Moundville

Group Finds Site Linked to Tribes Seeking Return of Remains

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal advisory committee found evidence to culturally link remains and funerary objects taken from an ancient settlement in present-day Alabama with seven Native American seeking  their return. Tuesday’s ruling could help efforts to have the remains and funerary objects turned over for reburial. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and five other tribes…

Black Warrior River Boat Crash Investigation Continues

Autopsies Ordered on two victims.

AP-AL–Fatal Boating Accident Autopsies sought in boat crash that killed 2 MOUNDVILLE, Ala. (AP) – A prosecutor has ordered autopsies for two people killed in a July 4 boating crash in Alabama. District Attorney Michael Jackson says a man and a woman died in the accident, which happened on the Black Warrior River near Moundville. Jackson says neither victim appeared…