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| Learn about the laws that protect burial sites and Native American mounds, tax exemptions for landowners, and what to do if you find human remains. |
| Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
| For Properties with Human Burial Sites |
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| Do you own a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn about your rights and responsibilities under state law. |
| Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
| Your Rights Under Wisconsin State Law |
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| Are you unhappy about a decision to move or protect a human burial site? Find out the process to request an appeal. |
| Working Within the Boundaries of Cemeteries and Mound Groups |
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| Do you need to disturb a cemetery or mound group? Planning to build, plant, or work in a cemetery or Native American mound group? Read this first. |
| Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin. |
| For Properties with Burial Sites |
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| Learn the steps to nagivate the application process to get a tax exemption under Wisconsin burial sites law. |
| Read this information before planning a project inside a cemetery or mound group. |
| Learn how cataloged human burial sites in Wisconsin are given greater protection under Wisconsin State Law |
| Learn about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| What You Can Do |
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| Do you want to know how to protect a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn several ways to preserve cemeteries and Native American mounds. |
| Learn how this landowner turned burial sites on his land into an asset. |
| What to do if you notice a human burial site being destroyed or damaged. |
| Who They Are and How to Join |
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| Do you have an interest in protecting a particular cemetery or type of burial site? Learn why you should apply for the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| Learn about the procedures for handling publicly-owned or abandoned burial sites. |
| Learn what the standards and expectations are for archaeologists working within Wisconsin's human burial sites. |
| What steps should you take to research burial sites prior to conducting a field project? Read more to find out. |
| Learn about current Wisconsin Historical Society guidelines for the documentation of human burial sites. |
| A Guide for Archaeologists |
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| Ensure you are complying with Wisconsin's burial sites laws. |
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