Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, Anchorage, AK, and the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK, 52490-52491 [2015-21498]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 168 / Monday, August 31, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18960;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Alaska Region,
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, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Alaska Region (Alaska Region USFWS),
and the University of Alaska Museum of
the North have completed an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with
the appropriate Alaska Native Tribes,
and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
and a present-day Alaska Native Tribe.
Representatives of any Alaska Native
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 to the Alaska Region USFWS. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Alaska Native Tribe stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Alaska
Native 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 Alaska
Region USFWS at the address in this
notice by September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Edward J. DeCleva, Regional
Historic Preservation Officer/
Archaeologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, MS–235,
Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907)
786–3399, edward_decleva@fws.gov.
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
Alaska Region USFWS and housed at
the University of Alaska Museum of the
North. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the Turner River
archaeological site (XDP–00037), in
North Slope Borough, AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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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 Alaska Region
USFWS and the University of Alaska
Museum of the North professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Native Village of Kaktovik.
History and Description of the Remains
The Turner River Overlook
archeological site (XDP–00037), also
referred to as Lorenz Overlook, is
located on the North Slope of Alaska
within the boundaries of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. Professional
archeological excavations were carried
out at the site between 1977 and 1980,
led by Curtis J. Wilson who reported on
these excavations in his 1991 Ph.D.
dissertation. All of the human remains
and associated funerary objects removed
from this site by Wilson were placed in
three different accessions at the
University of Alaska Museum of the
North: UA78–388, UA79–231, and
UA80–203.
In 1978, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals, were
removed from site XDP–00037. The
human remains in accession UA78–388
are the partial remains of one adult
female, one adult male, two adults of
indeterminate sex, and one perinatal
individual of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
864 associated funerary objects are 685
beads, 38 projectile points, 8 knives, 1
drill bearing, 1 wrist guard, 6 fishhook
shanks, 1 harpoon head, 11 pieces of
birch bark, 3 labrets, 2 quartz crystals,
1 axe head, 1 ground stone, 1 sled
runner, 2 scrapers, 1 whetstone, 1 toy
bow fragment, 3 net gauges, 1 line
spreader, 1 ladle, 1 bird blunt, 1 piece
of ochre, 30 faunal remains, 10 pieces of
worked wood, 21 metal fragments, 3
pieces of worked ivory, 15 pieces of
worked antler, 10 pieces of worked
bone, 2 flakes, 2 pebbles, and 1 cobble.
In 1979, human remains representing,
at minimum, 11 individuals were
removed from site XDP–00037. The
human remains in accession 79–231 are
the partial remains of five adult females,
one adult of indeterminate sex, one
juvenile of indeterminate sex, and four
adult males. No known individuals
were identified. The 263 associated
funerary objects are 8 beads, 15 burned
stones, 1 cooking stone, 1 projectile
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point, 2 flakes, 2 pieces of wood, 4
metal fragments, 1 piece of worked
ivory, 4 pieces of worked antler, 1 piece
of worked wood, 17 pieces of worked
bone, 131 faunal remains, 6 stones, and
70 pebbles.
In 1980, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals were
removed from site XDP–00037. The
human remains in accession UA80–203
are the partial remains of one adult
female, two adult males, one juvenile of
indeterminate sex, and one sub-adult of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 3,776
associated funerary objects are 1 awl, 1
piece of bark, 204 beads, 4 biface
fragments, 2 bow fragments, 8 burned
stones, 5 core fragments, 1 end scraper,
2,430 faunal remains, 9 fire spalls, 2
flagging stones, 135 flakes, 1 glass bottle
fragment, 7 pieces of ground stone, 1
harpoon point, 2 knives, 1 knife handle,
3 labrets, 4 lamps, 7 lamp fragments, 1
piece of lead shot, 17 metal fragments,
2 nails, 659 pebbles, 19 projectile
points, 2 quartz crystals, 2 rock spalls,
1 sandstone tool, 29 pieces of slate, 6
stones, 1 piece of tar, 1 ulu blade, 6
pieces of wood, 38 pieces of worked
antler, 89 pieces of worked bone, 1
piece of worked ivory, 4 worked stones,
and 70 pieces of worked wood.
Based the geographic location, the
condition of the human remains, and
morphology, all of the human remains
described in this notice are determined
to be Native American. The removal of
these human remains and associated
funerary objects from surface burials or
shallow graves is consistent with a
common pre-contact and contact era
burial practice in the region to lay the
deceased out either directly on the
surface or enclosed in a box on the
surface. Kaktovik is an Alaska Native
village in the North Slope Borough and
is located on the northern edge of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Archeological studies and oral
traditions show that there is at least
1,000 years of continuity between
present-day and past peoples living on
the North Slope of Alaska. Based on this
information, the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice are determined to be
culturally affiliated with Native
American tribal members residing in
Kaktovik, AK, today, represented by the
Native Village of Kaktovik.
Determinations Made by the Alaska
Region USFWS and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North
Officials of the Alaska Region USFWS
and the University of Alaska Museum of
the North have determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 21
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 4,903 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 Kaktovik.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Alaska Native Tribe not
identified in this notice that wishes 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 Edward DeCleva, Regional
Historic Preservation Officer/
Archaeologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Alaska Region, 1011 E. Tudor
Road, MS–235, Anchorage, AK 99013,
telephone (907) 786–3399, email
edward_decleva@fws.gov, by September
30, 2015. 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 Kaktovik
may proceed.
The Alaska Region, USFWS and the
University of Alaska Museum of the
North are responsible for notifying the
Native Village of Kaktovik that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Possession of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Army, Fort
Benning, GA; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Army, Fort
Benning, GA, has corrected an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects, published in a Notice
of Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register on August 29, 2002. This notice
corrects the number of associated
funerary objects. 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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request to the U.S.
Army, Fort Benning, GA. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the 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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA at the
address in this notice by September 30,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher E.
Hamilton, Coordinator for Native
American Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive,
Room 309, Fort Benning, GA 31905,
telephone (706) 545–4211, email
christopher.e.hamilton.civ@mail.mil.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Russell
County, AL.
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.
This notice corrects the number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (67 FR 55426, August
29, 2002). Human remains and
associated funerary objects were
discovered when the National Infantry
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Museum re-examined its collection in
August of 2014. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
excavated during the River Basin Survey
of 1958 by the Smithsonian Institute at
site 1Ru63, in Russell County, AL. The
human remains were misidentified as
‘‘Rabbit Bones’’ on an exhibit card. The
human remains are believed to be part
of the individuals already listed in a
Notice of Inventory Completion, and
therefore the minimum number of
individuals listed in the original notice
has not changed. This notice only
corrects the number of associated
funerary objects listed in that notice.
Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (67 FR 55426,
August 29, 2002), paragraph 13 is
corrected by replacing sentences 6 and
7 with the following:
In August 2014, associated funerary objects
were found at the National Infantry Museum
and are believed to be the items noted in the
original field notes that were unavailable for
review in 2002. The additional associated
funerary objects are 2 brass bells, 1 iron
buckle, 3 copper buttons, 1 ceramic pipe
bowl fragment, 1 conch columella, and 1
ceramic bowl.
In the Federal Register (67 FR 55426,
August 29, 2002), paragraph 16,
sentence 2 is corrected by replacing the
number 1551 with the number 1560.
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 associated funerary objects
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Christopher E. Hamilton,
Coordinator for Native American
Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive, Room 309,
Fort Benning, GA 31905, telephone
(706) 545–4211, email
christopher.e.hamilton.civ@mail.mil, by
September 30, 2015. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects to the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas; the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; the Chickasaw Nation; the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; the
Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;
the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe
of Florida; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town, Oklahoma may proceed.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18960; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, 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, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Alaska Region (Alaska Region USFWS), and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North have completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate
Alaska Native Tribes, and have determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and a present-day Alaska Native Tribe. Representatives of any Alaska
Native 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 to the Alaska Region USFWS. If
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the Alaska Native Tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Alaska Native 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 Alaska Region USFWS at the address in this notice by
September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Edward J. DeCleva, Regional Historic Preservation Officer/
Archaeologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, MS-
235, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) 786-3399,
edward_decleva@fws.gov.
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 Alaska Region
USFWS and housed at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the
Turner River archaeological site (XDP-00037), in 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 Alaska
Region USFWS and the University of Alaska Museum of the North
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Native
Village of Kaktovik.
History and Description of the Remains
The Turner River Overlook archeological site (XDP-00037), also
referred to as Lorenz Overlook, is located on the North Slope of Alaska
within the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Professional archeological excavations were carried out at the site
between 1977 and 1980, led by Curtis J. Wilson who reported on these
excavations in his 1991 Ph.D. dissertation. All of the human remains
and associated funerary objects removed from this site by Wilson were
placed in three different accessions at the University of Alaska Museum
of the North: UA78-388, UA79-231, and UA80-203.
In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals,
were removed from site XDP-00037. The human remains in accession UA78-
388 are the partial remains of one adult female, one adult male, two
adults of indeterminate sex, and one perinatal individual of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The 864
associated funerary objects are 685 beads, 38 projectile points, 8
knives, 1 drill bearing, 1 wrist guard, 6 fishhook shanks, 1 harpoon
head, 11 pieces of birch bark, 3 labrets, 2 quartz crystals, 1 axe
head, 1 ground stone, 1 sled runner, 2 scrapers, 1 whetstone, 1 toy bow
fragment, 3 net gauges, 1 line spreader, 1 ladle, 1 bird blunt, 1 piece
of ochre, 30 faunal remains, 10 pieces of worked wood, 21 metal
fragments, 3 pieces of worked ivory, 15 pieces of worked antler, 10
pieces of worked bone, 2 flakes, 2 pebbles, and 1 cobble.
In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals
were removed from site XDP-00037. The human remains in accession 79-231
are the partial remains of five adult females, one adult of
indeterminate sex, one juvenile of indeterminate sex, and four adult
males. No known individuals were identified. The 263 associated
funerary objects are 8 beads, 15 burned stones, 1 cooking stone, 1
projectile point, 2 flakes, 2 pieces of wood, 4 metal fragments, 1
piece of worked ivory, 4 pieces of worked antler, 1 piece of worked
wood, 17 pieces of worked bone, 131 faunal remains, 6 stones, and 70
pebbles.
In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed from site XDP-00037. The human remains in accession UA80-
203 are the partial remains of one adult female, two adult males, one
juvenile of indeterminate sex, and one sub-adult of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified. The 3,776 associated funerary
objects are 1 awl, 1 piece of bark, 204 beads, 4 biface fragments, 2
bow fragments, 8 burned stones, 5 core fragments, 1 end scraper, 2,430
faunal remains, 9 fire spalls, 2 flagging stones, 135 flakes, 1 glass
bottle fragment, 7 pieces of ground stone, 1 harpoon point, 2 knives, 1
knife handle, 3 labrets, 4 lamps, 7 lamp fragments, 1 piece of lead
shot, 17 metal fragments, 2 nails, 659 pebbles, 19 projectile points, 2
quartz crystals, 2 rock spalls, 1 sandstone tool, 29 pieces of slate, 6
stones, 1 piece of tar, 1 ulu blade, 6 pieces of wood, 38 pieces of
worked antler, 89 pieces of worked bone, 1 piece of worked ivory, 4
worked stones, and 70 pieces of worked wood.
Based the geographic location, the condition of the human remains,
and morphology, all of the human remains described in this notice are
determined to be Native American. The removal of these human remains
and associated funerary objects from surface burials or shallow graves
is consistent with a common pre-contact and contact era burial practice
in the region to lay the deceased out either directly on the surface or
enclosed in a box on the surface. Kaktovik is an Alaska Native village
in the North Slope Borough and is located on the northern edge of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Archeological studies and oral
traditions show that there is at least 1,000 years of continuity
between present-day and past peoples living on the North Slope of
Alaska. Based on this information, the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice are determined to be
culturally affiliated with Native American tribal members residing in
Kaktovik, AK, today, represented by the Native Village of Kaktovik.
Determinations Made by the Alaska Region USFWS and the University of
Alaska Museum of the North
Officials of the Alaska Region USFWS and the University of Alaska
Museum of the North have determined that:
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Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 21 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4,903 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 Kaktovik.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Alaska Native Tribe
not identified in this notice that wishes 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
Edward DeCleva, Regional Historic Preservation Officer/Archaeologist,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, 1011 E. Tudor Road, MS-
235, Anchorage, AK 99013, telephone (907) 786-3399, email
edward_decleva@fws.gov, by September 30, 2015. 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
Kaktovik may proceed.
The Alaska Region, USFWS and the University of Alaska Museum of the
North are responsible for notifying the Native Village of Kaktovik that
this notice has been published.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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