The heartland of the ancient Hopewell culture was in southern Ohio. It was here, 2,000 years ago, in what are now Chillicothe, Newark and other places, where these indigenous people built their ...

While digging on a private site, a perfectly shaped Native American spear emerged from the soil. It’s a powerful connection to ancient history.

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Fred Gordon was a student at Ohio State University in the late 1950s when he collected a vast number of Native American artifacts along Hargus Creek near Circleville.

“It’s going to be the greatest display of Native American Indian artifacts in the country on that day,” Coca said. “Anybody that’s interested in Native American history and who the first ...

In 2022, 250 boxes of Native American remains and artifacts were discovered at the University of North Dakota, which has since announced it will return the remains to tribal nations.

Stealing artifacts from federally protected land is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $10,000 fine if it is the first offense, according to the US Department of Agriculture. "This is very ...

On Jan. 12, federal regulations concerning the exhibition and study of Native American remains and sacred artifacts were tightened, to bring teeth and clarity to a set of rules that languished for ...

For years, Native American tribes in New York have pushed for greater protections of ancient graves found on private land. Now the Legislature has enacted them. By Jay Root For years, New York law ...

The area is an ancient Native American burial ground, and federally protected land, according to officials. People are forbidden from digging for ancient artifacts or human remains.

“It’s going to be the greatest display of Native American Indian artifacts in the country on that day,” Coca said. “Anybody that’s interested in Native American history and who the first Americans ...