Notice of Inventory Completion: Ball State University Department of Anthropology, Muncie, IN, 18060-18061 [2014-07141]
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Department of Anthropology. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the
Miacomet Burial Ground, Nantucket,
MA.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Council, Inc.);
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band of
the Wampanoag Nation, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1988, University of Massachusetts
(UMass) Archaeological Services
assisted with the delineation and partial
excavation of the Miacomet Burial
Ground, Nantucket, MA, following the
disturbance of burials at the site as part
of a development project for the
Nantucket Housing Authority. UMass
Archaeological Services was employed
to determine the boundaries of the
burial ground and conducted subsurface
testing and excavation, including the
excavation of two burials. Although
excavation of the burials left two
individuals in situ, some items were
recovered from the site, including soil
samples from the burials containing
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual, and have
remained at UMass Archaeological
Services in Amherst, MA. No known
individuals were identified. A total of
22 associated funerary objects are
present: 1 lot quahog shell, 1 lot oyster
shell, 1 lot animal bone pieces, 1 lot
historic glass pieces, 1 lot of ceramic
shards, 1 lot of metal pieces, 1 lot of
coffin nails and coffin wood pieces, 3
brass pin pieces, 2 brass buttons, 3
ceramic pipe pieces, 1 piece brick, 1 lot
lithic flakes, 3 projectile points, 1
projectile point tip, and 1 partial
groundstone artifact.
The Miacomet Burial Ground is
documented to have existed in the early
Contact period, and used extensively in
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the early 17th-century in particular.
Ethnohistoric documents—including
European colonial maps, written
documents and missionary accounts—
and Wampanoag oral history, indicate
that the Wampanoag people and their
allies, through marriage and war pacts
(e.g. 1675 King Phillip’s War), were
occupants of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island at the time of contact and
European colonization. Wampanoag oral
history also indicates a maintained,
long-term occupation of the region. The
present-day Indian tribes and group
most closely affiliated with members of
the Wampanoag Nation are the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as
the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian
Council, Inc.); Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head (Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band
of the Wampanoag Nation, a nonFederally recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Department
of Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 22 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
to the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, representing the
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously
listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Council, Inc.); Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah); and the
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Rae Gould, Repatriation
Coordinator, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, 215 Machmer Hall, 240
Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003,
telephone (413) 545–2702, email
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rgould@anthro.umass.edu, by April 30,
2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Council, Inc.);
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band of
the Wampanoag Nation, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group, may proceed.
The University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as
the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian
Council, Inc.); Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head (Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band
of the Wampanoag Nation, a nonFederally recognized Indian group that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Ball
State University Department of
Anthropology, Muncie, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Ball State University
Department of Anthropology 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 Ball State University
Department of Anthropology. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 Ball State University
Department of Anthropology at the
address in this notice by April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Cailin Murray, Ball State
University Department of Anthropology,
2000 University Ave., Muncie, IN
47306, telephone (765) 285–3568, email
cemurray@bsu.edu.
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
Ball State University Department of
Anthropology, Muncie, IN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Tolu, in Crittenden
County, KY.
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.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Ball State
University Department of Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1974, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Tolu in Crittenden
County, KY. The human remains were
collected from the surface during a field
trip to the site and have been curated
since then at Ball State University
Department of Anthropology (accession
# 75F). The human remains are
identified as comingled cranial and
post-cranial fragments with unknown
sex and age. No known individuals were
identified. The 392 associated funerary
objects are 3 cores, 1 stage II biface, 2
stage III bifaces, 26 initial reduction
flakes, 51 primary flakes, 97 broken
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flakes, 51 block flakes, 31 edge-modified
flakes, 15 retouched flakes, 6 gravers, 1
perforators, 10 bipolar artifacts, 1 firecracked rock, 3 point fragments, 1
Madison point, 22 pottery sherds, 15
animal bones, 52 shell fragments, 2
quartz, 1 charcoal, and 1 field tile.
Determinations Made by the Ball State
University Department of Anthropology
Officials of the Ball State University
Department of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
associated prehistoric artifacts and
animal bone.
• 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(3)(A),
the 392 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• 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
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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 Cailin Murray, Ball State
University Department of Anthropology,
2000 University Ave., Muncie, IN
47306, telephone (765) 285–3568, email
cemurray@bsu.edu by April 30, 2014.
After that date, if no additional
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requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Ball State University Department
of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 10, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA), in consultation with
the appropriate Federally recognized
Indian tribes has determined that the
cultural item listed in this notice meets
the definition of an unassociated
funerary object. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to claim this
cultural item should submit a written
request to the TVA. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural item to the
Federally recognized Indian tribe stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to claim these
cultural items should submit a written
request with information in support of
the claim to TVA at the address in this
notice by April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15214; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Ball State University Department
of Anthropology, Muncie, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Ball State University Department of Anthropology 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 Ball State University Department of
Anthropology. 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.
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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 Ball State University Department of Anthropology at
the address in this notice by April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Cailin Murray, Ball State University Department of
Anthropology, 2000 University Ave., Muncie, IN 47306, telephone (765)
285-3568, email cemurray@bsu.edu.
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 Ball State
University Department of Anthropology, Muncie, IN. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were removed from Tolu, in Crittenden
County, KY.
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 Ball
State University Department of Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from Tolu in Crittenden County, KY. The human remains were
collected from the surface during a field trip to the site and have
been curated since then at Ball State University Department of
Anthropology (accession 75F). The human remains are
identified as comingled cranial and post-cranial fragments with unknown
sex and age. No known individuals were identified. The 392 associated
funerary objects are 3 cores, 1 stage II biface, 2 stage III bifaces,
26 initial reduction flakes, 51 primary flakes, 97 broken flakes, 51
block flakes, 31 edge-modified flakes, 15 retouched flakes, 6 gravers,
1 perforators, 10 bipolar artifacts, 1 fire-cracked rock, 3 point
fragments, 1 Madison point, 22 pottery sherds, 15 animal bones, 52
shell fragments, 2 quartz, 1 charcoal, and 1 field tile.
Determinations Made by the Ball State University Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the Ball State University Department of Anthropology
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the associated prehistoric
artifacts and animal bone.
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(3)(A), the 392 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribe.
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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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 Cailin
Murray, Ball State University Department of Anthropology, 2000
University Ave., Muncie, IN 47306, telephone (765) 285-3568, email
cemurray@bsu.edu by April 30, 2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The Ball State University Department of Anthropology is responsible
for notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-07141 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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