendants, the Solomon family, are connected to the remains. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026.

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