In its capacity as a Washington State Archaeological Repository, the Burke Museum provides curation and storage services to Cultural Resource Management (CRM) companies and federal agencies. See an example of a held-in-trust collection.

Please contact the Archaeology Division for more information:
Steve Denton
Archaeology Program Manager
206-543-7696
sdenton@u.washington.edu
206-685-3849

Cataloging and computerization of 14,000 objects identified as subject to repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 were completed by November 16, 1995, the deadline mandated by the Federal Government.