Ancient American Indian remains in limbo in S.C.: S.C. tribes want remains, but federal rules are. From: State (Columbia, SC) | Date: November 13, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: James T. Hammond

Nov. 13--The remains of hundreds of ancient people once buried in South Carolina continue to be stored in archives across the state five years after their existence was made public -- despite efforts by tribal groups to recover and rebury them.

One set of remains stored by federal officials at the Savannah River Site might be as many as 6,000 years old, said Barbara Morningstar Paul, the state program coordinator for Native American Af...