82 FR 44443 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 183 (September 22, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-20291

The Logan Museum of Anthropology 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 Logan Museum of Anthropology. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0023954; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, 
Beloit College, Beloit, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of Anthropology 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 Logan Museum of Anthropology. 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 Logan Museum 
of Anthropology at the address in this notice by October 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: William Green, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 
700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-2119, 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 Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 
Beloit, WI. The human remains were removed from Collier, Lee, and 
Martin Counties, FL, and possibly other locations in South Florida.
    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 Logan 
Museum of Anthropology's professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians. Representatives of 
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe 
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)) and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma were also contacted, 
but did not express an interest in being a part of the NAGPRA 
consultation.

History and Description of the Remains

    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from the Buck Key South site (8LL2624) in Lee 
County, FL, by avocational archeologists. The excavated burials were 
mostly bundle burials believed, on the basis of their depth and the 
absence of historic trade goods, to be pre-contact Calusa. No 
temporally or culturally diagnostic material was noted or recovered 
with the burials. The site did contain Spanish contact material in the 
form of small glass beads on the surface, and not associated with the 
excavated burials. Other archeological sites on Buck Key contain 
material associated with the Caloosahatchee III-V periods (A.D. 1200-
1750). James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired the human remains and donated 
them to the Logan Museum in 1983. The human remains include three 
subadults of indeterminate sex and one adult male. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Horr's Island 6 site (8CR42) in 
Collier County, FL, by avocational archeologists. James E. Lockwood, 
Jr., acquired the human remains and donated them to the Logan Museum in 
1983. Previous excavations had found European beads with the uppermost 
burials at the site, but the human remains removed in the 1970s are 
likely pre-contact Calusa (Glades 1-III periods, A.D. 800-1600) because 
they were found at a greater depth in the mound and had no trade goods. 
The human remains include one adult male. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from the Buck Key South site (8LL2624, Lee 
County, FL) and/or the Horr's Island 6 site (8CR42, Collier County, 
FL), by avocational archeologists. James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired 
these human remains and donated them to the Logan Museum in 1983. On 
the basis of the known human remains from Buck Key South and Horr's 
Island 6 in the Lockwood collection, it is likely that these human 
remains are pre-contact in age (A.D. 800-1600). The human remains 
include one adult female, three adult probable females, and two adult 
males. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Around 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 individuals 
were removed from the Hutchinson's Island Burial Mound (8MT37) in 
Martin County, FL, by avocational archeologists. Burials were located 
at depths of two to four feet and included several secondary burials 
(bundled, flexed, extended) as well as one primary extended burial. 
James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human remains and donated them 
to the Logan Museum in 1983. At a minimum, the human remains of one 
individual were definitely removed from Hutchinson's Island Burial 
Mound, and 19 additional individuals were likely removed from this 
mound. The individuals determined as likely from this site are those 
that were not treated with a preservative. Notes indicate that this 
site is the only one in the Lockwood collection whose human remains 
were not so treated. Previously excavated material from this site has 
been attributed to the Late Archaic (2000-1200 B.C.) and Glades I (1000 
B.C.-A.D. 750) periods and to the pre-contact Ais culture. The human 
remains include three adult males, six adult probable females, six 
adult probable males, two adults of unknown sex, one adult or subadult 
of unknown sex, one subadult female, and one subadult of unknown sex. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.

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    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by avocational archeologists from a mound in 
South Florida. The human remains were probably removed from Buck Key 
South (8LL2624, Lee County, FL), Horr's Island 6 (8CR42, Collier 
County, FL), or the Hutchinson Island Burial Mound (8MT37, Martin 
County, FL). James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human remains and 
donated them to the Logan Museum in 1983. The human remains include one 
juvenile of indeterminate sex. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 
individuals were removed from an unknown site or sites in Florida. In 
1975, Herbert S. Zim donated these human remains to the museum. Because 
Zim lived in South Florida, it is likely that the human remains are 
from South Florida. The human remains include four adult males, one 
adult of indeterminate sex, four subadults of indeterminate sex, and 
two individuals of indeterminate age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Logan Museum of Anthropology

    Officials of the Logan Museum of Anthropology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on archeological contexts and 
physical characteristics.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum of 43 
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, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole 
Nation of Oklahoma.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and 
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and 
The Seminole Nation of 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 William Green, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, 
telephone (608) 363-2119, email [email protected], by October 23, 2017. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 
Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may proceed.
    The Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for notifying the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: August 4, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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no additional requestors have come of human remains under the control of donated them to the Logan Museum in
forward, transfer of control of the the Logan Museum of Anthropology, 1983. Previous excavations had found
human remains to The Quapaw Tribe of Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The human European beads with the uppermost
Indians may proceed. remains were removed from Collier, burials at the site, but the human
The Department of Anthropology, The Lee, and Martin Counties, FL, and remains removed in the 1970s are likely
University of Tulsa, is responsible for possibly other locations in South pre-contact Calusa (Glades 1–III periods,
notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians Florida. A.D. 800–1600) because they were
that this notice has been published. This notice is published as part of the found at a greater depth in the mound
Dated: August 14, 2017. National Park Service’s administrative and had no trade goods. The human
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 remains include one adult male. No
Sarah Glass,
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). known individual was identified. No
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. The determinations in this notice are associated funerary objects are present.
[FR Doc. 2017–20301 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] the sole responsibility of the museum, In the 1970s, human remains
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P institution, or Federal agency that has representing, at minimum, six
control of the Native American human individuals were removed from the
remains. The National Park Service is Buck Key South site (8LL2624, Lee
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR not responsible for the determinations County, FL) and/or the Horr’s Island 6
in this notice. site (8CR42, Collier County, FL), by
National Park Service
avocational archeologists. James E.
Consultation
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023954; Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] A detailed assessment of the human remains and donated them to the Logan
remains was made by the Logan Museum in 1983. On the basis of the
Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology’s professional known human remains from Buck Key
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit staff in consultation with South and Horr’s Island 6 in the
College, Beloit, WI representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe Lockwood collection, it is likely that
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. of Indians. Representatives of the these human remains are pre-contact in
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously age (A.D. 800–1600). The human
ACTION: Notice. listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida remains include one adult female, three
SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, adult probable females, and two adult
Anthropology has completed an Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)) and males. No known individuals were
inventory of human remains, in The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma were identified. No associated funerary
consultation with the appropriate also contacted, but did not express an objects are present.
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian interest in being a part of the NAGPRA Around 1972, human remains
organizations, and has determined that consultation. representing, at minimum, 20
there is no cultural affiliation between History and Description of the Remains individuals were removed from the
the human remains and any present-day Hutchinson’s Island Burial Mound
In the 1970s, human remains (8MT37) in Martin County, FL, by
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
representing, at minimum, four avocational archeologists. Burials were
organizations. Representatives of any
individuals were removed from the located at depths of two to four feet and
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
Buck Key South site (8LL2624) in Lee included several secondary burials
organization not identified in this notice
County, FL, by avocational (bundled, flexed, extended) as well as
that wish to request transfer of control
archeologists. The excavated burials one primary extended burial. James E.
of these human remains should submit
were mostly bundle burials believed, on Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human
a written request to the Logan Museum
the basis of their depth and the absence remains and donated them to the Logan
of Anthropology. If no additional
of historic trade goods, to be pre-contact Museum in 1983. At a minimum, the
requestors come forward, transfer of
Calusa. No temporally or culturally human remains of one individual were
control of the human remains to the
diagnostic material was noted or definitely removed from Hutchinson’s
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
recovered with the burials. The site did Island Burial Mound, and 19 additional
organizations stated in this notice may
contain Spanish contact material in the individuals were likely removed from
proceed.
form of small glass beads on the surface, this mound. The individuals
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
and not associated with the excavated determined as likely from this site are
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization burials. Other archeological sites on those that were not treated with a
not identified in this notice that wish to Buck Key contain material associated preservative. Notes indicate that this
request transfer of control of these with the Caloosahatchee III–V periods site is the only one in the Lockwood
human remains should submit a written (A.D. 1200–1750). James E. Lockwood, collection whose human remains were
request with information in support of Jr., acquired the human remains and not so treated. Previously excavated
the request to the Logan Museum of donated them to the Logan Museum in material from this site has been
Anthropology at the address in this 1983. The human remains include three attributed to the Late Archaic (2000–
notice by October 23, 2017. subadults of indeterminate sex and one 1200 B.C.) and Glades I (1000 B.C.–A.D.
ADDRESSES: William Green, Logan adult male. No known individuals were 750) periods and to the pre-contact Ais
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit identified. No associated funerary culture. The human remains include
College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI objects are present. three adult males, six adult probable
53511, telephone (608) 363–2119, email In the 1970s, human remains females, six adult probable males, two
greenb@beloit.edu. representing, at minimum, one adults of unknown sex, one adult or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is individual were removed from the subadult of unknown sex, one subadult
here given in accordance with the Horr’s Island 6 site (8CR42) in Collier female, and one subadult of unknown
Native American Graves Protection and County, FL, by avocational sex. No known individuals were
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. archeologists. James E. Lockwood, Jr., identified. No associated funerary
3003, of the completion of an inventory acquired the human remains and objects are present.

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82 FR 44443 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

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