Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, AL, 32986-32989 [2012-13460]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–10130: 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, U.S.
Marine Corps, San Diego County, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton has completed an inventory
of human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur
if no additional claimants come
forward.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the U.S. Marine Corps
Base Camp Pendleton at the address
below by July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Danielle Page, Cultural
Resources Branch Head and Base
Archaeologist, AC/S Environmental
Security, Marine Corps Base, Box
555008, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055–
5008, telephone (760) 725–9738.
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 in the possession of
Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp
Pendleton, U.S. Marine Corps, San
Diego County, CA. The human remains
were removed from the construction site
of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station (SONGS) on MCB Camp
Pendleton, San Diego County,
California.
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.
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DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by MCB Camp
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Pendleton Environmental Security
Cultural Resources Branch professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California (formerly
the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the La Jolla Reservation); Pala
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pala Reservation, California; Pauma
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Rincon
Reservation, California; and the Soboba
Band of Luiseno Indians, California
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Consultation was also conducted with
representatives of non-Federally
recognized Indian groups including the
Juaneno Band of Mission Indians and
the San Luis Rey Band of Mission
Indians.
the Luiseno tribes within this
geographic area of San Diego County
from about 2000 B.P. to the present-day.
The geographical location within
ethnographically recorded Luiseno
tribal territory as well as the late time
period archeologically associated with
the Luiseno strongly affiliated the
human remains with the Luiseno tribes.
History and Description of the Remains
In the late 1960s or early 1970s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from a burial site by a Bechtel
engineer, Mr. Brock, during the
construction of the San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station (SONGS) at MCB
Camp Pendleton. Bechtel relocated the
human remains at the time of discovery,
but they were subsequently removed by
Mr. Brock during an engineering survey.
Mr. Brock took the remains to his home,
and after his death, his wife engaged a
neighbor to return the remains to a local
tribe. The neighbor contacted the Native
American Heritage Commission who
subsequently contacted Mr. David
Belardes of the Juaneno Band of Mission
Indians. Mr. Belardes turned over the
remains to the MCB Camp Pendleton
Cultural Resources Branch for proper
disposition. On August 29, 2007, MCB
Camp Pendleton took possession of the
human remains. The remains include
the cranium of a Native American male,
age 18–25 years old, three cranial
fragments, two mandible fragments, one
pelvic fragment, one humerus fragment,
and one femur fragment. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the geographical location
reported by Mr. Belardes and an
examination of the remains during
inventory these individuals have been
identified as Native American.
Consultation evidence presented by
representatives of the Luiseno tribes
identified adjacent sites in the northern
coastal region of MCB Camp Pendleton
as pre-contact gathering, occupation,
and burial areas. Ethnographic sources
and present archeological theory place
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes it may be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Danielle Page, Cultural
Resources Branch Head and Base
Archaeologist, AC/S Environmental
Security, Marine Corps Base, Box
555008, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055–
5008, telephone (760) 725–9738, before
July 5, 2012. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California, on behalf of The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Determinations Made by Marine Corps
Base Camp Pendleton
Officials of the Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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 Tribes.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–10216; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The
University of Alabama Museums,
Tuscaloosa, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Alabama
Museums has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and has
SUMMARY:
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determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the
museums. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Indian tribes stated below may
occur if no additional claimants come
forward.
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the University of Alabama
Museums at the address below by July
5, 2012.
DATES:
Dr. Robert Clouse,
Executive Director, University of
Alabama Museums, Box 870340,
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, telephone (205)
348–7552.
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 in the possession of the
University of Alabama Museums. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the eight
sites in Talladega, St. Clair, Cherokee,
and Etowah counties in Alabama.
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:
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Alabama Museums professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,
Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
In September 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (HRID 4473) were removed
from the Williams site (1Ta200), in
Talladega County, AL. The remains
were exposed by a landowner
bulldozing a road through a cotton field.
University of Alabama professional staff
removed the remains, which have since
been curated at the University of
Alabama Museums. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects were
documented as being present.
The mortuary practices exhibited by
this burial are consistent with known
aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from
the site are attributable to the McKee
Island and Childersburg series. The
remains date to the 18th century and are
associated historically with the CoosaAbhika division of Creek towns. No
artifacts of European manufacture were
observed.
In 1948, human remains representing,
at minimum, 13 individuals were
removed from the Childersburg site,
(1Ta1), in Talladega County, AL. These
remains include skeletons 1–12 (HRID
3636–3647) as well as other human
remains from the excavation of Unit 2
(HRID 4468). The Childersburg site was
excavated by the Alabama Museum of
Natural History to test the assertion by
the United States De Soto Commission
that this was the town of Coosa visited
by De Soto. The remains and associated
funerary objects have been curated at
the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were
identified. The 58 associated funerary
objects documented are 4 brass buckles/
keepers, 1 lot of over 70 brass buttons,
1 lot of over 44 brass cones, 1 brass
cylinder, 1 brass ring, 3 brass wire
bracelets, 7 unidentified brass
fragments, 1 copper and wood earring,
1 lot of more than 2,032 glass beads, 1
lot of more than 17 shell beads, 1
unidentified bead, 1 gun lock, 1 gun
butt plate, 1 gun stock, 2 gun barrels, 1
brass ramrod support, 8 musket balls, 2
iron buckles, 1 iron handle, 1 iron hasp,
2 iron knife blades, 2 iron nails, 1 silver
wire ring, 2 trade pipes, 1 lot of wood
fragments with red paint, 1 aboriginal
ceramic pipe, 1 pottery vessel fragment,
1 quartz crystal, 1 projectile point, 1
chipped scraper, 1 animal scapula hoe,
1 unmodified animal tooth, 1
unmodified deer scapula, 1 lot of
charred nutshells, and 1 lot of
unmodified quartz pebbles. The objects
are fragmentary or lack complete data in
the records. Some objects that appear in
the inventory have not been found in
the collections. These objects are 1 brass
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button, 1 brass cylinder, 3 unidentified
brass fragments, 1 unidentified bead, 2
glass beads, 1 gun flint, 1 iron knife
blade, 1 iron nail, 1 musket ball, 1
projectile point, 1 animal scapula hoe,
1 unmodified animal tooth, 1
unmodified deer scapula, 1 lot of
charred nut shells, and 1 lot of
unmodified quartz pebbles could not be
located in the collections. Of the total
collection, 40 associated funerary
objects have been located and are
available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
Childersburg are consistent with known
aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from
the site are attributable to the McKee
Island and Childersburg series. This
human remains and associated funerary
objects date to the 18th century and are
associated historically with the CoosaAbhika division of Creek towns. The
associated European goods are
consistent with this date.
In 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, 18 individuals were
removed from the Woods Island site
(1Sc40), in St. Clair County, AL. These
remains include Burials 1–5, 8, 10–11,
13, 15–16, 24, 25, 33, 39–41, 44, and 46
(HRID 3649–3659, 3662, 3664, and
3667–3671). The Woods Island site was
excavated by the University of Alabama
under contract with Alabama Power
Company during the construction of
Lock 3 Reservoir, now H. Neeley Henry
Lake. The site was encountered by
construction crews during clearing for
construction of Lock 3 Dam, which
would be positioned across the island.
The remains and associated funerary
objects have been curated at the
University of Alabama since excavation.
No known individuals were identified.
The 101 associated funerary objects
documented include 1 lot of brass arm
bands, 1 lot of brass beads, 19 brass
bells, 1 lot of more than 40 brass
bracelets, 1 lot of brass collars, 1 lot of
about 27 brass cones, 3 brass disks, 1
brass spoon, 1 brass sword hilt and
handle, 1 brass wrist band, 5 fragments
of sheet brass, 1 chert abrader, 8 chert
bifaces, 1 chert flake, 2 chert
hammerstones, 15 chert projectile
points, 1 chert scraper, 1 fragment of
fabric with brass beads, 1 lot of about
26,000 glass beads, 1 glass biface, 1
unidentified gorget, 1 ground hematite,
7 gun flints, 1 iron axe, 1 iron buckle,
2 iron harpoons, 2 iron hoes, 6 iron
knives, 3 iron nails, 1 iron pin, 2 iron
scissors, 1 lead bead, 1 lot of ochre, 1
lot of pottery vessels, 1 quartzite
anvilstone, 1 lot of silver buttons, 2
steatite pipes, and 1 trade pipe. The
objects are fragmentary or lack complete
data in the records. Some objects that
appear in the inventory have not been
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found in the collections. These objects
are 1 brass bell, 2 brass bracelets, 1 iron
buckle, 1 iron hoe, 1 iron nail, 1 iron
pin, 1 lot of ocher, and 1 unidentified
gorget. Of the total collection, 92
associated funerary objects have been
located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
Woods Island are consistent with
known aboriginal practices. Pottery
sherds from the site are attributable to
the McKee Island series. The Woods
Island ceramic assemblage dates to the
period of the late 17th to the early 18th
century. This site is considered to be
directly related to the Childersburg
series, which is associated historically
with the 18th century Coosa-Abhika
division of Creek towns. The associated
European goods are consistent with this
date.
In 1958, human remains representing,
at minimum, 12 individuals were
removed from the Bradford Ferry site,
(1Ce73), in Cherokee County, AL. The
remains were removed from nine known
burials and three other locations (HRID
4453–4462, 4495–4496). The site was
excavated by the University of Alabama
under contract with the Alabama Power
Company, Birmingham, AL. The
excavations were conducted in
conjunction with the creation of Weiss
Lake, which would inundate the site.
The remains and associated objects have
been curated at the University of
Alabama since excavation. No known
individuals were identified. The 15
associated funerary objects documented
as having been removed from the nine
burials are 1 boat stone, 3 brass disks,
1 brass ear plug, 1 lot of brass and glass
beads, 1 lot of glass beads, 2 iron objects
(possible knife blade and breach plate),
2 chert projectile points, 1 lot of chert
projectile points, 1 charred wooden
object, 1 lot of pottery sherds, and 1 lot
of ocher. One object that appears in the
inventory has not been found in the
collections. The object is the lot of chert
projectile points. Of the total collection,
14 associated funerary objects have been
located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
the Bradford Ferry site are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery
sherds from the site are attributable to
the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The
Bradford Ferry site ceramic assemblage
is dated to the early 17th century. The
associated European goods are
consistent with this date. This site is
considered to be directly ancestral to
Childersburg, which is historically
associated with the 18th century CoosaAbhika division of Creek towns.
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In 1959, human remains representing,
at minimum, six individuals (HRID
4463, 4493–4494, 4555–4556, 4559)
were removed from the Seven Springs
site, (1Ce101), in Cherokee County, AL.
The site was excavated by the
University of Alabama under contract
with the Alabama Power Company,
Birmingham, AL. The excavations were
conducted in conjunction with the
creation of Weiss Lake, which would
inundate the site. The remains and
associated objects have been curated at
the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were
identified. The 11 associated funerary
objects documented are 1 stone bead, 1
stone projectile point, 1 unidentified
projectile point, 6 pottery sherds, 1 bone
awl, and 1 turtle shell. Some objects that
appear in the inventory have not been
found in the collections. These objects
are the stone bead and unidentified
projectile point. Of the total collection,
nine associated funerary objects have
been located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
the Seven Springs site are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery
sherds from the site are attributable to
the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The
Seven Springs site ceramic assemblage
dates to the early 17th century. The
European goods found elsewhere on the
site are consistent with this date. This
site is considered to be directly related
to the Childersburg series, which is
historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek
towns.
In 1947, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals (HRID
3806–3809, 4805) were removed from
the Milner site, (1Et1), in Etowah
County, AL. In the spring of 1947, Mr.
L. O. Milner of the Huff Sand and Coal
Company reported that burials were
being uncovered by heavy equipment.
Personnel from the University of
Alabama visited the site for two days in
May and two days in August. During
that time, four sets of remains were
excavated. Mr. Milner provided a box of
mixed remains and artifacts recovered
by the steam shovel. Analysis of Mr.
Milner’s data and the excavations
indicated that the human remains
represent a minimum of five
individuals. Many of the objects were
subsequently returned to Mr. Milner
and are in the possession of his heirs.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects have been curated at
the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were
identified. The 67 associated funerary
objects documented are 1 lot of glass
beads, 2 brass arm bands, 8 brass bells
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with textile fragments attached, 1 brass
collar, 4 brass cones, 1 iron ax, 1 iron
knife, 2 iron pins, 3 stone pipes, 1
hammerstone, 1 abrading stone, 22 chert
chunks, 3 chert flakes, 14 chert
projectile points, 1 lump of galena, 1
occurrence of ocher, and 1 pebble.
There are no clear records of which
associated funerary objects were
returned to Mr. Milner or retained by
the University. Some objects that appear
in the inventory have not been found in
the collections. These objects are 1 lot
of glass beads, 2 brass arm bands, 6
brass bells with textile fragments
attached, 1 brass collar, 4 brass cones,
1 iron knife, 2 iron pins, 3 stone pipes,
1 hammerstone, 1 abrading stone, 22
chert chunks, 3 chert flakes, 14 chert
projectile points, 1 lump of galena, 1
occurrence of ocher, and 1 pebble. Of
the total collection, four associated
funerary objects have been located and
are available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
the Milner site are consistent with
known aboriginal practices. Pottery
sherds from the site are attributable to
the McKee Island series. The Milner site
ceramic assemblage dates to the mid
17th century. The associated European
goods are consistent with this date. This
site is considered to be directly related
to the Childersburg series, which is
historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek
towns.
In 1959, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals (HRID
4469 and 4547) were removed from the
Hurley site, (1Ce137), in Cherokee
County, AL. The site was excavated by
the University of Florida in conjunction
with the University of Alabama
excavations under contract with the
Alabama Power Company, Birmingham,
AL. The excavations were conducted in
conjunction with the creation of Weiss
Lake, which would inundate the site.
The remains and associated objects were
apparently taken to the University of
Florida for a period of time but they
were returned to the University of
Alabama, probably in the 1960s. No
known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects
documented are 1 charred bark and 1
ocher. One object that appears in the
inventory has not been found in the
collections. The object is the ocher. Of
the total collection, one associated
funerary object has been located and is
available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
the Hurley site are consistent with
known aboriginal practices. No
temporally diagnostic artifacts were
found with the remains, but the main
reported components at the site are
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Archaic and Protohistoric. These
remains are presumed to be
Protohistoric. Archeologists have
associated the Hurley site with the other
Weiss area historic sites. Occupation of
these sites date to the early 17th century
and are considered to be directly related
to the Childersburg series, which is
historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek
towns.
In 1958, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals (HRID
4549–4550) were removed from the
Gilmore Spring site, (1Ce173), in
Cherokee County, AL. The site was
excavated by the University of Alabama
under contract with the Alabama Power
Company, Birmingham, AL. The
excavations were conducted in
conjunction with the creation of Weiss
Lake, which would inundate the site.
The remains and associated objects have
been curated at the University of
Alabama since excavation. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object documented
is 1 lot of undecorated shell tempered
pottery sherds, described in the field
notes as a ‘‘broken pot’’ which has been
located and is available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at
the Gilmore Spring site are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery
sherds from the site are attributable to
the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The
Gilmore Spring site ceramic assemblage
dates to the early 17th century. This site
is considered to be directly related to
the Childersburg series, which is
historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek
towns.
Determinations Made by the University
of Alabama Museums
Officials of the University of Alabama
Museums have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 59
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 161 objects described above that are
accounted for in the collections 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), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains to the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribes of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida; Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band
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of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations); and
the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Robert Clouse, Executive
Director, University of Alabama
Museums, Box 870340, Tuscaloosa, AL
35487, telephone (205) 348–7552, before
July 5, 2012. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to The Tribes may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The University of Alabama Museums
is responsible for notifying The Tribes
and the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,
Mississippi; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, San Juan
National Forest, Durango, CO, and
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology, Denver, CO; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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 control of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, San Juan
National Forest, Durango, CO, and in
the possession of the Bureau of Land
Management, Anasazi Heritage Center,
Dolores, CO. The human remains were
removed from Dolores County, CO.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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.
This notice corrects the Notice of
Inventory Completion published by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, San
Juan National Forest in the Federal
Register (73 FR 49485–49486, August
21, 2008). The same human remains in
this notice were the subject of two other
notices published by the University of
Denver Department of Anthropology in
the Federal Register (66 FR 51472–
51474, October 9, 2001, stating that the
human remains were under the control
of the University of Denver Department
of Anthropology; and 73 FR 62533–
62535, October 21, 2008, correcting the
first notice and stating that the human
remains were under the control of the
San Juan National Forest). The U.S.
Department of Agriculture, San Juan
National Forest, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes. A
detailed reassessment of the human
remains was conducted by Bureau of
Land Management, Anasazi Heritage
Center staff, on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, San Juan
National Forest, in consultation with the
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the
Colorado River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and California; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(formerly the Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico,
and Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of
Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32986-32989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13460]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10216; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Alabama
Museums, Tuscaloosa, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Alabama Museums has completed an inventory
of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
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determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects may contact the museums. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes stated below may occur
if no additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the University of Alabama Museums at the address
below by July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert Clouse, Executive Director, University of Alabama
Museums, Box 870340, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, telephone (205) 348-7552.
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 in the possession of the University of
Alabama Museums. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the eight sites in Talladega, St. Clair, Cherokee, and
Etowah counties in Alabama.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Alabama Museums professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In September 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (HRID 4473) were removed from the Williams site (1Ta200), in
Talladega County, AL. The remains were exposed by a landowner
bulldozing a road through a cotton field. University of Alabama
professional staff removed the remains, which have since been curated
at the University of Alabama Museums. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects were documented as being
present.
The mortuary practices exhibited by this burial are consistent with
known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the site are
attributable to the McKee Island and Childersburg series. The remains
date to the 18th century and are associated historically with the
Coosa-Abhika division of Creek towns. No artifacts of European
manufacture were observed.
In 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, 13 individuals
were removed from the Childersburg site, (1Ta1), in Talladega County,
AL. These remains include skeletons 1-12 (HRID 3636-3647) as well as
other human remains from the excavation of Unit 2 (HRID 4468). The
Childersburg site was excavated by the Alabama Museum of Natural
History to test the assertion by the United States De Soto Commission
that this was the town of Coosa visited by De Soto. The remains and
associated funerary objects have been curated at the University of
Alabama since excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 58
associated funerary objects documented are 4 brass buckles/keepers, 1
lot of over 70 brass buttons, 1 lot of over 44 brass cones, 1 brass
cylinder, 1 brass ring, 3 brass wire bracelets, 7 unidentified brass
fragments, 1 copper and wood earring, 1 lot of more than 2,032 glass
beads, 1 lot of more than 17 shell beads, 1 unidentified bead, 1 gun
lock, 1 gun butt plate, 1 gun stock, 2 gun barrels, 1 brass ramrod
support, 8 musket balls, 2 iron buckles, 1 iron handle, 1 iron hasp, 2
iron knife blades, 2 iron nails, 1 silver wire ring, 2 trade pipes, 1
lot of wood fragments with red paint, 1 aboriginal ceramic pipe, 1
pottery vessel fragment, 1 quartz crystal, 1 projectile point, 1
chipped scraper, 1 animal scapula hoe, 1 unmodified animal tooth, 1
unmodified deer scapula, 1 lot of charred nutshells, and 1 lot of
unmodified quartz pebbles. The objects are fragmentary or lack complete
data in the records. Some objects that appear in the inventory have not
been found in the collections. These objects are 1 brass button, 1
brass cylinder, 3 unidentified brass fragments, 1 unidentified bead, 2
glass beads, 1 gun flint, 1 iron knife blade, 1 iron nail, 1 musket
ball, 1 projectile point, 1 animal scapula hoe, 1 unmodified animal
tooth, 1 unmodified deer scapula, 1 lot of charred nut shells, and 1
lot of unmodified quartz pebbles could not be located in the
collections. Of the total collection, 40 associated funerary objects
have been located and are available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at Childersburg are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the site are
attributable to the McKee Island and Childersburg series. This human
remains and associated funerary objects date to the 18th century and
are associated historically with the Coosa-Abhika division of Creek
towns. The associated European goods are consistent with this date.
In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, 18 individuals
were removed from the Woods Island site (1Sc40), in St. Clair County,
AL. These remains include Burials 1-5, 8, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 24, 25, 33,
39-41, 44, and 46 (HRID 3649-3659, 3662, 3664, and 3667-3671). The
Woods Island site was excavated by the University of Alabama under
contract with Alabama Power Company during the construction of Lock 3
Reservoir, now H. Neeley Henry Lake. The site was encountered by
construction crews during clearing for construction of Lock 3 Dam,
which would be positioned across the island. The remains and associated
funerary objects have been curated at the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 101 associated
funerary objects documented include 1 lot of brass arm bands, 1 lot of
brass beads, 19 brass bells, 1 lot of more than 40 brass bracelets, 1
lot of brass collars, 1 lot of about 27 brass cones, 3 brass disks, 1
brass spoon, 1 brass sword hilt and handle, 1 brass wrist band, 5
fragments of sheet brass, 1 chert abrader, 8 chert bifaces, 1 chert
flake, 2 chert hammerstones, 15 chert projectile points, 1 chert
scraper, 1 fragment of fabric with brass beads, 1 lot of about 26,000
glass beads, 1 glass biface, 1 unidentified gorget, 1 ground hematite,
7 gun flints, 1 iron axe, 1 iron buckle, 2 iron harpoons, 2 iron hoes,
6 iron knives, 3 iron nails, 1 iron pin, 2 iron scissors, 1 lead bead,
1 lot of ochre, 1 lot of pottery vessels, 1 quartzite anvilstone, 1 lot
of silver buttons, 2 steatite pipes, and 1 trade pipe. The objects are
fragmentary or lack complete data in the records. Some objects that
appear in the inventory have not been
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found in the collections. These objects are 1 brass bell, 2 brass
bracelets, 1 iron buckle, 1 iron hoe, 1 iron nail, 1 iron pin, 1 lot of
ocher, and 1 unidentified gorget. Of the total collection, 92
associated funerary objects have been located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at Woods Island are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the site are
attributable to the McKee Island series. The Woods Island ceramic
assemblage dates to the period of the late 17th to the early 18th
century. This site is considered to be directly related to the
Childersburg series, which is associated historically with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek towns. The associated European
goods are consistent with this date.
In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals
were removed from the Bradford Ferry site, (1Ce73), in Cherokee County,
AL. The remains were removed from nine known burials and three other
locations (HRID 4453-4462, 4495-4496). The site was excavated by the
University of Alabama under contract with the Alabama Power Company,
Birmingham, AL. The excavations were conducted in conjunction with the
creation of Weiss Lake, which would inundate the site. The remains and
associated objects have been curated at the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 15 associated
funerary objects documented as having been removed from the nine
burials are 1 boat stone, 3 brass disks, 1 brass ear plug, 1 lot of
brass and glass beads, 1 lot of glass beads, 2 iron objects (possible
knife blade and breach plate), 2 chert projectile points, 1 lot of
chert projectile points, 1 charred wooden object, 1 lot of pottery
sherds, and 1 lot of ocher. One object that appears in the inventory
has not been found in the collections. The object is the lot of chert
projectile points. Of the total collection, 14 associated funerary
objects have been located and are available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at the Bradford Ferry site are
consistent with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the
site are attributable to the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The
Bradford Ferry site ceramic assemblage is dated to the early 17th
century. The associated European goods are consistent with this date.
This site is considered to be directly ancestral to Childersburg, which
is historically associated with the 18th century Coosa-Abhika division
of Creek towns.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals
(HRID 4463, 4493-4494, 4555-4556, 4559) were removed from the Seven
Springs site, (1Ce101), in Cherokee County, AL. The site was excavated
by the University of Alabama under contract with the Alabama Power
Company, Birmingham, AL. The excavations were conducted in conjunction
with the creation of Weiss Lake, which would inundate the site. The
remains and associated objects have been curated at the University of
Alabama since excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 11
associated funerary objects documented are 1 stone bead, 1 stone
projectile point, 1 unidentified projectile point, 6 pottery sherds, 1
bone awl, and 1 turtle shell. Some objects that appear in the inventory
have not been found in the collections. These objects are the stone
bead and unidentified projectile point. Of the total collection, nine
associated funerary objects have been located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at the Seven Springs site are
consistent with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the
site are attributable to the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The Seven
Springs site ceramic assemblage dates to the early 17th century. The
European goods found elsewhere on the site are consistent with this
date. This site is considered to be directly related to the
Childersburg series, which is historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek towns.
In 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
(HRID 3806-3809, 4805) were removed from the Milner site, (1Et1), in
Etowah County, AL. In the spring of 1947, Mr. L. O. Milner of the Huff
Sand and Coal Company reported that burials were being uncovered by
heavy equipment. Personnel from the University of Alabama visited the
site for two days in May and two days in August. During that time, four
sets of remains were excavated. Mr. Milner provided a box of mixed
remains and artifacts recovered by the steam shovel. Analysis of Mr.
Milner's data and the excavations indicated that the human remains
represent a minimum of five individuals. Many of the objects were
subsequently returned to Mr. Milner and are in the possession of his
heirs. The human remains and associated funerary objects have been
curated at the University of Alabama since excavation. No known
individuals were identified. The 67 associated funerary objects
documented are 1 lot of glass beads, 2 brass arm bands, 8 brass bells
with textile fragments attached, 1 brass collar, 4 brass cones, 1 iron
ax, 1 iron knife, 2 iron pins, 3 stone pipes, 1 hammerstone, 1 abrading
stone, 22 chert chunks, 3 chert flakes, 14 chert projectile points, 1
lump of galena, 1 occurrence of ocher, and 1 pebble. There are no clear
records of which associated funerary objects were returned to Mr.
Milner or retained by the University. Some objects that appear in the
inventory have not been found in the collections. These objects are 1
lot of glass beads, 2 brass arm bands, 6 brass bells with textile
fragments attached, 1 brass collar, 4 brass cones, 1 iron knife, 2 iron
pins, 3 stone pipes, 1 hammerstone, 1 abrading stone, 22 chert chunks,
3 chert flakes, 14 chert projectile points, 1 lump of galena, 1
occurrence of ocher, and 1 pebble. Of the total collection, four
associated funerary objects have been located and are available for
repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at the Milner site are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the site are
attributable to the McKee Island series. The Milner site ceramic
assemblage dates to the mid 17th century. The associated European goods
are consistent with this date. This site is considered to be directly
related to the Childersburg series, which is historically associated
with the 18th century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek towns.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(HRID 4469 and 4547) were removed from the Hurley site, (1Ce137), in
Cherokee County, AL. The site was excavated by the University of
Florida in conjunction with the University of Alabama excavations under
contract with the Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, AL. The
excavations were conducted in conjunction with the creation of Weiss
Lake, which would inundate the site. The remains and associated objects
were apparently taken to the University of Florida for a period of time
but they were returned to the University of Alabama, probably in the
1960s. No known individuals were identified. The two associated
funerary objects documented are 1 charred bark and 1 ocher. One object
that appears in the inventory has not been found in the collections.
The object is the ocher. Of the total collection, one associated
funerary object has been located and is available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at the Hurley site are consistent
with known aboriginal practices. No temporally diagnostic artifacts
were found with the remains, but the main reported components at the
site are
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Archaic and Protohistoric. These remains are presumed to be
Protohistoric. Archeologists have associated the Hurley site with the
other Weiss area historic sites. Occupation of these sites date to the
early 17th century and are considered to be directly related to the
Childersburg series, which is historically associated with the 18th
century Coosa-Abhika division of Creek towns.
In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(HRID 4549-4550) were removed from the Gilmore Spring site, (1Ce173),
in Cherokee County, AL. The site was excavated by the University of
Alabama under contract with the Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, AL.
The excavations were conducted in conjunction with the creation of
Weiss Lake, which would inundate the site. The remains and associated
objects have been curated at the University of Alabama since
excavation. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object documented is 1 lot of undecorated shell tempered
pottery sherds, described in the field notes as a ``broken pot'' which
has been located and is available for repatriation.
The mortuary practices exhibited at the Gilmore Spring site are
consistent with known aboriginal practices. Pottery sherds from the
site are attributable to the Weiss-area McKee Island series. The
Gilmore Spring site ceramic assemblage dates to the early 17th century.
This site is considered to be directly related to the Childersburg
series, which is historically associated with the 18th century Coosa-
Abhika division of Creek towns.
Determinations Made by the University of Alabama Museums
Officials of the University of Alabama Museums have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 59 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 161 objects
described above that are accounted for in the collections 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), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas;
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida; 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);
and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as
``The Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Robert Clouse, Executive Director,
University of Alabama Museums, Box 870340, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487,
telephone (205) 348-7552, before July 5, 2012. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Alabama Museums is responsible for notifying The
Tribes and the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma;
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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