Notice of Inventory Completion: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2868-2871 [2014-00781]
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Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); and the Kern
Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
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In 1966, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from an undesignated site in
Inyo County, CA. The human remains
were reportedly excavated and collected
from a small cave in the vicinity of
Fossil Falls in the Little Lake lava flow
by Mr. W. Riffle, Mr. M. Purkiss, and
two other, unnamed, individuals. The
excavation and collection was not
archeological. The exact burial site
location is unidentifiable, but was most
probably private land. The human
remains were reportedly in Purkiss’
possession until he donated the remains
to California State University, Fullerton,
in 1973. The human remains are a
partial skeleton, including cranial and a
few post-cranial bones, of a female, age
20–30, with significant teeth wear. No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are
three small pottery fragments.
The Little Lake lava flow contains
numerous archeological sites and
petroglyphs which archeological
investigations have identified as
prehistoric in age. The three pottery
fragments are archeologically consistent
with the late prehistoric Intermountain
Brownware pottery of the region. During
consultation, Ms. Irene Button, Tribal
Elder, Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe,
suggested that the pottery fragments
may have been placed to cover the face
of the deceased. The skeletal
morphology is osteologically consistent
with that of Native Americans. The
teeth wear is anthropologically
consistent with habitual practice of the
traditional Paiute and Shoshone method
of preparing plant material for basket
weaving by mastication. The burial site
is located within the traditional territory
of the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California) whose members
are, based on oral tradition, historic, and
ethnographic evidence, descendants of
the prehistoric Owens Valley Paiute and
Western Shoshone population of the
burial site area.
Determinations Made by the California
State University, Fullerton
Officials of the California State
University, Fullerton, have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three objects described in this notice
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 and associated funerary objects
and the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California).
Dated: November 25, 2013.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
SUMMARY:
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Mitchell Avila,
California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834–
6850, telephone (657) 278–3528, email
mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU, by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Lone Pine PaiuteShoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone
Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California) may proceed.
The California State University,
Fullerton, is responsible for notifying
the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine
Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation,
California); Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Death Valley Timbi-sha
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California); Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); and the Kern
Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group that this notice
has been published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14599;
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Notice of Inventory Completion: State
Historical Society of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The State Historical Society of
Wisconsin (WHS) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin at the address in this notice
by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin
Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone
(608) 261–2461, email Jennifer.Kolb@
wisconsinhistory.org.
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 under the control of the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI. The human remains and
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associated funerary objects were
removed from multiple sites in Dane
County, WI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 State
Historical Society of Wisconsin
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1931, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals
(1996.93.2) were removed from the
Outlet Site (47–DA–0003) in Dane
County, WI. Road construction cut into
Mound 5 on the site, disturbing a burial.
Charles E. Brown, founder of the
Wisconsin Archeological Society and
director of the State Historical Society,
excavated the mound and discovered
two more burials. All three burials were
described as bundle burials. The
remains were determined to be those of
two adult males and one adult female.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1934, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (A12808)
were removed from the Outlet Site (47–
DA–0003) in Dane County, WI. The
remains were discovered in 1933 by the
owner of the property while digging for
a septic tank and were subsequently
excavated by Charles E. Brown in 1934.
The remains were determined to be
those of an adult, possibly male. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1935, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals (A12844)
were removed from the Yahara Hoyt
Site (47–DA–0026) in Dane County, WI.
The remains were discovered in an oval
mound by members of the Wisconsin
Outers Association of Madison and
excavated under the direction of Charles
E. Brown. The remains were determined
to be those of three adults—one female,
one male, and one individual of
indeterminate sex. No known
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individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (HP.DA–
0029.1) were removed from the
Koshkonong Mound Group (47–DA–
0029) in Dane County, WI. The remains
were disturbed during excavation for a
house foundation. State Historical
Society of Wisconsin staff investigated
and discovered that a mound was being
disturbed. The burial was discovered in
backfill dirt, meaning the primary
location of the burial within the mound
could not be determined. The remains
were determined to be those of an adult
male. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals
(F1996.21.1 and F1996.21.2) were
removed from the Olson Site (47–DA–
0089) in Dane County, WI. The remains
were excavated by a WHS archeological
crew from two sub-floor burial pits in a
partially destroyed conical mound.
They were determined to be those of an
adult, possibly female, and a child of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1934, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (H13016)
were removed from the Fuller Woods
Mound Group (47–DA–0118) in Dane
County, WI. The remains were
excavated by a WHS archeological crew
from a partially disturbed linear mound.
The archeologists recovered numerous
cranial fragments from a burial located
beneath an ash pit that were determined
to be from an adult of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified.
The one associated funerary object is a
partially reconstructed grit-tempered
pottery vessel (1982.46.1.1-.97).
In 1935, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (A12843
and A12843.1) were removed from the
Willow Drive Mounds (47–DA–0119) in
Dane County, WI. The remains were
excavated from a bird effigy mound on
the University of Wisconsin-Madison
campus by Charles E. Brown. Three
mandible fragments were loaned to the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthropology Department at an
unknown time and returned to the WHS
in 2011. The remains were determined
to be those of a young adult male. No
known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is a single
fragmentary coyote mandible
(1950.1627).
In 1937, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (A12957)
were removed from the Willow Drive
Mounds (47–DA–0119) in Dane County,
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WI. The remains were excavated from a
linear mound on the University of
Wisconsin-Madison campus by Charles
E. Brown. They were determined to be
those of a young adult male. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is the
fragmentary remains of a red fox
(1984.16).
In 1939, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals
(1996.93.4 and 1996.93.5) were removed
from the Picnic Point Mound Group
(47–DA–0121) in Dane County, WI. The
remains were discovered and excavated
by a Works Progress Administration
(WPA) mound repair crew and Charles
E. Brown. They were determined to be
those of an adult female, an adult male,
and a young adult female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1973, human remains representing,
at minimum 78 individuals
(1986.417.1—1986.417.15) were
removed from the Mendota Beach
Mound Group (47–DA–0129). The
remains were removed by WHS
archeologist John Halsey from three
conical mounds, which have since been
destroyed. The remains were
determined to be those of 30 subadults,
23 adult males, 11 adult females, and 14
adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are a group
of chert flakes (1986.417.42), a chert
biface fragment (1986.417.43), and a
group of faunal bones (1986.417.44).
In 1915, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (A02522
and 2011.115.11) were removed from
the Dividing Ridge Mound Group (47–
DA–0145) in Dane County, WI. The
remains were discovered during the
destruction of a linear mound above the
Pieh gravel pit on the Lake Wingra
Ridge. WHS archeologist Marion
Cranefield was on site when a
construction worker discovered the
remains and assisted in the excavation.
A portion of the remains were loaned to
the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthropology Department in 1967 and
returned to the WHS in 2011. They were
determined to be those of an adult male.
No known individuals were identified.
The associated funerary object is a wood
fragment (2011.115.11.1).
In 1939, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals (A12982)
were removed from the Edgewood
Mound Group (47–DA–0147) in Dane
County, WI. A WPA work group
working to repair mounds in Madison
found a human bone in a conical
mound. Charles E. Brown excavated and
discovered two burials in the mound
floor. The remains were determined to
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be those of an adult male and an adult
female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals (F2013.199.1) were removed
from the Arboretum Woods site (47–
DA–0152) in Dane County, WI. The
remains were excavated from a conical
mound in the University of WisconsinMadison Arboretum. They were
determined to be those of an adult male
and a sub-adult of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1922, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals
(1996.93.8) were removed from the
Mendota Beach site (47–DA–0172) in
Dane County, WI. The five burials were
disturbed during excavation for a barn
on land belonging to Magnus Swenson.
Either Swenson or David Atwood
donated the remains to the WHS the
same year. The remains were
determined to be those of five
individuals—three elderly adults, one
adult, and one juvenile—all of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1991, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (HP.DA–
0237.1) were removed from the
Springdale Mound Group (47–DA–0237)
in Dane County, WI. The WHS was
notified that a proposed Wisconsin
Department of Transportation frontage
road was going to be constructed
through an area where an Indian mound
once existed, possibly disturbing any
burials that could remain. Staff
monitored machine-stripping of the area
to look for evidence of intact burials,
and a small concentration of human
bone was discovered and excavated.
The remains were determined to be
from an adult, possibly female. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1929, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals
(1950.1624) were removed from the
Farwell’s Point Mound Group (47–DA–
0255) in Dane County, WI. The remains
were excavated by Charles E. Brown
from a small conical mound. They were
determined to be those of an adult and
juvenile, both of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1952, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (1952.339)
were removed from the Farwell’s Point
Mound Group (47–DA–0255) in Dane
County, WI. A femur fragment was
discovered by WHS archeologists during
the excavation of a mound adjacent to
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the superintendent’s residence at
Mendota State Hospital. The mound had
been disturbed in the recent past and an
attempt had been made to restore it. The
femur fragment was found in the
disturbed area, suggesting that the burial
had been destroyed by this disturbance.
It was determined that the fragment was
from a young adult of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (1969A.42.104–.109) were
removed from the Farwell’s Point
Mound Group (47–DA–0255) in Dane
County, WI. The remains were
uncovered and donated to the WHS by
Charles E. Brown. Neither sex nor age
could be determined for the remains. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1985, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (1987.33.3)
were removed from the Morris Park
Mound Group (47–DA–0267) in Dane
County, WI. An excavation of the site
was conducted by Victoria Dirst of the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, Bureau of Parks and
Recreation in preparation for a road
construction project. When the site was
originally mapped in 1902, it contained
six conical mounds, three panther effigy
mounds, and two linear mounds. At the
time of excavation, four of these
mounds had been largely destroyed, but
seven were still intact. The partially
cremated remains were excavated from
pit feature 3, located about 10 meters
from Mound 1. The remains and
associated funerary objects were given
to the WHS in 1987 as part of a
cooperative agreement between the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources and the WHS. Neither sex nor
age could be determined for the
remains. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object consists of a group of chert
fragments (1987.33.3.1).
In 1928, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (A10120)
were removed from the Crystal Lake
Burials and Village site (47–DA–0335)
in Dane County, WI. The remains were
discovered by a road crew while
excavating gravel. The burial was
removed and reported to Sheriff Fred
Finn, who gave the remains to the WHS.
The remains were determined to be
those of an adult male. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1929, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals (A12857)
were removed from the Crystal Lake
Burials and Village site (47–DA–0335)
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in Dane County, WI. The remains were
discovered by a road crew while
plowing the crest of a hill to excavate
gravel. They notified the WHS of their
discovery, and Charles E. Brown
excavated the burials. Brown donated
the remains to the WHS in 1935. The
remains were determined to be those of
an adult male, an adult female, and a
fetus of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The
associated funerary objects are a group
of chert flakes and a fragmentary turtle
carapace (A12857.1 and A12857.2).
In 1932, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals
(F1996.22.1) were removed from the
Mendota Beach Burials site (47–DA–
0382) in Dane County, WI. The burials
were disturbed during road construction
and were located about 300 feet from
one another. One of the burials had
previously been partially disturbed by
digging for a flower bed on the
neighboring property. William F.
Wagner donated the remains to the
WHS the same year. The remains were
determined to be those of two adults,
possibly a male and a female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1954, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (1956.9)
were removed from the Mendota Hills
Bird Effigy site (47–DA–0409) in Dane
County, WI. The remains were
discovered during the mapping and
partial excavation of a bird effigy
mound by WHS archeologist Warren
Wittry and a group of University of
Wisconsin-Madison archeology graduate
students. WHS was notified of the
mound by a construction company after
a bulldozer partially destroyed it during
construction of the Mendota Hills
Subdivision. During excavation, it was
determined that the site had recently
been looted, but the looters had not
disturbed the burial pit. The remains
were determined to be those of a child
of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1929, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual
(F2008.42.1) were removed from the
Woodward Shores Mound Group (47–
DA–0530) in Dane County, WI. The
remains were discovered when a bird
effigy mound was dug into during
construction of a home. The
landowners, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
Harper, had been told to watch for
burials as they dug into the mound and
excavated the remains before continuing
with the construction project. Three
burials were found, but two of the
burials were in a very poor state of
preservation and were not saved by the
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excavators. Mrs. Harper contacted
Charles E. Brown concerning the
discovery and the remains were given to
the WHS. The remains were determined
to be those of an adult male. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1986, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual
(1994.113.53) were removed from the
Camp Indianola site (47–DA–0533) in
Dane County, WI. Archeologist Victoria
Dirst discovered the burial during an
excavation of the site for the Department
of Natural Resources, who transferred
them to the WHS as part of cooperative
agreement. The remains were
determined to be those of an adult
female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1915, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (1950.1225)
were removed from the Nichols
Mortuary Site (47–DA–1284) in Dane
County, WI. William McClean
uncovered two burials while plowing
near the Yahara River Bank at the
Nichols farm. McClean donated only a
lumbar vertebra with a projectile point
embedded in it, and none of the other
human remains, to the WHS in 1917.
The projectile point was recorded at the
time of donation but was not present
during re-cataloging in 1950. The
vertebra was determined to be from an
adult. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1954, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals
(1956.23.1) were removed from the
Nichols Mortuary Site (47–DA–1284) in
Dane County, WI. The remains were
excavated from Mound 2 by WHS
archeologist Warren Wittry. The mound
was excavated because it was being
destroyed by a construction project. The
remains were determined to be those of
an adult female and an individual of
indeterminate age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1995, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (HP.DA–
1395.1) were removed from the
Birmingham’s Knee Site (47–DA–1395)
in Dane County, WI. A femoral condyle
fragment was discovered by then state
archeologist Bob Birmingham eroding
out of tree roots along the lakeshore. No
other skeletal material was recovered.
The bone fragment was determined to
be from an adult of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1900, human remains representing,
at minimum, six individuals (A00031
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and A02580.1) were removed from a
gravel pit at an unknown site along
Oregon Road in South Madison, Dane
County, WI. Mr. Absalom Van Deusen
donated the remains to the WHS that
same year. The remains were loaned to
the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthropology Department in 1949 and
returned to the WHS in 2011. The
remains were determined to be those of
three adult males, one juvenile female,
and two adults of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1939, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals
(2011.115.3) were removed from an
unknown site on the west end of
Mendota Beach, in Dane County, WI.
The remains were discovered by the
landowner, Mr. F.W. Burton, while
digging a cellar for his home. Burton
contacted Charles E. Brown, who
excavated the remains. At an unknown
date, the remains were loaned to the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthropology Department and were
returned to the WHS in 2011. The
remains were determined to be those of
two adult males and one adult of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin
Officials of the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on WHS
records, discovery location and context
of burial sites, the reported presence of
funerary objects in some instances, and
skeletal analysis in some instances.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 132
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the ten objects described in this notice
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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
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were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin
Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone
(608) 261–2461, email Jennifer.Kolb@
wisconsinhistory.org, by February 18,
2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin may
proceed.
The State Historical Society of
Wisconsin is responsible for notifying
the Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; the Ho-Chunk
Nation of Wisconsin; and the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the University of Denver
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: State Historical Society of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin (WHS) has completed
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at the address
in this notice by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email
Jennifer.Kolb@wisconsinhistory.org.
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 under the control of the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. The human remains and
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associated funerary objects were removed from multiple sites in Dane
County, WI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 State
Historical Society of Wisconsin professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1931, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(1996.93.2) were removed from the Outlet Site (47-DA-0003) in Dane
County, WI. Road construction cut into Mound 5 on the site, disturbing
a burial. Charles E. Brown, founder of the Wisconsin Archeological
Society and director of the State Historical Society, excavated the
mound and discovered two more burials. All three burials were described
as bundle burials. The remains were determined to be those of two adult
males and one adult female. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(A12808) were removed from the Outlet Site (47-DA-0003) in Dane County,
WI. The remains were discovered in 1933 by the owner of the property
while digging for a septic tank and were subsequently excavated by
Charles E. Brown in 1934. The remains were determined to be those of an
adult, possibly male. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(A12844) were removed from the Yahara Hoyt Site (47-DA-0026) in Dane
County, WI. The remains were discovered in an oval mound by members of
the Wisconsin Outers Association of Madison and excavated under the
direction of Charles E. Brown. The remains were determined to be those
of three adults--one female, one male, and one individual of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(HP.DA-0029.1) were removed from the Koshkonong Mound Group (47-DA-
0029) in Dane County, WI. The remains were disturbed during excavation
for a house foundation. State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff
investigated and discovered that a mound was being disturbed. The
burial was discovered in backfill dirt, meaning the primary location of
the burial within the mound could not be determined. The remains were
determined to be those of an adult male. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(F1996.21.1 and F1996.21.2) were removed from the Olson Site (47-DA-
0089) in Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated by a WHS
archeological crew from two sub-floor burial pits in a partially
destroyed conical mound. They were determined to be those of an adult,
possibly female, and a child of indeterminate sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(H13016) were removed from the Fuller Woods Mound Group (47-DA-0118) in
Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated by a WHS archeological crew
from a partially disturbed linear mound. The archeologists recovered
numerous cranial fragments from a burial located beneath an ash pit
that were determined to be from an adult of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
partially reconstructed grit-tempered pottery vessel (1982.46.1.1-.97).
In 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(A12843 and A12843.1) were removed from the Willow Drive Mounds (47-DA-
0119) in Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated from a bird effigy
mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus by Charles E.
Brown. Three mandible fragments were loaned to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Anthropology Department at an unknown time and
returned to the WHS in 2011. The remains were determined to be those of
a young adult male. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a single fragmentary coyote mandible
(1950.1627).
In 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(A12957) were removed from the Willow Drive Mounds (47-DA-0119) in Dane
County, WI. The remains were excavated from a linear mound on the
University of Wisconsin-Madison campus by Charles E. Brown. They were
determined to be those of a young adult male. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary object is the fragmentary
remains of a red fox (1984.16).
In 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(1996.93.4 and 1996.93.5) were removed from the Picnic Point Mound
Group (47-DA-0121) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered and
excavated by a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mound repair crew
and Charles E. Brown. They were determined to be those of an adult
female, an adult male, and a young adult female. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum 78 individuals
(1986.417.1--1986.417.15) were removed from the Mendota Beach Mound
Group (47-DA-0129). The remains were removed by WHS archeologist John
Halsey from three conical mounds, which have since been destroyed. The
remains were determined to be those of 30 subadults, 23 adult males, 11
adult females, and 14 adults of indeterminate sex. No known individuals
were identified. The three associated funerary objects are a group of
chert flakes (1986.417.42), a chert biface fragment (1986.417.43), and
a group of faunal bones (1986.417.44).
In 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(A02522 and 2011.115.11) were removed from the Dividing Ridge Mound
Group (47-DA-0145) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered
during the destruction of a linear mound above the Pieh gravel pit on
the Lake Wingra Ridge. WHS archeologist Marion Cranefield was on site
when a construction worker discovered the remains and assisted in the
excavation. A portion of the remains were loaned to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Anthropology Department in 1967 and returned to the
WHS in 2011. They were determined to be those of an adult male. No
known individuals were identified. The associated funerary object is a
wood fragment (2011.115.11.1).
In 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(A12982) were removed from the Edgewood Mound Group (47-DA-0147) in
Dane County, WI. A WPA work group working to repair mounds in Madison
found a human bone in a conical mound. Charles E. Brown excavated and
discovered two burials in the mound floor. The remains were determined
to
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be those of an adult male and an adult female. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals (F2013.199.1) were removed from the Arboretum Woods site
(47-DA-0152) in Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated from a
conical mound in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. They
were determined to be those of an adult male and a sub-adult of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1922, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
(1996.93.8) were removed from the Mendota Beach site (47-DA-0172) in
Dane County, WI. The five burials were disturbed during excavation for
a barn on land belonging to Magnus Swenson. Either Swenson or David
Atwood donated the remains to the WHS the same year. The remains were
determined to be those of five individuals--three elderly adults, one
adult, and one juvenile--all of indeterminate sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(HP.DA-0237.1) were removed from the Springdale Mound Group (47-DA-
0237) in Dane County, WI. The WHS was notified that a proposed
Wisconsin Department of Transportation frontage road was going to be
constructed through an area where an Indian mound once existed,
possibly disturbing any burials that could remain. Staff monitored
machine-stripping of the area to look for evidence of intact burials,
and a small concentration of human bone was discovered and excavated.
The remains were determined to be from an adult, possibly female. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(1950.1624) were removed from the Farwell's Point Mound Group (47-DA-
0255) in Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated by Charles E.
Brown from a small conical mound. They were determined to be those of
an adult and juvenile, both of indeterminate sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1952, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(1952.339) were removed from the Farwell's Point Mound Group (47-DA-
0255) in Dane County, WI. A femur fragment was discovered by WHS
archeologists during the excavation of a mound adjacent to the
superintendent's residence at Mendota State Hospital. The mound had
been disturbed in the recent past and an attempt had been made to
restore it. The femur fragment was found in the disturbed area,
suggesting that the burial had been destroyed by this disturbance. It
was determined that the fragment was from a young adult of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (1969A.42.104-.109) were removed from the Farwell's Point
Mound Group (47-DA-0255) in Dane County, WI. The remains were uncovered
and donated to the WHS by Charles E. Brown. Neither sex nor age could
be determined for the remains. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(1987.33.3) were removed from the Morris Park Mound Group (47-DA-0267)
in Dane County, WI. An excavation of the site was conducted by Victoria
Dirst of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Parks
and Recreation in preparation for a road construction project. When the
site was originally mapped in 1902, it contained six conical mounds,
three panther effigy mounds, and two linear mounds. At the time of
excavation, four of these mounds had been largely destroyed, but seven
were still intact. The partially cremated remains were excavated from
pit feature 3, located about 10 meters from Mound 1. The remains and
associated funerary objects were given to the WHS in 1987 as part of a
cooperative agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources and the WHS. Neither sex nor age could be determined for the
remains. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object consists of a group of chert fragments (1987.33.3.1).
In 1928, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(A10120) were removed from the Crystal Lake Burials and Village site
(47-DA-0335) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered by a road
crew while excavating gravel. The burial was removed and reported to
Sheriff Fred Finn, who gave the remains to the WHS. The remains were
determined to be those of an adult male. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(A12857) were removed from the Crystal Lake Burials and Village site
(47-DA-0335) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered by a road
crew while plowing the crest of a hill to excavate gravel. They
notified the WHS of their discovery, and Charles E. Brown excavated the
burials. Brown donated the remains to the WHS in 1935. The remains were
determined to be those of an adult male, an adult female, and a fetus
of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The
associated funerary objects are a group of chert flakes and a
fragmentary turtle carapace (A12857.1 and A12857.2).
In 1932, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(F1996.22.1) were removed from the Mendota Beach Burials site (47-DA-
0382) in Dane County, WI. The burials were disturbed during road
construction and were located about 300 feet from one another. One of
the burials had previously been partially disturbed by digging for a
flower bed on the neighboring property. William F. Wagner donated the
remains to the WHS the same year. The remains were determined to be
those of two adults, possibly a male and a female. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(1956.9) were removed from the Mendota Hills Bird Effigy site (47-DA-
0409) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered during the
mapping and partial excavation of a bird effigy mound by WHS
archeologist Warren Wittry and a group of University of Wisconsin-
Madison archeology graduate students. WHS was notified of the mound by
a construction company after a bulldozer partially destroyed it during
construction of the Mendota Hills Subdivision. During excavation, it
was determined that the site had recently been looted, but the looters
had not disturbed the burial pit. The remains were determined to be
those of a child of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(F2008.42.1) were removed from the Woodward Shores Mound Group (47-DA-
0530) in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered when a bird
effigy mound was dug into during construction of a home. The
landowners, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Harper, had been told to watch for
burials as they dug into the mound and excavated the remains before
continuing with the construction project. Three burials were found, but
two of the burials were in a very poor state of preservation and were
not saved by the
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excavators. Mrs. Harper contacted Charles E. Brown concerning the
discovery and the remains were given to the WHS. The remains were
determined to be those of an adult male. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(1994.113.53) were removed from the Camp Indianola site (47-DA-0533) in
Dane County, WI. Archeologist Victoria Dirst discovered the burial
during an excavation of the site for the Department of Natural
Resources, who transferred them to the WHS as part of cooperative
agreement. The remains were determined to be those of an adult female.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(1950.1225) were removed from the Nichols Mortuary Site (47-DA-1284) in
Dane County, WI. William McClean uncovered two burials while plowing
near the Yahara River Bank at the Nichols farm. McClean donated only a
lumbar vertebra with a projectile point embedded in it, and none of the
other human remains, to the WHS in 1917. The projectile point was
recorded at the time of donation but was not present during re-
cataloging in 1950. The vertebra was determined to be from an adult. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(1956.23.1) were removed from the Nichols Mortuary Site (47-DA-1284) in
Dane County, WI. The remains were excavated from Mound 2 by WHS
archeologist Warren Wittry. The mound was excavated because it was
being destroyed by a construction project. The remains were determined
to be those of an adult female and an individual of indeterminate age
and sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(HP.DA-1395.1) were removed from the Birmingham's Knee Site (47-DA-
1395) in Dane County, WI. A femoral condyle fragment was discovered by
then state archeologist Bob Birmingham eroding out of tree roots along
the lakeshore. No other skeletal material was recovered. The bone
fragment was determined to be from an adult of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1900, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals
(A00031 and A02580.1) were removed from a gravel pit at an unknown site
along Oregon Road in South Madison, Dane County, WI. Mr. Absalom Van
Deusen donated the remains to the WHS that same year. The remains were
loaned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Anthropology Department
in 1949 and returned to the WHS in 2011. The remains were determined to
be those of three adult males, one juvenile female, and two adults of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(2011.115.3) were removed from an unknown site on the west end of
Mendota Beach, in Dane County, WI. The remains were discovered by the
landowner, Mr. F.W. Burton, while digging a cellar for his home. Burton
contacted Charles E. Brown, who excavated the remains. At an unknown
date, the remains were loaned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anthropology Department and were returned to the WHS in 2011. The
remains were determined to be those of two adult males and one adult of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Officials of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on WHS records, discovery
location and context of burial sites, the reported presence of funerary
objects in some instances, and skeletal analysis in some instances.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 132 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the ten objects
described in this notice 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.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Ho-Chunk
Nation of Wisconsin.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Jennifer
Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll Street, Madison, WI
53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email
Jennifer.Kolb@wisconsinhistory.org, by February 18, 2014. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Ho-
Chunk Nation of Wisconsin may proceed.
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin is responsible for
notifying the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; the Ho-
Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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