### Question
How does SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES define burial site?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 80q*, **burial site** is defined as:

> a natural or prepared physical location, whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which, as a part of a death rite or ceremony of a culture, individual human remains are deposited

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 80q*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES > SUBCHAPTER XIII-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN**

