New Hampshire Revised Statutes 227-C:8-e – Consultation with Other Individuals
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I. If the professional archaeologist determines that the human skeletal remains are other than Native American or from an African American burial ground, the state archaeologist shall publish notice that excavation of the remains has occurred, at least once per week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the burials or skeletal remains were situated, in an effort to determine the identity or next of kin, or both, of the deceased.
II. If the next of kin are located, within 90 days the state archaeologist in consultation with the next of kin shall prepare a written agreement concerning the treatment and ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains. The written agreement shall include:
(a) Designation of a qualified skeletal analyst to work on the skeletal remains;
(b) The type of analysis and the specific period of time to be provided for analysis of the skeletal remains;
(c) The timetable for written progress reports and the final report concerning the analysis to be provided to the state archaeologist and the next of kin by the skeletal analyst and the professional archaeologist; and
(d) A plan for the ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains subsequent to the completion of adequate analysis.
III. If no agreement is reached, the remains shall be handled according to the wishes of the next of kin.
II. If the next of kin are located, within 90 days the state archaeologist in consultation with the next of kin shall prepare a written agreement concerning the treatment and ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains. The written agreement shall include:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 227-C:8-e
- remains: means any part of the body of deceased human being in any stage of decomposition, together with any artifacts or other materials known or reliably assumed to have been on or interred with the deceased human being. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 227-C:1
- Skeletal analyst: means the member of the professional staff or another professional person designated by the director of the division of historical resources with the approval of the commissioner having:
(a) A postgraduate degree in a field involving the study of the human skeleton such as skeletal biology, forensic osteology, or other relevant aspects of physical anthropology or medicine;
(b) A minimum of one year's experience in conducting laboratory reconstruction and analysis of skeletal remains, including the differentiation of the physical characteristics denoting cultural or biological affinity; and
(c) Designed and executed a skeletal analysis, and presented the written results and interpretations of such analysis. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 227-C:1 - state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) Designation of a qualified skeletal analyst to work on the skeletal remains;
(b) The type of analysis and the specific period of time to be provided for analysis of the skeletal remains;
(c) The timetable for written progress reports and the final report concerning the analysis to be provided to the state archaeologist and the next of kin by the skeletal analyst and the professional archaeologist; and
(d) A plan for the ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains subsequent to the completion of adequate analysis.
III. If no agreement is reached, the remains shall be handled according to the wishes of the next of kin.