Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK, and the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK, 68467-68469 [2014-27151]
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Indiana University is responsible for
notifying the Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Government and the Inupiat
Community of the Arctic Slope that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 2, 2014.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Nevada State Museum, Carson City,
NV
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Nevada State Museum,
Carson City (NSM) 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 NSM. 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 NSM at the address in this
notice by December 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Rachel K. Malloy,
Anthropology Collections Manager and
NAGPRA Coordinator, Nevada State
Museum, 600 N. Carson Street, Carson
City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687–
4810 x229, email rmalloy@
nevadaculture.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
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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
NSM. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the Charlie Gomes Site
(26CH473), Churchill County, NV.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the NSM
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and
Colony, Nevada.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1988, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Charlie Gomes Site in
Churchill County, NV. The site is
located in the Carson Sink and on land
held in trust by Churchill County. In the
early 1980s, the Carson Sink was
subjected to years of flooding and after
the water receded, a section of the
Charlie Gomes site was exposed. In June
of 1988, a group of volunteers, including
professional archeologists, surveyed the
site and recovered human remains and
associated funerary objects, which were
then curated at the NSM.
Burial 1A represents one set of human
remains of an adult of unknown sex.
Burial 1B represents one set of human
remains of a young adult, 16 to 23 years.
The determination of sex on the young
adult is not conclusive. No known
individuals were identified. The 213
associated funerary objects are 56 shell
fragments, 30 faunal bone fragments, 4
lithics, 4 ground stone fragments, 2
natural or fire cracked rocks, 1 seed, 1
bottle glass fragment, 5 soil samples, 2
ochre fragments, and 108 shell beads.
Determinations Made by the Nevada
State Museum
Officials of the NSM have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 213 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 Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada.
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 Rachel K. Malloy,
Anthropology Collections Manager and
NAGPRA Coordinator, Nevada State
Museum, 600 N. Carson Street, Carson
City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687–
4810 x229, email rmalloy@
nevadaculture.org, by December 17,
2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada may
proceed.
The NSM is responsible for notifying
the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 22, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office,
Anchorage, AK, and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North,
Fairbanks, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Alaska State Office, and the
University of Alaska Museum of the
North have completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
SUMMARY:
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the appropriate Indian tribes, and have
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the BLM Alaska State Office.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Indian tribes
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe not identified in this notice that
wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a
written request with information in
support of the request to the BLM
Alaska State Office at the address in this
notice by December 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert King, Alaska
State NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of
Land Management, 222 W. 7th Ave.,
Box 13, Anchorage, AK 99513–7599,
telephone (907) 271–5510.
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 under the control of
the BLM Alaska State Office and in the
physical custody of the University of
Alaska Museum of the North. The
human remains were removed from
Barrow, North Slope Borough, AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the BLM Alaska
State Office and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North
professional staff, in consultation with
representatives of the Native Village of
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government.
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1949, partial sets of human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from the
tundra surface near Point Barrow, AK
(Accession Number 0454). The exact
location where these remains were
collected is unknown, and there is little
information regarding the circumstances
surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska
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Museum of the North, these human
remains were collected by Owen Rye
and R. Hamilton and then deposited at
the museum in 1949, where they are
still housed today. These human
remains represent four individuals and
include two females aged 19–25 years,
one female aged 30–40 years, and one
juvenile of an undetermined sex aged
4–6 years. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1950, a partial set of human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from the tundra
surface near Point Barrow, AK
(Accession Number 0499). The exact
location where this partial set of
remains was collected is unknown, and
there is little information regarding the
circumstances surrounding its removal.
According to records at the University
of Alaska Museum of the North, these
human remains were collected by
William Marshall and then deposited at
the museum in 1950, where they are
still housed today. These remains
represent a single individual consisting
of a female aged 40–50 years. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1952, partial sets of human remains
representing, at minimum, seven
individuals were removed from tundra
surface burials at Point Barrow, AK
(Accession Number UA64–108(01)). The
exact location where these remains were
collected is unknown, and there is little
information regarding the circumstances
surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska
Museum of the North, these human
remains were collected by William
Irving and deposited at the museum
sometime between 1952 and 1964,
where they are still housed today. These
remains represent seven individuals
consisting of two males aged 36–55
years, one male aged 20–30 years, one
female aged 20–30 years, one female
aged 20–40 years, one male aged 30+
years, and one juvenile of an unknown
sex aged 6–8 years. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1953, a partial set of human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from a tundra
surface grave near Point Barrow, AK
(Accession Number 0668). The exact
location where these remains were
collected is unknown, and there is little
information regarding the circumstances
surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska
Museum of the North, these remains
were collected by Arthur Poeschel and
then deposited at the museum in 1955,
where they are still housed today. These
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human remains represent a single
individual consisting of a male aged 20–
25 years. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1960, partial sets of human remains
representing, at minimum, 23
individuals were removed from surface
tundra burials at Point Barrow, AK
(Accession Number 0967). The exact
location where these remains were
collected is unknown, and there is little
information regarding the circumstances
surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska
Museum of the North, these remains
were collected by Otto W. Geist and
Marvin McNary and deposited at the
museum in 1960, where they are still
housed today. These human remains
consist of cranial and post-cranial
elements representing 23 individuals
and include the following: One
individual of an undetermined sex and
age class, two males aged 35–45 years,
one juvenile of an undetermined sex
aged 12–15 years, one female aged 36–
55 years, two females aged 30–50 years,
one female aged 50+ years, one juvenile
of an undetermined sex aged 6–9 years,
one male aged 36–55 years, two females
aged 40–50 years, one juvenile of an
undetermined sex aged 3–5 years, two
males aged 50+ years, one male aged
30–40 years, one female aged 20–40
years, one female aged 20–25 years, one
male aged 25–35 years, one juvenile of
an undetermined sex aged 7–12 years,
two females aged 30–40 years, and one
adult male of undetermined years. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1950s or 1960s, partial sets of
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals accessioned
as UA64–108(2) at the University of
Alaska Museum of the North that were
removed from tundra surface burials at
Point Barrow, AK. The exact location
where these remains were collected is
unknown, and there is little information
regarding the circumstances
surrounding their removal. Based on
catalog records at the University of
Alaska Museum of the North, one of
these individuals was collected by
William Irving in 1952 and likely
belongs with accession UA64–108(1),
although it is impossible to say for sure
due to a lack of detailed information.
The second individual in this accession
was collected by Otto W. Geist and
Kevin Cameron in an unknown year.
Both of these individuals were
deposited at the museum sometime
during or prior to 1964, where they are
still housed today. These human
remains represent two individuals
consisting of one male aged 18–20 years
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and one male aged 25–35 years. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1980, a partial set of human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Point
Barrow, AK (Accession Number UA83–
051). These remains were collected from
a water filled depression several feet
deep near the airport runway and
Pisokak Street by two boys who were
residents of Barrow. The collected
remains were subsequently turned over
to Linda Yarborough who was leading
an archaeological project in the village
at the time of their discovery. The area
where these remains were recovered
appeared to have been disturbed and
there were several other bones
(presumed human) visible at the bottom
of the small pool, and these were left in
place. The exact location where these
remains were collected is described as
between lot 11, block 35 south of
Pisokak Street and the airport runway
located several hundred feet south of
and parallel to Pisokak Street.
According to records at the University
of Alaska Museum of the North, these
remains were deposited in the museum
by Linda Yarborough in 1983, where
they are still housed today. No other
information is available regarding the
circumstances surrounding the removal
of these remains. These human remains
represent a single individual consisting
of one male aged 35–45 years. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Concerning all of the 39 partial sets of
human remains just described, there is
not enough information present in
museum records to confidently assign
any of these remains to a specific
archeological site. None of these
remains were removed under federal
permits. For all of these remains except
the set accessioned as UA83–051, the
only provenience information available
states that the remains were surface
collected near, in, or at the Native
Village of Barrow. A common precontact and contact era burial practice
in the region of Barrow, AK, was to lay
the deceased out either directly on the
surface or enclosed in a box on the
surface. Based on the museum records
that accompany all of these remains,
they were collected from a surficial
burial context which would make them
of a recent age. It is determined that
these remains are Native American
based on the general geographic location
(Barrow, AK), the condition of the
remains, and their morphology. Barrow,
AK is the largest city in the North Slope
Borough and serves as an economic and
administrative center for the region.
Archeological studies and oral
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traditions show that there is at least a
thousand years of continuity between
present-day and past residents on the
North Slope of Alaska. Due to this fact,
all 39 sets of human remains described
above are determined to be directly
related to Native American tribal
members residing in Barrow, AK today.
Determinations Made by the BLM
Alaska State Office and the University
of Alaska Museum of the North
Officials of the BLM Alaska State
Office and the University of Alaska
Museum of the North have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 39
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Native Village of
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe not identified in this
notice that wishes to request transfer of
control of these human remains should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Robert King, Alaska State NAGPRA
Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. 7th Ave., Box 13,
Anchorage, AK 99513–7599, telephone
(907) 271–5510, by December 17, 2014.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Native Village of Barrow Inupiat
Traditional Government may proceed.
The BLM Alaska State Office is
responsible for notifying the Native
Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional
Government that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 2, 2014
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology and
Sociology, University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
AGENCY:
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Notice.
The Department of
Anthropology and Sociology at the
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, has completed an inventory
of human remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Department of
Anthropology and Sociology at the
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Department of
Anthropology and Sociology at the
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, at the address in this notice
by December 17, 2014.
DATES:
Marie Elaine Danforth,
Professor, Department of Anthropology
and Sociology, University of Southern
Mississippi, 118 College Dr. #5074,
Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001, telephone
(601) 266–4306, email m.danforth@
usm.edu.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Department of Anthropology and
Sociology at the University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16873; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK, and the
University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Alaska State Office, and the University of Alaska Museum of the
North have completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation
with
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the appropriate Indian tribes, and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
tribes. Representatives of any Indian tribe not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the BLM Alaska State Office. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the Indian tribes stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request with information in support of the
request to the BLM Alaska State Office at the address in this notice by
December 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert King, Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of
Land Management, 222 W. 7th Ave., Box 13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599,
telephone (907) 271-5510.
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 under
the control of the BLM Alaska State Office and in the physical custody
of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The human remains were
removed from Barrow, North Slope Borough, AK.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the BLM
Alaska State Office and the University of Alaska Museum of the North
professional staff, in consultation with representatives of the Native
Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1949, partial sets of human remains representing, at minimum,
four individuals were removed from the tundra surface near Point
Barrow, AK (Accession Number 0454). The exact location where these
remains were collected is unknown, and there is little information
regarding the circumstances surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, these human
remains were collected by Owen Rye and R. Hamilton and then deposited
at the museum in 1949, where they are still housed today. These human
remains represent four individuals and include two females aged 19-25
years, one female aged 30-40 years, and one juvenile of an undetermined
sex aged 4-6 years. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1950, a partial set of human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual was removed from the tundra surface near Point Barrow,
AK (Accession Number 0499). The exact location where this partial set
of remains was collected is unknown, and there is little information
regarding the circumstances surrounding its removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, these human
remains were collected by William Marshall and then deposited at the
museum in 1950, where they are still housed today. These remains
represent a single individual consisting of a female aged 40-50 years.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1952, partial sets of human remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed from tundra surface burials at Point
Barrow, AK (Accession Number UA64-108(01)). The exact location where
these remains were collected is unknown, and there is little
information regarding the circumstances surrounding their removal.
According to records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North,
these human remains were collected by William Irving and deposited at
the museum sometime between 1952 and 1964, where they are still housed
today. These remains represent seven individuals consisting of two
males aged 36-55 years, one male aged 20-30 years, one female aged 20-
30 years, one female aged 20-40 years, one male aged 30+ years, and one
juvenile of an unknown sex aged 6-8 years. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1953, a partial set of human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual was removed from a tundra surface grave near Point
Barrow, AK (Accession Number 0668). The exact location where these
remains were collected is unknown, and there is little information
regarding the circumstances surrounding their removal. According to
records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, these remains
were collected by Arthur Poeschel and then deposited at the museum in
1955, where they are still housed today. These human remains represent
a single individual consisting of a male aged 20-25 years. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1960, partial sets of human remains representing, at minimum, 23
individuals were removed from surface tundra burials at Point Barrow,
AK (Accession Number 0967). The exact location where these remains were
collected is unknown, and there is little information regarding the
circumstances surrounding their removal. According to records at the
University of Alaska Museum of the North, these remains were collected
by Otto W. Geist and Marvin McNary and deposited at the museum in 1960,
where they are still housed today. These human remains consist of
cranial and post-cranial elements representing 23 individuals and
include the following: One individual of an undetermined sex and age
class, two males aged 35-45 years, one juvenile of an undetermined sex
aged 12-15 years, one female aged 36-55 years, two females aged 30-50
years, one female aged 50+ years, one juvenile of an undetermined sex
aged 6-9 years, one male aged 36-55 years, two females aged 40-50
years, one juvenile of an undetermined sex aged 3-5 years, two males
aged 50+ years, one male aged 30-40 years, one female aged 20-40 years,
one female aged 20-25 years, one male aged 25-35 years, one juvenile of
an undetermined sex aged 7-12 years, two females aged 30-40 years, and
one adult male of undetermined years. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1950s or 1960s, partial sets of human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals accessioned as UA64-108(2) at the
University of Alaska Museum of the North that were removed from tundra
surface burials at Point Barrow, AK. The exact location where these
remains were collected is unknown, and there is little information
regarding the circumstances surrounding their removal. Based on catalog
records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, one of these
individuals was collected by William Irving in 1952 and likely belongs
with accession UA64-108(1), although it is impossible to say for sure
due to a lack of detailed information. The second individual in this
accession was collected by Otto W. Geist and Kevin Cameron in an
unknown year. Both of these individuals were deposited at the museum
sometime during or prior to 1964, where they are still housed today.
These human remains represent two individuals consisting of one male
aged 18-20 years
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and one male aged 25-35 years. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1980, a partial set of human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual were removed from Point Barrow, AK (Accession Number
UA83-051). These remains were collected from a water filled depression
several feet deep near the airport runway and Pisokak Street by two
boys who were residents of Barrow. The collected remains were
subsequently turned over to Linda Yarborough who was leading an
archaeological project in the village at the time of their discovery.
The area where these remains were recovered appeared to have been
disturbed and there were several other bones (presumed human) visible
at the bottom of the small pool, and these were left in place. The
exact location where these remains were collected is described as
between lot 11, block 35 south of Pisokak Street and the airport runway
located several hundred feet south of and parallel to Pisokak Street.
According to records at the University of Alaska Museum of the North,
these remains were deposited in the museum by Linda Yarborough in 1983,
where they are still housed today. No other information is available
regarding the circumstances surrounding the removal of these remains.
These human remains represent a single individual consisting of one
male aged 35-45 years. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Concerning all of the 39 partial sets of human remains just
described, there is not enough information present in museum records to
confidently assign any of these remains to a specific archeological
site. None of these remains were removed under federal permits. For all
of these remains except the set accessioned as UA83-051, the only
provenience information available states that the remains were surface
collected near, in, or at the Native Village of Barrow. A common pre-
contact and contact era burial practice in the region of Barrow, AK,
was to lay the deceased out either directly on the surface or enclosed
in a box on the surface. Based on the museum records that accompany all
of these remains, they were collected from a surficial burial context
which would make them of a recent age. It is determined that these
remains are Native American based on the general geographic location
(Barrow, AK), the condition of the remains, and their morphology.
Barrow, AK is the largest city in the North Slope Borough and serves as
an economic and administrative center for the region. Archeological
studies and oral traditions show that there is at least a thousand
years of continuity between present-day and past residents on the North
Slope of Alaska. Due to this fact, all 39 sets of human remains
described above are determined to be directly related to Native
American tribal members residing in Barrow, AK today.
Determinations Made by the BLM Alaska State Office and the University
of Alaska Museum of the North
Officials of the BLM Alaska State Office and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 39 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat
Traditional Government.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe not
identified in this notice that wishes to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Robert King, Alaska State NAGPRA
Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Ave., Box 13,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7599, telephone (907) 271-5510, by December 17,
2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Native Village of
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government may proceed.
The BLM Alaska State Office is responsible for notifying the Native
Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 2, 2014
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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