Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 8740-8741 [2010-3767]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: 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 a cultural item in the
possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA, that meets
the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
object’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 item is a coiled, cylindrical
basket with black linear designs.
At an unknown date, this basket was
collected by Grace Nicholson at an
unknown locality, but likely in
California. It was donated to the
Peabody Museum by Lewis Farlow in
1905. Museum documentation states
that this item was ‘‘rescued from pyral
fire.’’ The description of ‘‘pyral fire’’
indicates that this item was intended to
be burned as part of a funeral rite. The
Peabody Museum is not in possession of
the human remains.
Museum documentation describes
this item as ‘‘probably Moquelumnan
stock.’’ The term ‘‘Moquelumnan’’ was
used to describe Miwok people.
Consultation evidence indicates that
present-day groups which represent
Miwok people are the Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; California Valley Miwok
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Ione Band of
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
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California; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
Wilton Rancheria, California.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the one cultural item
described above is 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 is believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of an Native American individual.
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 object and the
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Ione Band of
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
Wilton Rancheria, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
object should contact Patricia Capone,
Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138,
telephone (617) 496–3702, before March
29, 2010. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary object to the
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Ione Band of
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
Wilton Rancheria, California may
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proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Buena Vista Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California;
California Valley Miwok Tribe,
California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California;
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of MeWuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Tule River Indian Tribe of
the Tule River Reservation, California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
Wilton Rancheria, California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 11, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Stephen F. Austin State
University, Nacogdoches, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
control of Stephen F. Austin State
University, Nacogdoches, TX, that meet
the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the
unassociated funerary objects was made
by the professional staff of
Archeological & Environmental
Consultants, LLC, under a sub-contract
with the Historic Preservation Program
of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma,
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which was under contract with Stephen
F. Austin State University.
In 1957, 15 cultural items were
removed from a pre-contact burial when
workmen were excavating a grave site in
Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches,
Nacogdoches County, TX. This area was
later determined to be part of the
Washington Square Site (41NA49). The
human remains from this burial were
not saved and no known individuals
were identified. The objects were placed
in the Stone Fort Museum on the
Stephen F. Austin State University
campus. The objects are considered to
be unassociated funerary objects and
were moved to the repository of the
Stephen F. Austin State University
anthropology lab after 1975. The 15
unassociated funerary objects are 1
ceramic vessel and 14 chipped stone
arrow points.
The unassociated funerary objects are
determined to be affiliated with the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The
ceramic and arrow point styles were
identified as Caddo, dating from
approximately A.D. 1200 to 1400.
Prior to 1977, human remains and
cultural items were removed from
41NA113 (no site name) in Nacogdoches
County, TX, by David Tucker, a private
citizen. The human remains were not
documented and the current location of
the human remains is unknown. Since
the whereabouts of the human remains
is not known, the funerary objects are
considered to be unassociated. The five
unassociated funerary objects are two
ceramic vessels, one long Olivella shell
bead with a longitudinal perforation,
and two small round light aqua glass
beads.
The unassociated funerary objects
from 41NA113 (no site name) were
determined to be affiliated with the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The
ceramic styles were identified as Caddo
and date from A.D. 1500 to 1800. The
glass beads date the burial to the time
of European contact in the area.
In 1983, a burial with four ceramic
vessels but no preserved human skeletal
remains was excavated at 41PN48 (no
site name) in the Martin Lake Mine in
Panola County, TX. The four ceramic
vessels are considered to be
unassociated funerary objects because
no human remains were preserved in
the burial. Professional archeologists
from Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc.
excavated the burial. The four ceramic
vessels were placed in the repository of
the university’s anthropology lab in
1984.
The unassociated funerary objects
from 41PN48 (no site name) were
determined to be affiliated with the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The
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ceramic styles were all identified as
Caddo and date to after A.D. 1250. The
small size of the ceramic vessels may
suggest the burial of a child.
Prior to 1975, an unknown number of
burials were excavated in the Greasy
Creek area of Camp County, TX, by
unknown individuals. The human
remains are not in the university’s
collection. The exact date of when the
unassociated funerary objects vessels
were placed in the repository of the
university’s anthropology lab is not
known because they were never
accessioned. The unassociated funerary
objects are two ceramic vessels.
The two unassociated funerary objects
recovered from the Greasy Creek area
were determined to be affiliated with
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The
ceramic styles were identified as Caddo
and date to A.D. 1400–1600.
In 1991, three ceramic vessels were
removed from a single shovel test at site
41SY83 (unnamed site), in Shelby
County, TX, by professional
archeologists from Espey, Huston &
Associates, Inc. The cultural items were
recovered from 40–60 cm below ground
surface; clay was encountered at 70 cm
below ground surface. No human
remains were observed, but the context
of the three ceramic vessels was
interpreted as a human burial. The
ceramic vessels from 41SY83 are
therefore, considered unassociated
funerary objects.
The three unassociated ceramic
vessels recovered from (unnamed site)
41SY83 were determined to be affiliated
with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
The ceramic styles were all identified as
Caddo and date to A.D. 1400–1600.
Sometime prior to 1975, burials were
excavated near Alto in Cherokee
County, TX, by unknown individuals.
An unassociated funerary object from
this excavation was placed in the Stone
Fort Museum on the Stephen F. Austin
University campus at an unknown date,
and was moved to the repository of the
university’s anthropology lab after 1986.
The unassociated funerary object is one
ceramic vessel.
The unassociated funerary object
recovered from Cherokee County was
determined to be affiliated with the
Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma. The style of
the ceramic vessel is Caddo and dates to
A.D. 1200–1400.
Prior to 1975, an unknown number of
burials were excavated by unknown
individuals in unknown counties of East
Texas. The human remains are not in
the possession of the university. The
exact date of when these unassociated
funerary objects were placed in the
repository of the university’s
anthropology lab is not known, as these
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: 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 a cultural item in the possession of the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, that
meets the definition of ``unassociated funerary object'' under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
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 item is a coiled, cylindrical basket with black linear designs.
At an unknown date, this basket was collected by Grace Nicholson at
an unknown locality, but likely in California. It was donated to the
Peabody Museum by Lewis Farlow in 1905. Museum documentation states
that this item was ``rescued from pyral fire.'' The description of
``pyral fire'' indicates that this item was intended to be burned as
part of a funeral rite. The Peabody Museum is not in possession of the
human remains.
Museum documentation describes this item as ``probably Moquelumnan
stock.'' The term ``Moquelumnan'' was used to describe Miwok people.
Consultation evidence indicates that present-day groups which represent
Miwok people are the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle Springs Band
of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; and Wilton Rancheria, California.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the one cultural
item described above is 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 is believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of an Native
American individual. 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 object and the Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California; Ione
Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and Wilton Rancheria,
California.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary object should
contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138,
telephone (617) 496-3702, before March 29, 2010. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary object to the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California;
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of
California; Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California; and Wilton Rancheria, California may
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proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California;
California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle Springs Band
of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; and Wilton Rancheria, California that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 11, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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