Opinion No.

Dr. Ann M. Early, State Archeologist Dr. Tom Green, Director Arkansas Archeological Survey Coordinating Office 2475 North Hatch Avenue Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704

Dear Drs. Green and Early:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion concerning the ownership of grave goods or "burial furniture" that might inadvertently be unearthed during construction projects of the United States Corps of Engineers within the State of Arkansas. You reference A.C.A. §§ 13-6-401 to-409 (Repl. 2000 and Supp. 2005), and ask whether Arkansas law covers this issue, or whether an amendment to current law…