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KS, by Ralph Bell, an avocational
archeologist from Salina, KS, with
permission of the land owner. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime between 1928 and 1988,
human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals were
removed from site 14MP2, McPherson
County, KS, by Mr. Bell. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime between 1928 and 1988,
human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from site 14RC8, Rice County,
KS, by Mr. Bell, with permission of the
land owner. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains from the three
sites were removed on unknown dates
before Mr. Bell’s death in 1988. As an
avocational archeologist, Mr. Bell
surface collected and excavated cache
pits in the Smoky Hill River drainage in
northwest McPherson County and Great
Bend sites along the bluffs and valley of
the Little Arkansas River in northeast
Rice County. Mr. Bell left his collection
to his daughters, Judy Ewalt and Cathy
Farr, both of Salina, KS, and they
donated the Ralph Bell Collection to
Kansas State University in 1989.
All three sites are reasonably believed
to be single-component village sites
assigned to the Great Bend aspect.
Although not formally designated until
1949 (W. Wedel 1949), the Great Bend
aspect has been recognized as a distinct
central and south-central Kansas culture
since the late 19th century (Brower
1898; Udden 1900). In 1541, Spanish
conquistadors traveled in search of
Quivira, the golden city. The Indian
villages that Coronado encountered
were described as the cities of Quivira,
and the people as Quivira. Studies of
the 1920s, indicate that the ‘‘Quivira’’
Indian villages were probably
encountered in the Cow Creek and Little
Arkansas Rivers area of Rice County (H.
Jones 1928; P. Jones 1929, 1937). Other
documentation describes the Quivira as
Wichita people (Hodge 1899; Mooney
1899). Further evidence, both
archeological and documentary of the
1940s supports Wichita affiliation with
the Cow Creek and Little Arkansas
Rivers sites (W. Wedel 1942).
The human remains are reasonably
believed to be from either general debris
scatter or trash pit context, rather than
from deliberate burials. Human remains
found in this matter would seem to be
those of someone held in very low
esteem, such as a slave or victim, and
this could imply that the human
remains are from individuals who were
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not culturally or ethnically Wichita.
Historical documents suggest that the
Wichita occasionally took captives from
other tribes (Anderson 1999; M. Wedel
1981, 1982). However, a recent review
of Ceramic period mortuary practices in
the upper Kansas River basin showed
that burial of human remains in
domestic context (house floors or cache
pits) occurred with some regularity in
centuries prior to the establishment of
the Great Bend aspect villages (Roper
2006:293–298). However, there is no
indication of how prevalent this burial
practice was, how bones of the captives
were disposed of, or how old either
practice of burial or capture were for the
Wichita. Therefore, without evidence to
the contrary, the human remains from
the three sites are reasonably believed to
be those of Wichita individuals.
Descendants of the Wichita are members
of the present-day Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Officials of Kansas State University
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of Kansas
State University also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Jacque E. Gibbons,
Kansas State University, 204 Waters
Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506–4003,
telephone (785) 532–4976, before
October 11, 2006. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Kansas State University is responsible
for notifying the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: August 23, 2006
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State University, Manhattan,
KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
in the possession of Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Saline County, MO.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Kansas State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma. The Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
was invited to consult, but did not
participate.
In 1970, human remains representing
a minimum of nine individuals were
removed from the Utlaut site
(23SA162W), Saline County, MO, with
permission from the landowner, during
an excavation directed by Patricia J.
O’Brien from Kansas State University.
The excavation was conducted as part of
the Great Plains Archaeological Field
School from Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS; University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS; and University of
Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. The
human remains were cataloged and
removed and have been curated since
that time at Kansas State University. No
known individuals were identified. The
223 associated funerary objects are 2
chert flakes, 3 pottery vessels, 3 soil
samples, 1 mussel shell, 1 chipped
stone artifact, 1 retouched flake, and 212
beads and fragments.
The Utlaut site (23SA162W) is located
on private land in the Missouri River
bottoms near Malta Bend, MO.
Archeological remains lie on and in a
sand ridge in a low-lying area, which
probably represents a former channel of
the Missouri River. Utlaut is a multi-
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component site, containing an extensive
scatter of late Middle to early-Late
Woodland habitation debris, an Oneota
mortuary component, and some recent
Euro-American historic debris. The
presence of Woodland materials that are
not water worn and appear to represent
an in situ camp, suggests that the
Missouri River abandoned the channel,
represented by this sand bar, no less
than 1500 years ago. The human
remains and some of the associated
funerary objects were removed from the
Oneota component. All burials were in
a line and similarly oriented, are
reasonably believed to be from a single
small cemetery, and are therefore of the
same cultural affiliation.
The Utlaut site is nearly equidistant
between Gumbo Point site (23SA4), a
Late Missouri Indian village, and the
Plattner site (23SA3), a Little Osage
village. Gumbo Point is a Missouria
Indian village with an estimated
occupation of A.D. 1727–1777; Plattner
is a contemporaneous Osage Indian
village. Both villages are documented in
the historic literature, so their cultural
affiliations are known. Previously
excavated burials from each site are
described as extended and supine, as
are most of the Utlaut site burials.
Pottery found with the human remains
at Gumbo Point is Missouria (Chapman
1959:63–64) and closely resembles the
pottery in size, form, and decoration
removed from the Utlaut site. The dates
of manufacture for the pottery vessels
and beads found at Utlaut are consistent
with the known date of occupation of
the Gumbo Point and Plattner sites.
Based on associated funerary objects,
burial context, geographic location, and
historical records, it is reasonably
believed that the Utlaut site is a
Missouria mortuary site and therefore,
culturally affiliated with the present-day
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma.
Officials of Kansas State University
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of nine individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of Kansas
State University also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 223 objects described above 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. Lastly,
officials of Kansas State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
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Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Jacque E. Gibbons,
Department of Sociology, Anthropology
and Social Work, 204 Waters Hall,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
66506–4003, telephone (785) 532–4976,
before October 11, 2006. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Kansas State University is responsible
for notifying the Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
and Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma that this notice has
published.
Dated: August 23, 2006
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Northern Arizona,
Flagstaff, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
in the possession of the Museum of
Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Maricopa
County, AZ.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
Northern Arizona professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Ak-Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Colorado River Indian Tribes
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of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott
Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation,
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1978 and 1979, human remains
representing a minimum of 83
individuals were removed from the
Cashion site (NA 14690), Maricopa
County, AZ, during archeological
investigations conducted by the
Museum of Nothern Arizona on behalf
of the Arizona Nuclear Power Project.
The investigations took place prior to
the construction of a wastewater
conveyance system to cool the Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The
Cashion site is a large Hohokam
settlement south of the town of Cashion
and north of the confluence of the Salt
and Gila Rivers in central Arizona. No
known individuals were identified. The
796 associated funerary objects are 325
pottery and ceramic fragments; 102
jewelry items and fragments; 1 reed mat;
121 soil, faunal bone, C–14, pollen, and
wood samples; and 247 tools and
implements.
Based on archeological evidence,
associated funerary objects, and
geographic location, the human remains
are determined to be Native American.
Archeological evidence indicates that
the Salt River area of central Arizona
was occupied approximately A.D. 700–
900 by the Hohokam people, for whom
cremation was a common mortuary
practice. Many of the individuals
removed from the Cashion site were
cremations.
Archeological, historical, and oral
tradition evidence indicate that there is
a relationship of shared group identity
between the Hohokam people and the
present-day Piman and O’odham
cultures, represented by the Ak-Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona. According
to oral traditions of the Hopi and Zuni,
segments of the prehistoric Hohokam
population migrated to areas that were
occupied by Hopi and Zuni and were
assimilated into the resident
populations. Therefore, there is also a
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Saline County, MO.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Kansas State
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. The Osage Tribe,
Oklahoma was invited to consult, but did not participate.
In 1970, human remains representing a minimum of nine individuals
were removed from the Utlaut site (23SA162W), Saline County, MO, with
permission from the landowner, during an excavation directed by
Patricia J. O'Brien from Kansas State University. The excavation was
conducted as part of the Great Plains Archaeological Field School from
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS; and University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. The human
remains were cataloged and removed and have been curated since that
time at Kansas State University. No known individuals were identified.
The 223 associated funerary objects are 2 chert flakes, 3 pottery
vessels, 3 soil samples, 1 mussel shell, 1 chipped stone artifact, 1
retouched flake, and 212 beads and fragments.
The Utlaut site (23SA162W) is located on private land in the
Missouri River bottoms near Malta Bend, MO. Archeological remains lie
on and in a sand ridge in a low-lying area, which probably represents a
former channel of the Missouri River. Utlaut is a multi-
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component site, containing an extensive scatter of late Middle to
early-Late Woodland habitation debris, an Oneota mortuary component,
and some recent Euro-American historic debris. The presence of Woodland
materials that are not water worn and appear to represent an in situ
camp, suggests that the Missouri River abandoned the channel,
represented by this sand bar, no less than 1500 years ago. The human
remains and some of the associated funerary objects were removed from
the Oneota component. All burials were in a line and similarly
oriented, are reasonably believed to be from a single small cemetery,
and are therefore of the same cultural affiliation.
The Utlaut site is nearly equidistant between Gumbo Point site
(23SA4), a Late Missouri Indian village, and the Plattner site (23SA3),
a Little Osage village. Gumbo Point is a Missouria Indian village with
an estimated occupation of A.D. 1727-1777; Plattner is a
contemporaneous Osage Indian village. Both villages are documented in
the historic literature, so their cultural affiliations are known.
Previously excavated burials from each site are described as extended
and supine, as are most of the Utlaut site burials. Pottery found with
the human remains at Gumbo Point is Missouria (Chapman 1959:63-64) and
closely resembles the pottery in size, form, and decoration removed
from the Utlaut site. The dates of manufacture for the pottery vessels
and beads found at Utlaut are consistent with the known date of
occupation of the Gumbo Point and Plattner sites. Based on associated
funerary objects, burial context, geographic location, and historical
records, it is reasonably believed that the Utlaut site is a Missouria
mortuary site and therefore, culturally affiliated with the present-day
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
Officials of Kansas State University have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent
the physical remains of nine individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of Kansas State University also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 223 objects described above 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. Lastly, officials of Kansas State University have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Otoe-
Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Jacque E. Gibbons, Department of Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work, 204 Waters Hall, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS 66506-4003, telephone (785) 532-4976, before October 11,
2006. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
Kansas State University is responsible for notifying the Osage
Tribe, Oklahoma and Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma that this
notice has published.
Dated: August 23, 2006
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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