82 FR 12829 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 12829-12832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04399] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22874; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Director of the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory at the address in this notice by April 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: Dr. Anthony Ortmann, Director, Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Blackburn Science Building 334, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, telephone (270) 809-6755, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY. The human remains were removed from various counties in Kentucky and one county in Tennessee. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. The following tribes were invited to consult but did not participate: Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma in Oklahoma. History and Description of the Remains On an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the Twin Mounds site (15Ba2) in Ballard County, KY. Archeological research at the Twin Mounds site (15Ba2) was undertaken by the University of Illinois as part of their Western Kentucky Project. The human remains from the Twin Mounds site (15Ba2) were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory sometime between 2001 and 2005. The human remains consist of 27 fragments of human bone, all of indeterminate age and sex. The Twin Mounds site (15Ba2) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from site 15Ba42 in Ballard County, KY, during surface collections by unknown individuals. These human remains consist of 100 specimens including skull fragments, mandible fragments, vertebral fragments, and possible ulna, radius, fibula, humerus, femur, and/or tibia fragments, all of indeterminate age and sex. These human remains were discovered in the collections maintained by the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory. The date of the site associated with the human remains is unknown. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Backusburg site (15Cw65) in Calloway County, KY. These human remains consist of 1 small, unidentifiable specimen that was collected from the back dirt pile of a looter's pit by Dr. Kenneth Carstens. The Backusburg site (15Cw65) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). Neither age nor sex could be determined for this skeletal element. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the early 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from the Backusburg site (15Cw65) in Calloway County, KY. These human remains consist of 60 specimens that were recovered by an amateur archeologist and donated to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. The specimens consist of fragments of a human femur, fibula, tibia, humerus, and ulna, as well as skull, mandible, scapula, vertebral, and sacrum fragments. Age and sex could not be determined for any of these specimens. The Backusburg site (15Cw65) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unnamed and unnumbered site near the town of Hardin in Calloway County, KY. These human remains consist of 100 fragments of human bone that were recovered by an amateur archeologist and donated to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. Skeletal elements include skull fragments, rib fragments, sacrum fragments, vertebral fragments, and one unidentified long bone fragment. Neither age nor sex could be determined for any of the specimens. The age of the site is unknown. No known individual [[Page 12830]] was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals were removed from the Turk site (15Ce6) in Carlisle County, KY. Archeological research at the Turk site was undertaken by the University of Illinois as part of their Western Kentucky Project. These human remains were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory sometime between 2001 and 2005. These human remains consist of 848 specimens including at least nine infants or children and at least three adults. The sex of the individuals could not be determined. The Turk site (15Ce6) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, ten individuals were removed from the Adams site (15Fu4) in Fulton County, KY. Archeological research at the Adams site was undertaken by the University of Illinois as part of their Western Kentucky Project. These human remains were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory sometime between 2001 and 2005. These human remains consist of 463 specimens including at least three children or infants. No other age of sex characteristics could be determined. The Adams site (15Fu4) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Sassafras Ridge site (15Fu3) in Fulton County, KY. Archeological research at the Sassafras Ridge site was undertaken by the University of Illinois as part of their Western Kentucky Project. These human remains were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory sometime between 2001 and 2005. The Sassafras Ridge site (15Fu3) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). These human remains consist of 15 fragments of human bone. Age and sex could not be determined for any of the specimens. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Stahr Hill site (15Fu45) in Fulton County, KY. These human remains were obtained during surface collection. There is no record regarding who collected the human remains or how they got into the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory collections. The Stahr Hill site (15Fu45) is of unknown age. The human remains consist of a single tooth. Age and sex could not be determined for this specimen. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Jonathan Creek site (15Ml4) in Marshall County, KY. These human remains were removed by an amateur archeologist and were subsequently donated to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. The Jonathan Creek site (15Ml4) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). The human remains consist of 40 fragments including cranial elements, vertebral elements, and one fragment of a radius. Age and sex could not be determined for any of the specimens. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from the Hardin site (15Ml82) in Marshall County, KY. These human remains were obtained during surface collection, but there is no record regarding who collected the human remains or how they got into the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory collections. The Hardin site (15Ml82) is of unknown age. The human remains consist of nine fragmentary bones including cranial elements and possibly unidentified long bone elements. Age and sex could not be determined for any of these specimens. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Reed site (15McN51) in McCracken County, KY. These human remains were removed during excavation by field school students at Murray State University and subsequently curated in the collections of the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory. The Reed site (15McN51) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). The human remains consist of eight fragments including two skull fragments, one navicular fragment, and five unidentified fragments. Age and sex could not be determined for any of the specimens. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from the Crawford Lake site (15McN18) in McCracken County, KY. These human remains were removed during archaeological investigations by the University of Illinois as part of their Western Kentucky Project and transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory sometime between 2001 and 2005. The Crawford Lake site (15McN18) likely dates to the Mississippi Period (A.D. 1000-1600). The human remains consist of 24 specimens recovered from disturbed contexts. Age and sex have not been determined for any of the specimens. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The land in Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Marshall, and McCracken counties, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals were removed from the Savage Cave site (15Lo11) in Logan County, KY. Some of these human remains consist of out-of-context human remains that were donated to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory by the site's previous owner, Genevieve Savage. Other human remains from the Savage Cave site were recovered from back dirt piles associated with looter's pits during visits by Murray State University archeologists in 1991, 1994, and 1997. Some of the human remains from the Savage Cave site were recovered during excavations by the Carnegie Institute during the late 1960s. The Savage Cave site had a long history of occupation and use throughout the prehistoric period. The human remains from the Savage Cave site include a total of 260 specimens including both whole and fragmentary human remains. Some skeletal elements of children and infants are present in the collection, otherwise no age or sex determinations were possible. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The land in Logan County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. On an unknown date in the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 15Tr7 in Trigg County, KY. These human remains were removed by a graduate student from the University [[Page 12831]] of Illinois and housed there until 2006 when they were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory. The age of site 15Tr7 is unknown. The human remains from site 15Tr7 consist of 86 specimens including cranial and long bone fragments. Age and sex could not be determined for any of these specimens. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unnamed and unnumbered site in Stewart County, TN. These human remains were recovered by an amateur archaeologist and subsequently donated to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. The age of the site is unknown. The human remains from the site consist of 137 specimens including cranial, mandible, rib, scapula, and vertebral fragments. Age and sex could not be determined for any of these specimens. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were recovered from the Bear Creek site (40Sw23) in Stewart County, TN. These human remains were recovered during Murray State University archeological field school excavations and subsequently curated in the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory. The age of the Bear Creek site (40Sw23) is unknown. The human remains from the site consist of 176 specimens including vertebral, cranial, and long bone fragments. At least two individuals were either infants or children. No other age or sex determinations could be made. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The land in Trigg County, KY, and Stewart County, TN, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Between May 25, 2001, and July 5, 2001, human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were removed from site 15Hk280 in Hopkins County, KY, by Thor Olmanson as part of a cultural resources management assessment. The human remains were transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. This site is a rock shelter and test excavations revealed that it had been thoroughly looted prior to the archeological assessment. As a result, all recovered human remains were out of context. The human remains removed from site 15Hk280 consist of 139 fragmentary specimens ranging in age from subadult to adult. No sex determinations could be made. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The land in Hopkins County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Sanders site in Livingston County, KY. These human remains were surface collected by an amateur archeologist and subsequently transferred to the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory in 2003. The age of the Sanders site is unknown. The human remains from the site consist of a total of 137 specimens including cranial elements, vertebral fragments, rib fragments, long bone fragments, and phalanges. No age or sex determinations could be made. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The land in Livingston County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Determinations Made by the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory Officials of the Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on osteological evidence, association with prehistoric archaeological sites, and their geographic and temporal affiliation which is consistent with the historically documented territory of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of at least 79 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, the land in Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Marshall, and McCracken counties, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains from Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Marshall, and McCracken counties, KY, may be to The Chickasaw Nation. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, the land in Logan County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains from Logan County, KY, may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, the land in Trigg County, KY, and Stewart County, TN, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains from Trigg County, KY, and Stewart County, TN, may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, the land in Hopkins County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains from Hopkins County, KY, may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of [[Page 12832]] Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, the land in Livingston County, KY, from which the Native American human remains were removed, is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains from Livingston County, KY, may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Dr. Anthony Ortmann, Director, Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY 42071, telephone (270) 809-6755, email [email protected], by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed. The Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory is responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: February 6, 2017. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017-04399 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Archaeology Laboratory, Blackburn individuals were removed from site
2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO Science Building 334, Murray State 15Ba42 in Ballard County, KY, during
80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email University, Murray, KY 42071, surface collections by unknown
Chip.Colwell@dmns.org by April 6, telephone (270) 809–6755, email individuals. These human remains
2017. After that date, if no additional aortmann@murraystate.edu. consist of 100 specimens including
claimants have come forward, transfer SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is skull fragments, mandible fragments,
of control of the sacred objects to the here given in accordance with the vertebral fragments, and possible ulna,
White Earth Band of the Minnesota Native American Graves Protection and radius, fibula, humerus, femur, and/or
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota may Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. tibia fragments, all of indeterminate age
proceed. 3003, of the completion of an inventory and sex. These human remains were
The Denver Museum of Nature & of human remains under the control of discovered in the collections
Science is responsible for notifying the the Murray State University maintained by the Murray State
White Earth Band of the Minnesota Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY. University Archaeology Laboratory. The
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota that this The human remains were removed from date of the site associated with the
notice has been published. various counties in Kentucky and one human remains is unknown. No known
Dated: February 6, 2017. county in Tennessee. individuals were identified. No
This notice is published as part of the associated funerary objects are present.
Melanie O’Brien, On an unknown date in 1981, human
National Park Service’s administrative
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. remains representing, at minimum, one
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
[FR Doc. 2017–04403 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). individual were removed from the
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P The determinations in this notice are Backusburg site (15Cw65) in Calloway
the sole responsibility of the museum, County, KY. These human remains
institution, or Federal agency that has consist of 1 small, unidentifiable
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR control of the Native American human specimen that was collected from the
remains. The National Park Service is back dirt pile of a looter’s pit by Dr.
National Park Service Kenneth Carstens. The Backusburg site
not responsible for the determinations
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22874; in this notice. (15Cw65) likely dates to the Mississippi
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Period (A.D. 1000–1600). Neither age
Consultation nor sex could be determined for this
Notice of Inventory Completion: A detailed assessment of the human skeletal element. No known individual
Murray State University Archaeology remains was made by the Murray State was identified. No associated funerary
Laboratory, Murray, KY University Archaeology Laboratory objects are present.
professional staff in consultation with On an unknown date in the early
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
representatives of the Absentee- 1970s, human remains representing, at
ACTION: Notice. Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Eastern minimum, four individuals were
SUMMARY: The Murray State University Band of Cherokee, Eastern Shawnee removed from the Backusburg site
Archaeology Laboratory has completed Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of (15Cw65) in Calloway County, KY.
an inventory of human remains, in Oklahoma, Peoria Tribe of Indians of These human remains consist of 60
consultation with the appropriate Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The specimens that were recovered by an
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Chickasaw Nation, and The Quapaw amateur archeologist and donated to the
organizations, and has determined that Tribe of Oklahoma. The following tribes Murray State University Archaeology
there is no cultural affiliation between were invited to consult but did not Laboratory in 2003. The specimens
the human remains and any present-day participate: Cherokee Nation and United consist of fragments of a human femur,
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in fibula, tibia, humerus, and ulna, as well
organizations. Representatives of any Oklahoma in Oklahoma. as skull, mandible, scapula, vertebral,
and sacrum fragments. Age and sex
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian History and Description of the Remains could not be determined for any of these
organization not identified in this notice On an unknown date in the 1980s, specimens. The Backusburg site
that wish to request transfer of control human remains representing, at (15Cw65) likely dates to the Mississippi
of these human remains should submit minimum, three individuals were Period (A.D. 1000–1600). No known
a written request to the Murray State removed from the Twin Mounds site individuals were identified. No
University Archaeology Laboratory. If (15Ba2) in Ballard County, KY. associated funerary objects are present.
no additional requestors come forward, Archeological research at the Twin On an unknown date in the 1970s,
transfer of control of the human remains Mounds site (15Ba2) was undertaken by human remains representing, at
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian the University of Illinois as part of their minimum, one individual were removed
organizations stated in this notice may Western Kentucky Project. The human from an unnamed and unnumbered site
proceed. remains from the Twin Mounds site near the town of Hardin in Calloway
DATES: Representatives of any Indian (15Ba2) were transferred to the Murray County, KY. These human remains
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization State University Archaeology Laboratory consist of 100 fragments of human bone
not identified in this notice that wish to sometime between 2001 and 2005. The that were recovered by an amateur
request transfer of control of these human remains consist of 27 fragments archeologist and donated to the Murray
human remains should submit a written State University Archaeology Laboratory
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of human bone, all of indeterminate age
request with information in support of and sex. The Twin Mounds site (15Ba2) in 2003. Skeletal elements include skull
the request to the Director of the Murray likely dates to the Mississippi Period fragments, rib fragments, sacrum
State University Archaeology Laboratory (A.D. 1000–1600). No known fragments, vertebral fragments, and one
at the address in this notice by April 6, individuals were identified. No unidentified long bone fragment.
2017. associated funerary objects are present. Neither age nor sex could be determined
ADDRESSES: Dr. Anthony Ortmann, On an unknown date, human remains for any of the specimens. The age of the
Director, Murray State University representing, at minimum, three site is unknown. No known individual
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Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Indians in Oklahoma. National Park Service this notice are the sole responsibility of
• According to final judgments of the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22840; the museum, institution, or Federal
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] agency that has control of the Native
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
American human remains and
of Federal Claims, treaties, Acts of
Notice of Inventory Completion: associated funerary objects. The
Congress, or Executive Orders, the land Arkansas State Highway and National Park Service is not responsible
in Livingston County, KY, from which Transportation Department, Little for the determinations in this notice.
the Native American human remains Rock, AR
were removed, is the aboriginal land of Consultation
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. A detailed assessment of the human
Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The ACTION: Notice. remains was made by the Arkansas State
Chickasaw Nation, and United Highway and Transportation
SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Highway
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Department professional staff in
and Transportation Department has
Oklahoma. consultation with representatives of the
completed an inventory of human
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the remains and associated funerary objects,
disposition of the human remains from in consultation with the appropriate History and Description of the Remains
Livingston County, KY, may be to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian In 1998, human remains representing,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of organizations, and has determined that at minimum, nine individuals were
Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The there is a cultural affiliation between the recovered from the Helm site (3HS499)
Chickasaw Nation, and United human remains and associated funerary in Hot Spring County, AR, during data
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in objects and present-day Indian tribes or recovery for the replacement of a bridge.
Oklahoma. Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal The Arkansas State Highway and
descendants or representatives of any Transportation Department contracted
Additional Requestors and Disposition Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian the excavations out to Mid-Continental
organization not identified in this notice Research Associates, Inc., in Lowell,
Representatives of any Indian tribe or that wish to request transfer of control
Native Hawaiian organization not AR. The human remains were taken to
of these human remains and associated the laboratory at Mid-Continental
identified in this notice that wish to funerary objects should submit a written Research Associates, Inc., for analysis
request transfer of control of these request to the Arkansas State Highway and then to the Arkansas Archeological
human remains should submit a written and Transportation Department. If no Survey (AAS) for curation. The human
request with information in support of additional requestors come forward, remains were identified as one infant
the request to Dr. Anthony Ortmann, transfer of control of the human remains (less than two years old), three children
Director, Murray State University and associated funerary objects to the (2 to 12 years), two youth (13 to 18
Archaeology Laboratory, Murray, KY lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or years), and three adults (19 to 35 years).
42071, telephone (270) 809–6755, email Native Hawaiian organizations stated in The human remains consisted of two
aortmann@murraystate.edu, by April 6, this notice may proceed. females, two males, and five
2017. After that date, if no additional DATES: Lineal descendants or undetermined. No known individuals
requestors have come forward, transfer representatives of any Indian tribe or were identified. The 23 associated
of control of the human remains to the Native Hawaiian organization not funerary objects are 3 bowls, 2 bottles,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of identified in this notice that wish to 1 jar, 12 undescribed ceramic vessels, 4
Cherokee Indians, Shawnee Tribe, The request transfer of control of these deposits of red ochre, and 1 piece of
Chickasaw Nation, and United human remains and associated funerary metal. These associated funerary objects
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in objects should submit a written request and other diagnostic artifacts found at
Oklahoma may proceed. with information in support of the site 3HS449 indicate that these human
request to the Arkansas State Highway remains were probably buried during
The Murray State University and Transportation Department at the the Late Caddo Period (A.D. 1450–
Archaeology Laboratory is responsible address in this notice by April 6, 2017. 1700).
for notifying the Cherokee Nation, ADDRESSES: Kristina Boykin, Arkansas In 1987, human remains representing,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, State Highway and Transportation at minimum, 24 individuals were
Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, recovered from the Hardman site
and United Keetoowah Band of AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, (3CL418) in Clark County, AR. The
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.gov. Hardman site was excavated to mitigate
notice has been published. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is the impacts of the construction of a
Dated: February 6, 2017. here given in accordance with the bridge over Bayou Saline. The Arkansas
Melanie O’Brien, Native American Graves Protection and State Highway and Transportation
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Department contracted the excavations
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. out to the AAS, and the human remains
3003, of the completion of an inventory
[FR Doc. 2017–04399 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] and associated funerary objects have
of human remains and associated
remained at the AAS’s collections since
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P funerary objects under the control of the
Arkansas State Highway and the time of their removal. No known
Transportation Department. The human individuals were identified. The 105
remains and associated funerary objects associated funerary objects include 1
were removed from Hot Spring and untyped Plain bottle (FSN134), 1
Clark counties, AR. Hodges engraved var. Hodges bottle
This notice is published as part of the (FSN274–1), 1 untyped undecorated
National Park Service’s administrative bowl (FSN274–2), 1 Hodges engraved
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Director of | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 12829 |
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