# 2026-16496: Cape Cod to Return Ancient Burial Knife—Claim It or Lose It!

2026-16496, Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-08-13, effective 2026-09-14 (as of 2026-08-20).

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- As of: 2026-08-20
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16496
- Title: Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 52338
- Published: 2026-08-13
- Effective: 2026-09-14
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-20

## In one line

Cape Cod to Return Ancient Burial Knife—Claim It or Lose It!

## Summary

The National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore plans to return a stone mortuary knife, found in 2005, to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe or other rightful Native American groups. This item, linked to Native American burial traditions, will be handed over starting September 14, 2026, unless no one claims it by August 13, 2027. If unclaimed, it becomes an unclaimed cultural item.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) intends to carry out the disposition of an unassociated funerary object removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-16496 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16496/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-cape-cod-national)
- [2026-16496 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-13/pdf/2026-16496.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16496 (as of 2026-08-20).