Native American Burial Site in Water Mill

Human remains believed to be from an ancient Native American burial site were unearthed last week at a construction site in Water Mill. Construction at the location, formerly the Hotel St. James on Route 27 has been halted pending a report of the County Medical Examiner and re-burial of the remains on the site under the supervision of the Inter-Tribal Historic Preservation Task Force according to Elizabeth Thunder Bird Haile of the group.