a resource for the Phillips Academy, archaeological, scholarly, native, and museum communities as well as the public on occasion. The primary users of the Peabody collections are: Phillips Academy faculty and students through student workduty, classroom visits and collections tours and independent projects. Archaeological, scholarly, and museum communities through research queries, visits, publications, and artifact loans. Native communities through research and repatriation requests primarily in connection with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Massachusetts Archaeological Society Northeast Chapter members, the general public, and other interested groups through attendance at lectures, exhibits and/or education programs. NAGPRA The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was passed in 1990 and provides a process for museum and federal agencies to return human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to their descendent Native American Communities. The Peabody Museum is in full compliance with the NAGPRA law for culturally affiliated materials. In 1999, the Peabody took part in the largest American repatriation to date in collaboration with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University and the Pecos National Historic Park. Together they returned approximately 2,000 sets of human remains and 1,020 burial and ceremonial objects to the Pueblo of Jemez. Most of the human remains had been housed at the Harvard Peabody while the majority of the artifacts were returned by the RSPM. These remains were from sites within the Pecos Valley, including Pecos Pueblo, Rowe Ruin, Loma, Lothrop, and Dick's Ruin, outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pecos Pueblo was excavated by A.V. Kidder from 1915 to 1929. Artifacts uncovered by Kidder were sent back to the RSPM and to Harvard. The Pecos repatriation remains the largest single repatriation in NAGPRA history and has fostered an ongoing relationship between the Pueblo of Jemez, Pecos Pueblo National Historic Park, and the Robert S. Peabody Museum. References External links Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology National NAGPRA Pecos Pueblo National Historic Park Phillips Academy, Andover Massachusetts Archaeological Society Pueblo of Jemez Buildings and structures in Andover, Massachusetts Native American museums in Massachusetts Phillips Academy Archaeological museums in Massachusetts Museums established in 1901 1901 establishments in Massachusetts