SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the WSWM, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The four associated funerary objects are one lot sherds, one lot daub, one lot faunal, and one lot lithic. Site 15CE06, the Turk Site in Carlisle County, Kentucky, was surveyed and surface collected in 1961 by WSWM staff. No known hazardous substances are present.

Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified. The nine associated funerary objects are two lots sherds, two lots daub, two lots faunal, one lot historics, and two lots lithics. Site 15FU03, the Sassafras Ridge/Tyler Mound site in Fulton County, Kentucky, was surveyed and surface collected from 1978 to 1979 as part of the Great River Road project by the Department of Transportation and then surveyed and surface collected again in 1981 and 1982 by Murray State University personnel. No known hazardous substances are present.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The six associated funerary objects are one lot faunal, one lot ceramic, one lot historic, one lot lithic, one lot daub and one lot shell. Site 15HI01, the McLeod Bluff Site in Hickman County, Kentucky was surveyed and surface collected from ( printed page 72906) 1978 to 1979 as part of the Great River Road project by the Department of Transportation. No known hazardous substances are present.

Human remains representing, at least, three individuals have been identified. The six associated funerary objects are three lots sherds, two lots lithic and one soil sample. Site 15LV30, the Carrsville Mound in Livingston County, Kentucky was recorded in 1977 by the Louisville Archaeological Survey then surveyed and investigated by the Kentucky Archaeological Survey in 1992 after being contacted about looting. No known hazardous substances are present.

Human remains representing, at least, six individuals have been identified. The three associated funerary objects are one lot ceramic, one lot faunal and one lot charcoal. Site 15TRxx, an unknown site from Trigg County, Kentucky was excavated by a private collector in the 1950s who then donated the remains to the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society in 1987 who in turn donated them to the WSWM in 1993. No known hazardous substances are present.

Cultural affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

The WSWM has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 13 individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The 28 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and The Chickasaw Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 14, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the WSWM must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The WSWM is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

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