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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23595;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District,
Nashville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District, has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
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 associated
funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District, at the
address in this notice by September 7,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Valerie McCormack,
Archaeologist, Department of Defense,
Nashville District, Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room
A–405, Nashville, TN 37203, telephone
(615) 736–7847, email
valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil.
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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District, Nashville, TN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Lyon County, KY.
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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 and associated funerary objects.
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 U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Nashville District,
and the St. Louis District’s Mandatory
Center for Expertise for the Curation and
Management of Archaeological
Collections (MCX–CMAC) professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Osage Nation
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe),
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1959, human remains representing,
at minimum, 128 individuals were
removed from the Tinsley Hill Cemetery
site (15LY18b). The remains include 21
adult males, 5 adult probable males, 20
adult females, 6 adult probable females,
27 adults of indeterminate sex, 29
subadults, 19 infants, and 1 individual
of indeterminate age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 478
associated funerary objects are 271
pottery sherds, 5 burned clay, 2
projectile points, 11 chipped stone tool
fragments, 2 stone drill fragment, 2
stone cores, 1 stone celt, 1 flint chisel,
38 debitage, 2 quartz, 1 sandstone, 24
UID stone, 20 cannel coal, 1 splinter
bone awl, 1 worked antler tip, 2 deer
teeth, 1 elk tooth, 8 UID bone, 9 pieces
of shell, 17 shells, 9 pieces of charcoal,
1 mica, 3 red ochre, 3 crinoids, 1 fossil
coral, 19 iron nails, 5 pieces of iron, 1
metal carpet tack, 2 plastic buttons, 13
ceramics, 1 brown glass, and 1 lead.
In 1960 and 1962, human remains
representing, at minimum, nine
individuals were removed from site
15LY18a, the Tinsley Hill Village. Berle
Clay of the University of Kentucky
excavated the village area of the site in
1960. During this field season, Clay
excavated eight individuals. In 1962, he
returned to the site and removed a ninth
individual from the village area.
Information on the excavations can be
found in the publications ‘‘Excavations
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at Tinsley Hill Village, 1960’’ and
‘‘Tinsley Hill Village, 1962’’ by Clay.
The nine individuals are infants. No
known individuals were identified. The
7 associated funerary objects are 3
pottery sherds, 1 broken antler tip
drilled lengthwise through the base, and
3 faunal fragments.
The University of Kentucky
undertook excavations at Tinsley Hill
with funds provided by the National
Park Service under the River Basins
Archaeological Salvage Program. The
work occurred prior to the inundation of
Lake Barkley. The human remains and
associated funerary objects have been in
the physical custody of the Webb
Museum, University of Kentucky, since
excavation, but under the control of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In the winter and spring of 1958,
Douglas W. Schwartz and Tacoma G.
Sloan identified site 15LY18 as the only
large Mississippian site below Lake
Barkley’s inundation pool. The site
covered approximately 20 acres and
contained two mounds, a village area,
and a stone box cemetery.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District, have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
archeological context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 137
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 485 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• 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
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• 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 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 human remains from site
15LY18 may be jointly to the Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to: Dr. Valerie McCormack,
Archaeologist, Department of Defense,
Nashville District, Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room
A–405, Nashville, TN 37203, telephone
(615) 736–7847, email
valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil,
by September 7, 2017. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Nashville District is responsible for
notifying the Absentee Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma, Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Osage Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, Nashville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, has completed
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and present-day Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Lineal descendants or
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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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
to the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
Lineal descendants or
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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, at the address
in this notice by September 7, 2017.
DATES:
Michael C. Moore,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615)
687–4776, mike.c.moore@tn.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, Nashville, TN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Polk County, TN.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology,
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
From 1986 to 1987, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) in Polk
County, TN. The Tennessee Division of
Archaeology (TDOA) discovered the
human remains during construction of
the State Division of Forestry, East
Tennessee Nursery. The human remains
represent one subadult approximately
9–10 years of age; one subadult of
indeterminate age; and four individuals
of indeterminate age or sex. No
individuals were identified. The 46
associated funerary objects are 1
greenstone celt, 1 stone elbow pipe, 1
coiled brass hairplucker, 4 iron buckles,
2 gunflints, 1 metal razor, 1 metal awl,
and 35 clay beads.
The associated funerary objects were
transferred to the McClung Museum at
the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
(UT-Knoxville) for analysis during the
late 1980s, but were returned to the
TDOA in 2009. One associated funerary
object noted in the original NAGPRA
inventory, a small piece of lead, was not
present when the associated funerary
objects were returned to the TDOA. The
McClung Museum does not know the
location of this item and it is not
included in this notice.
The Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3)
represents a multi-component Native
American site located on the north bank
of the Hiwassee River in Polk County,
TN. Archeological investigations
conducted from 1986 to 1987 by TDOA
determined prehistoric and historic
Native American deposits to be present,
including deposits associated with the
previously documented Hiwassee Old
Town occupied by Overhill Cherokee
during the 18th and early 19th centuries
(Riggs et al. 1988). The associated
funerary objects are consistent with
previously identified historic period
Native American artifacts, based upon
the range and style of artifacts.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology
Officials of the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of six
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 46 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23595; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Nashville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects, 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 associated funerary objects
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, at
the address in this notice by September 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Valerie McCormack, Archaeologist, Department of Defense,
Nashville District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Nashville District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room A-405, Nashville, TN
37203, telephone (615) 736-7847, email
valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil.
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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Nashville District, Nashville, TN. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Lyon County, KY.
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 and associated funerary
objects. 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 U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, and the St. Louis
District's Mandatory Center for Expertise for the Curation and
Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC) professional staff
in consultation with representatives of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation,
The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe), and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, 128 individuals
were removed from the Tinsley Hill Cemetery site (15LY18b). The remains
include 21 adult males, 5 adult probable males, 20 adult females, 6
adult probable females, 27 adults of indeterminate sex, 29 subadults,
19 infants, and 1 individual of indeterminate age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 478 associated funerary objects are
271 pottery sherds, 5 burned clay, 2 projectile points, 11 chipped
stone tool fragments, 2 stone drill fragment, 2 stone cores, 1 stone
celt, 1 flint chisel, 38 debitage, 2 quartz, 1 sandstone, 24 UID stone,
20 cannel coal, 1 splinter bone awl, 1 worked antler tip, 2 deer teeth,
1 elk tooth, 8 UID bone, 9 pieces of shell, 17 shells, 9 pieces of
charcoal, 1 mica, 3 red ochre, 3 crinoids, 1 fossil coral, 19 iron
nails, 5 pieces of iron, 1 metal carpet tack, 2 plastic buttons, 13
ceramics, 1 brown glass, and 1 lead.
In 1960 and 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, nine
individuals were removed from site 15LY18a, the Tinsley Hill Village.
Berle Clay of the University of Kentucky excavated the village area of
the site in 1960. During this field season, Clay excavated eight
individuals. In 1962, he returned to the site and removed a ninth
individual from the village area. Information on the excavations can be
found in the publications ``Excavations at Tinsley Hill Village, 1960''
and ``Tinsley Hill Village, 1962'' by Clay. The nine individuals are
infants. No known individuals were identified. The 7 associated
funerary objects are 3 pottery sherds, 1 broken antler tip drilled
lengthwise through the base, and 3 faunal fragments.
The University of Kentucky undertook excavations at Tinsley Hill
with funds provided by the National Park Service under the River Basins
Archaeological Salvage Program. The work occurred prior to the
inundation of Lake Barkley. The human remains and associated funerary
objects have been in the physical custody of the Webb Museum,
University of Kentucky, since excavation, but under the control of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In the winter and spring of 1958, Douglas W. Schwartz and Tacoma G.
Sloan identified site 15LY18 as the only large Mississippian site below
Lake Barkley's inundation pool. The site covered approximately 20 acres
and contained two mounds, a village area, and a stone box cemetery.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District,
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the archeological context.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 137 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 485 objects
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
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 associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
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 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 human
remains from site 15LY18 may be jointly to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
in Oklahoma.
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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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to: Dr.
Valerie McCormack, Archaeologist, Department of Defense, Nashville
District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room A-405, Nashville, TN 37203,
telephone (615) 736-7847, email valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil, by
September 7, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may
proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District is responsible
for notifying the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, The Osage
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-16624 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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