Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta, GA; University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA; and University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 41884-41885 [2010-17481]
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Walla Walla, Wanapum, and Yakama
are members of the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho; and the Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group.
In 2009, a detailed assessment was
made of a complete skeleton of a
juvenile that is cemented in the
sediment in which it was originally
buried. Retired faculty and former
students were contacted and they recall
that the skeleton was formerly in the lab
of the late Dr. Grover Krantz. Dr. Krantz
had described the skeleton as coming
from an archeological site along the
Columbia River in central Washington
State. The character of the cemented
sediment supports that the skeleton was
buried in sandy river deposits. No
known individual was identified. The
associated funerary object is a necklace
of dentalia shell.
The association of these remains with
an unknown archeological site, the
semi-flexed position of the skeletal
remains, and the presence of dentalia
shell, which was a common funerary
item during the Late Prehistoric Period
on the southern Plateau, provide strong
evidence that the remains are Native
American. The identification of a
general regional provenience for the
human remains supports a cultural
affiliation with any or all of those
communities whose traditional
territories included the Mid-Columbia
region. These communities include the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
Officials of the Museum of
Anthropology, Washington State
University, have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Museum of
Anthropology, Washington State
University, also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 59
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 the
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Museum of Anthropology, Washington
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
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Mary Collins, WSU Museum of
Anthropology, PO Box 644910,
Pullman, WA 99164, telephone (509)
335–4314, before August 16, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Museum of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 9, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Georgia Department of Transportation,
Atlanta, GA; University of West
Georgia, Carrollton, GA; and University
of Georgia, Athens, GA
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 control of the Georgia Department
of Transportation, Atlanta, GA, and in
the possession of the University of West
Georgia, Carrollton, GA, and the
University of Georgia, Athens, GA. The
human remains were removed from
Richmond County, GA.
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 Georgia
Department of Transportation
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas;
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Catawba Indian Nation (aka
Catawba Tribe of South Carolina);
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw
Nation, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama; Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations);
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
From November 1980 to January 1981,
and during the summer of 1991, the
Lover’s Lane Site (9RI86), near the
Savannah River, Richmond County, GA,
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was excavated under Georgia
Department of Transportation contracts,
RR–0001(001) and F–117–1(11), as part
of the construction of the Bobby Jones
Expressway in Augusta, GA. The earlier
excavations recovered associated
funerary objects from two possible
cremations, although the human
remains were not removed and are not
found in the collection. These funerary
objects are in the possession of the
University of Georgia. In 1991, human
remains representing a minimum of two
individuals and associated funerary
objects were removed, and are in
possession of the University of West
Georgia. No known individuals were
identified. The 30 associated funerary
objects are 4 quartz debitage, 13 chert
debitage, 3 metavolcanic debitage, 8
fiber/sand/grit tempered sherds, 1 chert
projectile point, and 1 raw material.
The human remains from the Lover’s
Lane Site (9RI86) are believed to be
associated with the Late Archaic based
on the analysis of the associated
funerary objects. The associated
funerary objects include recognized Late
Archaic ceramics and projectile points.
In addition, cremations are a recognized
Archaic burial practice in the Tennessee
River Valley, but otherwise unknown in
the Southeast. In the Northeast,
however, Late Archaic cremations are
slightly more common and date to
roughly 4200–2985 B.P. or 2250–1035
B.C. Given this evidence, the human
remains are likely prehistoric Native
American.
Officials of the Georgia Department of
Transportation have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Georgia
Department of Transportation also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 30 associated funerary
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 the
Georgia Department of Transportation
have determined that, 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.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In July
2009, the Georgia Department of
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Transportation requested that the
Review Committee recommend the
disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, as the
human remains were found within the
tribe’s aboriginal and historical territory.
The Review Committee considered the
proposal at its October 30–31, 2009,
meeting and recommended disposition
of the culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects to the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
The Secretary of the Interior agreed
with the Review Committee’s
recommendation. A March 4, 2010,
letter from the Designated Federal
Official, writing on behalf of the
Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the Georgia
Department of Transportation to effect
disposition of the physical remains of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
contingent on the publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement. In the same letter, the
Secretary recommended the transfer of
the associated funerary objects to the
Indian tribe listed above to the extent
allowed by Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Eric Anthony Duff, Cultural
Resources Section Chief, Georgia
Department of Transportation, Office of
Environmental Services–16th Floor,
One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree
St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, telephone
(404) 631–1071, before August 18, 2010.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Georgia Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Catawba Indian Nation; Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation,
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama; Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations);
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 9, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Museum
Division, Madison, WI
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 in the possession of the
Wisconsin Historical Society, (aka State
Historical Society of Wisconsin),
Museum Division, Madison, WI. The
human remains were removed from
Furnas County, NE.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
An assessment of the human remains
was made by the Wisconsin Historical
Society professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a grave
near Cambridge, Furnas County, NE. In
1911, the skull was donated to the
Wisconsin Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Analysis performed by staff at the
Wisconsin Historical Society
determined that the remains represent
one individual of Native American
ancestry. According to historical
records, the Pawnee traditionally
inhabited the central-eastern region of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of
Transportation, Atlanta, GA; University of West Georgia, Carrollton,
GA; and University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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 control of the Georgia Department of Transportation,
Atlanta, GA, and in the possession of the University of West Georgia,
Carrollton, GA, and the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. The human
remains were removed from Richmond County, GA.
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 Georgia
Department of Transportation professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina);
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations); Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
From November 1980 to January 1981, and during the summer of 1991,
the Lover's Lane Site (9RI86), near the Savannah River, Richmond
County, GA,
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was excavated under Georgia Department of Transportation contracts, RR-
0001(001) and F-117-1(11), as part of the construction of the Bobby
Jones Expressway in Augusta, GA. The earlier excavations recovered
associated funerary objects from two possible cremations, although the
human remains were not removed and are not found in the collection.
These funerary objects are in the possession of the University of
Georgia. In 1991, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals and associated funerary objects were removed, and are in
possession of the University of West Georgia. No known individuals were
identified. The 30 associated funerary objects are 4 quartz debitage,
13 chert debitage, 3 metavolcanic debitage, 8 fiber/sand/grit tempered
sherds, 1 chert projectile point, and 1 raw material.
The human remains from the Lover's Lane Site (9RI86) are believed
to be associated with the Late Archaic based on the analysis of the
associated funerary objects. The associated funerary objects include
recognized Late Archaic ceramics and projectile points. In addition,
cremations are a recognized Archaic burial practice in the Tennessee
River Valley, but otherwise unknown in the Southeast. In the Northeast,
however, Late Archaic cremations are slightly more common and date to
roughly 4200-2985 B.P. or 2250-1035 B.C. Given this evidence, the human
remains are likely prehistoric Native American.
Officials of the Georgia Department of Transportation have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Georgia Department of
Transportation also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 30 associated funerary 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 the Georgia Department of Transportation
have determined that, 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.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
July 2009, the Georgia Department of Transportation requested that the
Review Committee recommend the disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma,
as the human remains were found within the tribe's aboriginal and
historical territory. The Review Committee considered the proposal at
its October 30-31, 2009, meeting and recommended disposition of the
culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains and associated
funerary objects to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
The Secretary of the Interior agreed with the Review Committee's
recommendation. A March 4, 2010, letter from the Designated Federal
Official, writing on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitted the authorization for the Georgia Department of
Transportation to effect disposition of the physical remains of the
culturally unidentifiable human remains to the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma contingent on the publication of a Notice
of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement. In the same letter, the Secretary recommended the
transfer of the associated funerary objects to the Indian tribe listed
above to the extent allowed by Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Eric Anthony Duff, Cultural Resources Section
Chief, Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental
Services-16th Floor, One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St. NW,
Atlanta, GA 30308, telephone (404) 631-1071, before August 18, 2010.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Catawba Indian Nation; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation,
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress,
Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations); Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 9, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-17481 Filed 7-16-10; 8:45 am]
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