Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology, Amherst, MA, 18059-18060 [2014-07145]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 61 / Monday, March 31, 2014 / Notices
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 DoN officials in
consultation with representatives of the
Native Village of Barrow Inupiat
Traditional Government.
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1951 and 1953, human
remains representing, at minimum, 58
individuals were removed from the sites
of Birnirk, Nunavah, Nuvuk, and other
locations near Point Barrow in North
Slope Borough, AK. The human remains
were recovered during archeological
excavations authorized under an
Antiquities Act permit and directed by
Wilbert Carter of the Peabody Museum,
Harvard University. The collections
from these sites were returned to the
Peabody Museum following each field
season, were transferred for a time to
Tufts University, and were returned to
the Peabody Museum by Mr. Carter in
1984. The collections were transferred
to a Department of the Navy contract
facility in Conshohocken, PA, in 2006,
and in 2011, the collections were
transferred to the Museum of the North,
University of Alaska at Fairbanks. No
known individuals were identified in
the collection. The 124 associated
funerary objects include: 33 wooden
objects (miscellaneous objects and
fragments, dowel pin, dish, dart shaft,
game dispatcher, atlatl, wound plug,
float, toy arrow, shafts, scoop, effigy
pick handle, paddle blade, seal
scratcher); 26 ivory objects (paddle tip,
needle case, pins, harpoon head and
shaft, dart, point, mouthpiece, fossil
object, awl, worked object, composite
handle, fragment); 23 bone objects (ice
pick, spring trap frame, bola weight,
worked objects, harpoon head, points,
bow brace); 11 antler or antler/stone
objects (points, harpoon heads, dart
prongs, worked and un-worked antler);
8 other faunal objects (sewn skin
fragments, marine shells, bear teeth and
fur, baleen whale effigy); 7 stone objects
(spall, burin, point, knife, hearthstone,
whetstone); and 16 ceramic sherds.
The majority of the human remains
and associated funerary objects were
excavated from three mounds at the
Birnirk site, two mounds at Nunavah
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site, and one mound at Nuvuk site. The
remains and objects from the Birnirk
and Nuvuk sites date from 500 to 1200
A.D. The remains and objects from the
Nunavah site are undated.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Defense, Department of
the Navy
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology, Amherst,
MA
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Navy have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 58
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 124 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 Native Village of Barrow Inupiat
Traditional Government.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
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 Dave M. Grant, Department of
the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101 Tautog
Circle, Suite 102, Silverdale, WA
98315–1101, telephone (360) 396–0919,
email dave.m.grant@navy.mil, 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 Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government may
proceed.
The U.S. Department of Defense,
Department of the Navy is responsible
for notifying the Native Village of
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, 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 a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, at the address in this
notice by April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: 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
rgould@anthro.umass.edu.
SUMMARY:
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
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology, Amherst, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, 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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: 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 the University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology, at the address in this notice by April 30,
2014.
ADDRESSES: 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
rgould@anthro.umass.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 University of
Massachusetts Amherst,
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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.
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 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 non-Federally 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 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
non-Federally recognized Indian group that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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