Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 41522-41524 [E7-14578]
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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 Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak);
Koniag, Inc.; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
In July and August of 1993, human
remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from the
Malina Creek site (49–AFG–00005) on
northwestern Afognak Island, AK, by
Dr. Richard Knecht, an archeologist,
during an excavation on conveyed
Native lands sponsored by the Afognak
Native Corporation. At the conclusion of
the excavation, the human remains were
taken to the Kodiak Area Native
Association’s Alutiiq Culture Center for
storage. In 1995, the human remains
were transferred to the Alutiiq Museum
and Archaeological Repository where
they are currently stored (accession
number AM24). The human remains
were discovered during a collections
storage improvement project in
December of 2006. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are seven
wooden planks and one wooden mask
bangle.
Malina Creek is a large coastal village
site that overlooks Shelikof Strait at the
mouth of Malina Creek on the
northwestern coast of Afognak Island in
Alaska’s Kodiak archipelago. More than
4 meters of cultural deposits indicate
settlement during each of Kodiak’s
major cultural traditions - Ocean Bay,
Kachemak and Koniag, and historic
Alutiiq (Russian era). Based on the
stratigraphic context of one of the
burials it is reasonably believed that one
individual is from the Early Koniag
phase of the Koniag tradition. The other
individual was removed from slumped
deposits along the site’s erosion face.
Although the depth of this find is
unknown, field notes from an adjacent
pit test indicate that deposits in this
area are prehistoric and that the
majority date to the Koniag and
Kachemak traditions. As such, the
human remains are believed to be
Native American and to be most closely
affiliated with the contemporary Alutiiq
people. Many archeologists believe that
people of the Kachemak tradition are
ancestral to people of the Koniag
tradition who are the direct ancestors of
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contemporary Alutiiqs. Specifically, the
human remains were recovered from an
area of the archipelago traditionally
used by members of the Native Village
of Afognak (formerly the Village of
Afognak) and Native Village of Port
Lions.
In June of 1994, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
eroding bank near the City of Port Lions,
AK, by Charles Kramer. Mr. Kramer
gave the human remains to the Alaska
State Troopers in July of 1994. The
Alaska State Troopers sent the human
remains to the State Office of History
and Archaeology and subsequently
relinquished control of and transferred
the human remains to Kodiak Area
Native Association’s Alutiiq Culture
Center in November 1994. In 1995, the
human remains were transferred to the
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository where they are currently
stored (accession number AM40). No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Although the exact archeological site
from which the human remains
originated is not recorded, the findings
of the state archeologist suggest that the
human remains are those of a
prehistoric person. Many archeologists
believe that the region’s cultural
sequence represents a period of
evolutionary growth over a 7,500 year
period with the earliest colonizers
evolving into the Alutiiq societies
recorded at historic contact. As such,
the human remains are reasonably
believed to be Native American and
most closely affiliated with the
contemporary Native residents of the
Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak Alutiiq.
Specifically, the human remains were
recovered from an area of the
archipelago traditionally used by
members of the Native Village of
Afognak (formerly the Village of
Afognak) and Native Village of Port
Lions.
Descendants of the Kodiak Alutiiq are
members of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak);
Koniag, Inc.; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
Officials of the Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
eight objects described above are
reasonably believed to have been placed
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with or near individual human remains
at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony. Lastly,
officials of the Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository 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
Afognak Native Corporation; Native
Village of Afognak (formerly the Village
of Afognak); Koniag, Inc.; and Native
Village of Port Lions.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr.,
Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository, 215 Mission
Rd., Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615,
telephone (907) 486–7004, before
August 29, 2007. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak);
Koniag, Inc.; and Native Village of Port
Lions may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository is
responsible for notifying the Afognak
Native Corporation; Native Village of
Afognak (formerly the Village of
Afognak); Koniag, Inc.; and Native
Village of Port Lions that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 6, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA that meet
the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The 39 cultural items are stone effigy
pendants, glass and shell beads, ceramic
sherds, projectile points, bone
fragments, metal bells, one worked
stone, one ceramic pipe, and one pipe
stem fragment.
In 1872, one cultural item was
recovered from an unknown location in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C.
Abbott and F.W. Putnam. It was donated
to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology by the Peabody Museum
Salem (now the Peabody Essex
Museum) through Ernest Dodge in 1952.
The one unassociated funerary object is
a stone effigy pendant depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was
recovered from an unknown location in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C.
Abbott and donated to the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
by Mr. Abbott later that same year. The
one unassociated funerary object is a
stone effigy pendant depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was
recovered from an unknown location in
Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ, by
C.C. Abbott and donated to the Peabody
Museum by Mr. Abbott later that same
year. The one unassociated funerary
object is a stone effigy pendant
depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was likely
recovered from ‘‘Indian burial ground’’
in Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ,
by C.C. Abbott and donated to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Abbott later that same
year. The unassociated funerary object
is a stone effigy pendant depicting a
face.
The four cultural items described
above most likely date to the Middle
Woodland period or later (post-A.D. 0).
Archeological evidence suggests that
face effigy pendants were used by the
Delaware people during the Middle
Woodland period or later. Consultation,
archeological, and ethnographic
evidence indicates that these kinds of
effigy pendants are known as Mesingw
and may be symbolically associated
with the Big House Ceremony that likely
developed during the Late Woodland or
Contact periods (A.D. 1000 - 1500).
In 1879, one cultural item was
recovered from an unknown location in
Chester County, PA, by Isaac Kirk
during a Peabody Museum of
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Archaeology and Ethnology expedition
led by C.C. Abbott. The unassociated
funerary object is one set of glass and
shell beads.
The cultural item most likely dates to
the Contact period or later (post-A.D.
1500), as glass beads were introduced by
Europeans as trade items in the postContact period.
In 1895, eight cultural items were
recovered from the Lalor Field site in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest
Volk during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition
led by Mr. Volk. The eight unassociated
funerary objects are five lots of ceramic
sherds, two projectile points, and one
ceramic pot base.
The cultural items most likely date to
the Middle or Late Woodland periods
(A.D. 0 - 1500) and the decoration and/
or fabric of the ceramic sherds support
this date.
In 1909, 20 cultural items were
recovered from the A.K. Rowan Farm
site and ‘‘burial place near old house’’
in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by
Ernest Volk and R.E. Merwin during a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk
and Mr. Merwin. The 20 unassociated
funerary objects are 6 projectile points,
1 stone scraper, 1 set of glass beads, 4
lots of ceramic sherds, 2 worked bone
fragments, 3 metal bells, 1 worked
stone, 1 stone effigy pendant depicting
a face, and 1 kaolin pipe stem fragment.
The cultural items most likely date to
the Middle Woodland through Contact
periods (A.D. 0 - 1500). The shape of the
bifacial lithics (lancelet, small
triangular) date to the Middle Woodland
period (A.D. 0 - 1000). Brass and
European copper objects, glass beads,
and Dutch kaolin trade pipes date to the
Contact period (A.D. 1500).
Archeological evidence suggests that
face effigy pendants were used by the
Delaware people during the Middle
Woodland period or later. Consultation,
archeological, and ethnographic
evidence indicates that these kinds of
effigy pendants are known as Mesingw
and may be symbolically associated
with the Big House Ceremony that likely
developed during the Late Woodland or
Contact periods (A.D. 1000 - 1500).
In 1911, two cultural items were
recovered from the Riverview Cemetery,
on the south shore of the Delaware
River, in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by
Frank Wachter. They were donated to
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology by Mr. Wachter through
Ernest Volk in 1912. The two
unassociated funerary objects are one
set of glass beads and one kaolin pipe.
The cultural items most likely date to
the early Contact period or later (post-
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A.D. 1500). Glass beads and kaolin
pipes were introduced by Europeans as
trade items in the post-Contact period.
Between 1888 and 1917, three
cultural items were recovered from the
Lalor Field site in Trenton, Mercer
County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and Ernest
Volk. They were donated to the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
by Mr. Abbott at an unknown date and
accessioned into the Museum’s
collection in 1952. The three
unassociated funerary objects are three
lots of ceramic sherds.
Between 1888 and 1917, one cultural
item was recovered from Deutzville in
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ,
by C.C. Abbott and Ernest Volk. It was
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology by Mr.
Abbott at an unknown date and
accessioned into the Museum’s
collection in 1952. The unassociated
funerary object is one lot of ceramic
sherds.
The four cultural items most likely
date to the Middle or Late Woodland
periods (A.D. 0 - 1500), as suggested by
the decoration and/or fabric of the
sherds.
Museum documentation indicates
that the 39 cultural items described
above were recovered from burial
contexts. The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology is not in
possession of the human remains from
these burials. Archeological evidence,
museum documentation, and oral
histories indicate that the cultural items
are from areas considered to be
aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 39 cultural items
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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from specific burial sites
of Native American individuals.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology 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
unassociated funerary objects and the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf
of the Delaware Tribe of Indians; and
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Patricia Capone,
Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody
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Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, before August 29, 2007.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware
Tribe of Indians; and Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
and Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 27, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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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 and control of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from Burlington, Gloucester,
and Mercer Counties, NJ, and Chester
County, PA.
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 Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma (now part of the Cherokee
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Nation, Oklahoma); and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In 1878, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
recovered from Trenton, Mercer
Country, NJ, during a Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition led by C.C. Abbott. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Museum documentation indicates
that the human remains were
encountered by workmen who were
digging a trench at the Trenton Gas
Works in Trenton, NJ. Osteological
characteristics indicate that this
individual is Native American. This
interment most likely dates to the
Contact or Historic period (post-A.D.
1500). Copper staining present on the
human remains is most likely the result
of shroud pin use and supports a date
to the Contact or Historic period.
Archeological evidence, museum
documentation, and oral histories
indicate that the human remains are
from an area considered to be part of the
aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
In 1878, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
recovered from an unknown location in
West Chester, Chester County, PA, by
Jerome B. Gray, and donated to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Gray later that same
year. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a set of glass beads.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that this individual is Native American.
This interment most likely dates to the
Contact or Historic period (post-A.D.
1500). The glass beads recovered with
the human remains support a postContact date. Archeological evidence,
museum documentation, and oral
histories indicate that the human
remains are from an area considered to
be part of the aboriginal homelands and
traditional burial areas of the Delaware
people.
In 1879, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
recovered from an unknown location in
West Chester, Chester County, PA, by
Isaac S. Kirk during a Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition led by C.C. Abbott. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that this individual is Native American
with possible mixed ancestry. This
interment dates to the Contact or
Historic period (post-A.D. 1500).
Archeological evidence, museum
documentation, and oral histories
indicate that the human remains are
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from an area considered to be part of the
aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
In 1879, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
recovered from an unknown location in
Burlington County, NJ, by Michael
Newbold during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition
led by C.C. Abbott. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that this individual is Native American.
This interment most likely dates to the
Contact or Historic period (post-A.D.
1500). Copper staining present on the
human remains is most likely the result
of shroud pin use and supports a date
to the Contact or Historic period.
Archeological evidence, museum
documentation, and oral histories
indicate that the human remains are
from an area considered to be part of the
aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
In 1879, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
recovered from an unknown location in
Gloucester County, NJ, by William
Klingbeil during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition
led by C.C. Abbott. No known
individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a stone
platform human effigy pipe.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that this individual is Native American.
This interment most likely dates to the
Contact or Historic period (post-A.D.
1500). Anthropomorphic effigy pipes,
such as the one recovered from this
interment, are most closely associated
with proto-Contact and later time
periods in this area. In addition, copper
staining present on the human remains
is most likely the result of shroud pin
use and supports a date to the Contact
or Historic period. Archeological
evidence, museum documentation, and
oral histories indicate that the human
remains are from an area considered to
be part of the aboriginal homelands and
traditional burial areas of the Delaware
people.
In 1894, human remains representing
a minimum of six individuals were
recovered from the Lalor Field site in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest
Volk during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition
led by Mr. Volk. No known individuals
were identified. The five associated
funerary objects, which were
accessioned into the museum’s
collection in 1952, are one animal
mandible with teeth, one notched stone,
and three stone implements.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA that meet
the definition of ``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C.
3001.
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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).
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
The 39 cultural items are stone effigy pendants, glass and shell
beads, ceramic sherds, projectile points, bone fragments, metal bells,
one worked stone, one ceramic pipe, and one pipe stem fragment.
In 1872, one cultural item was recovered from an unknown location
in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and F.W. Putnam. It was
donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by the
Peabody Museum Salem (now the Peabody Essex Museum) through Ernest
Dodge in 1952. The one unassociated funerary object is a stone effigy
pendant depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was recovered from an unknown location
in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and donated to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by Mr. Abbott later that
same year. The one unassociated funerary object is a stone effigy
pendant depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was recovered from an unknown location
in Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and donated to the
Peabody Museum by Mr. Abbott later that same year. The one unassociated
funerary object is a stone effigy pendant depicting a face.
In 1877, one cultural item was likely recovered from ``Indian
burial ground'' in Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott
and donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by Mr.
Abbott later that same year. The unassociated funerary object is a
stone effigy pendant depicting a face.
The four cultural items described above most likely date to the
Middle Woodland period or later (post-A.D. 0). Archeological evidence
suggests that face effigy pendants were used by the Delaware people
during the Middle Woodland period or later. Consultation,
archeological, and ethnographic evidence indicates that these kinds of
effigy pendants are known as Mesingw and may be symbolically associated
with the Big House Ceremony that likely developed during the Late
Woodland or Contact periods (A.D. 1000 - 1500).
In 1879, one cultural item was recovered from an unknown location
in Chester County, PA, by Isaac Kirk during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by C.C. Abbott. The
unassociated funerary object is one set of glass and shell beads.
The cultural item most likely dates to the Contact period or later
(post-A.D. 1500), as glass beads were introduced by Europeans as trade
items in the post-Contact period.
In 1895, eight cultural items were recovered from the Lalor Field
site in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk during a Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk. The
eight unassociated funerary objects are five lots of ceramic sherds,
two projectile points, and one ceramic pot base.
The cultural items most likely date to the Middle or Late Woodland
periods (A.D. 0 - 1500) and the decoration and/or fabric of the ceramic
sherds support this date.
In 1909, 20 cultural items were recovered from the A.K. Rowan Farm
site and ``burial place near old house'' in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ,
by Ernest Volk and R.E. Merwin during a Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk and Mr. Merwin. The 20
unassociated funerary objects are 6 projectile points, 1 stone scraper,
1 set of glass beads, 4 lots of ceramic sherds, 2 worked bone
fragments, 3 metal bells, 1 worked stone, 1 stone effigy pendant
depicting a face, and 1 kaolin pipe stem fragment.
The cultural items most likely date to the Middle Woodland through
Contact periods (A.D. 0 - 1500). The shape of the bifacial lithics
(lancelet, small triangular) date to the Middle Woodland period (A.D. 0
- 1000). Brass and European copper objects, glass beads, and Dutch
kaolin trade pipes date to the Contact period (A.D. 1500).
Archeological evidence suggests that face effigy pendants were used by
the Delaware people during the Middle Woodland period or later.
Consultation, archeological, and ethnographic evidence indicates that
these kinds of effigy pendants are known as Mesingw and may be
symbolically associated with the Big House Ceremony that likely
developed during the Late Woodland or Contact periods (A.D. 1000 -
1500).
In 1911, two cultural items were recovered from the Riverview
Cemetery, on the south shore of the Delaware River, in Trenton, Mercer
County, NJ, by Frank Wachter. They were donated to the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology by Mr. Wachter through Ernest Volk in
1912. The two unassociated funerary objects are one set of glass beads
and one kaolin pipe.
The cultural items most likely date to the early Contact period or
later (post-A.D. 1500). Glass beads and kaolin pipes were introduced by
Europeans as trade items in the post-Contact period.
Between 1888 and 1917, three cultural items were recovered from the
Lalor Field site in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and
Ernest Volk. They were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Abbott at an unknown date and accessioned into the
Museum's collection in 1952. The three unassociated funerary objects
are three lots of ceramic sherds.
Between 1888 and 1917, one cultural item was recovered from
Deutzville in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott and
Ernest Volk. It was donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Abbott at an unknown date and accessioned into the
Museum's collection in 1952. The unassociated funerary object is one
lot of ceramic sherds.
The four cultural items most likely date to the Middle or Late
Woodland periods (A.D. 0 - 1500), as suggested by the decoration and/or
fabric of the sherds.
Museum documentation indicates that the 39 cultural items described
above were recovered from burial contexts. The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology is not in possession of the human remains
from these burials. Archeological evidence, museum documentation, and
oral histories indicate that the cultural items are from areas
considered to be aboriginal homelands and traditional burial areas of
the Delaware people.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 39 cultural
items 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of
the evidence, to have been removed from specific burial sites of Native
American individuals. Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology 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 unassociated funerary objects and the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware Tribe of Indians;
and Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody
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Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, before August
29, 2007. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware Tribe of Indians;
and Delaware Nation, Oklahoma may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 27, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E7-14578 Filed 7-27-07; 8:45 am]
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