Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD, 11638-11640 [2017-03610]
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a written request to the Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department. 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.
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department at the address in this notice
by March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Kristina Boykin, Arkansas
State Highway and Transportation
Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock,
AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079,
email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.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 under the control of
the Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department. The human
remains were removed from multiple
counties in Arkansas.
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.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1974, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
recovered from Sylamore Ferry site
(3ST26) in Stone County, AR. A portion
of the Sylamore Ferry site was going to
be impacted by Arkansas State Highway
and Transportation Department (AHTD)
construction. The excavations were
undertaken by the AHTD, and the
human remains were stored at Texas
A&M University. In 1985, the human
remains were returned to the AHTD and
then eventually were taken for
permanent storage to the Arkansas
Archeological Survey (AAS). The
gender and age of the human remains
were undetermined. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Diagnostic artifacts found at the
Sylamore Ferry site (3ST26) indicate
that the human remains were probably
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buried during the Mississippian period
(A.D. 1100 to 1600).
In 1988, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
recovered from site 3LW15 in Lawrence
County, AR, during preliminary analysis
of the U.S. Highway 67 relocation in
northeast Arkansas. No further work
was done at this site because it was not
within the project’s footprint. The
human remains have remained in the
AAS’s collections since the time of their
removal. The gender and age of the
human remains were undetermined. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Diagnostic artifacts found at site 3LW15
indicate that these human remains were
probably buried during the
Mississippian period (A.D. 900 to 1500).
In 1995, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
recovered from site 3CG1059 in
Craighead County, AR. The burials were
discovered during Phase II excavation
for the construction of Cash Bypass. The
AHTD contracted the excavations out to
the Center of Archaeological Research at
Southwest Missouri State University.
The human remains were transferred to
the AAS for curation. The human
remains were identified as two adults.
The gender of the human remains was
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts
found at site 3CG1059 indicate that
these human remains were probably
buried possibly during the
Mississippian period (A.D. 900 to 1500).
In 1996, human remains representing,
a minimum, six individuals were
recovered from the Holden-Conner site
(3JA632) in Jackson County, AR, during
Phase III mitigation for the expansion
and relocation of U.S. Highway 67. The
AHTD contracted the excavations out to
the Center of Archaeological Research at
Southwest Missouri State University.
The human remains were transferred to
the AAS for curation. The human
remains were identified as one infant
(1–4 years), three children (4–8 years),
and two young adults (16 to 21 years).
The gender of the human remains was
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts
found at site 3JA632 indicate that these
human remains were probably buried
during the Late Mississippian period
(A.D. 1400 to 1650).
Determinations Made by the Arkansas
State Highway and Transportation
Department
Officials of the Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department 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 12
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 Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, The Osage
Nation (previously listed as the Osage
Tribe), The Quapaw Tribe of Indians,
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Kristina
Boykin, Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department, P.O. Box
2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, telephone
(501) 569–2079, email Kristina.Boykin@
ahtd.AR.gov, by March 27, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation,
the Osage Nation (previously listed as
the Osage Tribe), the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma, the Osage Nation (previously
listed as the Osage Tribe), the Quapaw
Tribe of Indians, Tunica-Biloxi Indian,
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 24, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22701:
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE,
and State Archeological Research
Center, Rapid City, SD
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, 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 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District. 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 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District at the address
in this notice by March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
SUMMARY:
Notice is
hereby 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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from multiple counties in the
state of South Dakota.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by the South Dakota State
Archeological Research Center and U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1973, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual were removed
from site 39CH206 in Charles Mix
County, SD. The human remains are
presently located at the South Dakota
State Archeological Research Center
(SARC), under the managerial control of
the Omaha District. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In August 1973, the University of
Arkansas conducted an archeological
survey of 36 sites along the Fort Randall
shoreline under a contract with the
National Park Service. The purpose was
to assess damage to sites and make
recommendations on site protection. A
partial cranium was discovered eroding
out of the cutbank at 39CH206. The
collection was originally stored at the
National Park Service Midwest
Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE, and
transferred to SARC in the 1980s. The
human remains were sent to the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in
1988 for documentation by a physical
anthropologist and returned to SARC in
1995. Based on morphological
characteristics and the site’s artifact
assemblage, the human remains are
determined to be Native American.
Site 39CH206 is located on the east
bank of the Missouri River and
represents a small occupation.
Archeologists have suggested an
association between site 39CH206 and a
nearby site, 39CH205. 39CH205 is a
village whose artifacts indicate an Initial
Middle Missouri Tradition (A.D. 900–
1350) of the Plains Village Period. The
Initial Middle Missouri Tradition is
believed to be ancestral Mandan. The
Mandan are represented today by Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1965, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual were removed
from site 39HU7 in Hughes County, SD.
The human remains are presently
located at the South Dakota State
Archeological Research Center (SARC),
under the managerial control of the
Omaha District. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
McClure’s Ranch, site 39HU7, was
excavated in 1965 by Richard B.
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Johnson for the Smithsonian Institution
River Basin Surveys. The site collection
originally stayed with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers until Johnson took a
sabbatical in 1978/1979 from Trent
University in order to complete the site
report. The collection was then
transferred to SARC in 1982. The
human remains were sent to the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for
inventory in 1986 and returned to SARC
in 1995. Based on morphological
characteristics and the site’s artifact
assemblage, the human remains are
determined to be Native American.
Site 39HU7 is a single component
earth lodge village site located on the
north shore of Lake Sharpe in Hughes
County, SD. Based on evidence from
archeological excavations, including
house structure and the presence of Iona
and Talking Crow ceramic wares, the
site dates to the Felicia phase of the
Post-Contact Coalescent variant (A.D.
1690–1700) of the Plains Village
Tradition. Based on archeological,
physical anthropological, oral tradition,
historic evidence, and geography, PostContact populations are believed to be
ancestral Arikara. The Arikara are
represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1964, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual was removed
from site 39LM34 in Lyman County, SD.
The human remains are presently
located at the South Dakota State
Archeological Research Center (SARC),
under the managerial control of the
Omaha District. No known individual
was identified. The 12 associated
funerary objects are 7 ceramic body
sherds, 1 incomplete sandstone grinding
stone, 1 modified faunal fragment, 1
faunal knife, and 2 charred corn kernels.
In 1964, Dr. O.L. Mallory re-examined
a number of sites after the flooding of
the Fort Randall Reservoir. At site
39LM34, bank slumping exposed a
single nearly complete adult male burial
and 12 funerary objects which were
collected and stored at the National Park
Service Midwest Archeological Center,
Lincoln, NE, until 1986. At that time,
both the human remains and object
were transferred to SARC. SARC sent
the remains of the nearly complete adult
male to the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, for documentation by a
physical anthropologist that same year.
The majority of the individual was
returned to SARC and reburied along
the Missouri River north of Ft. Pierre in
1991. The tibiae and ribs, which had
been kept by the University of
Tennessee for further analysis, were
returned to SARC in 1995, and are
accounted for in this notice. Based on
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morphological characteristics and the
site’s artifact assemblage, the human
remains are determined to be Native
American.
Site 39LM34 is an earth lodge village
situated on a low terrace of the right
bank of the Missouri River in central
South Dakota. Based on the ceramic
types (Talking Crow Straight Rim, Iona
Indented, and Cloistered Rims), and
brass and copper ornaments, the site is
dated to the Post-Contact Coalescent
variant (A.D. 1675–1780) of the Plains
Village Tradition. Based on
archeological, physical anthropological,
oral tradition, historic evidence, and
geography, Post-Contact populations are
believed to be ancestral Arikara. The
Arikara are represented today by the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
In 1955, human remains representing,
at minimum, 4 individuals were
removed from site 39WW301 in
Walworth County, SD. The human
remains are presently located at the
South Dakota State Archeological
Research Center (SARC), under the
managerial control of the Omaha
District. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site 39WW301 was excavated by
Wesley R. Hurt, University of South
Dakota Museum (now known as the
W.H. Over Museum) in conjunction
with the South Dakota Archeological
Commission as part of the Smithsonian
Institute River Basin Surveys in 1955.
The human remains of three infants and
one subadult were collected. Two
infants and one subadult were found
together in a secondary burial. One
infant was found in a refuse mound.
Following excavation, the collection
became part of the W.H. Over Museum
collections in Vermillion, SD. The
collection was transferred to SARC in
1974. In 1978, an infant skull, probably
belonging to Individual 1, was
inventoried at SARC and by the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
after which it was reburied in 1986 at
site 39ST15. During a collection review
at SARC in 1993, additional human
remains from Individual 1, as well as
remains from Individuals 2, 3, and 4
were located. Based on morphological
characteristics and the site’s artifact
assemblage, the human remains are
determined to be Native American.
Site 39WW301 is a multi-component
site on a high terrace above the
confluence of Swan Creek and the
Missouri River in Walworth County,
north central South Dakota. Based on
ceramics, projectile points, architectural
features, and feature typologies, two
components are represented—the
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Akaska Focus of the Extended
Coalescent variant (A.D. 1500–1675)
and the LeBeau Phase of the PostContact Coalescent variant (A.D. 1675–
1780). Based on archeological, physical
anthropological, oral tradition, historic
evidence, and geography, Extended and
Post-Contact populations are believed to
be ancestral Arikara, but in some cases
may also represent the Mandan
populations. The Mandan and Arikara
are represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha
District
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 7
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 12 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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil, by March 27, 2017.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, may
proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District is responsible for
notifying Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota, that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: January 6, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017–03610 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22600;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The American Museum of
Natural History, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of object of
cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants
or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request to the American
Museum of Natural History. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the American Museum of Natural
History at the address in this notice by
March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024–5192,
telephone (212) 769–5837, email
nmurphy@amnh.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate a
cultural item under the control of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY, that meets the definition
of an object of cultural patrimony under
25 U.S.C. 3001.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22701: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archeological
Research Center, Rapid City, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 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 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District. 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District at the address in this notice by March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from multiple counties in the state of South
Dakota.
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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the South Dakota State Archeological Research
Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District professional
staff in consultation with representatives of Three Affiliated Tribes
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual were
removed from site 39CH206 in Charles Mix County, SD. The human remains
are presently located at the South Dakota State Archeological Research
Center (SARC), under the managerial control of the Omaha District. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In August 1973, the University of Arkansas conducted an
archeological survey of 36 sites along the Fort Randall shoreline under
a contract with the National Park Service. The purpose was to assess
damage to sites and make recommendations on site protection. A partial
cranium was discovered eroding out of the cutbank at 39CH206. The
collection was originally stored at the National Park Service Midwest
Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE, and transferred to SARC in the
1980s. The human remains were sent to the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, in 1988 for documentation by a physical anthropologist and
returned to SARC in 1995. Based on morphological characteristics and
the site's artifact assemblage, the human remains are determined to be
Native American.
Site 39CH206 is located on the east bank of the Missouri River and
represents a small occupation. Archeologists have suggested an
association between site 39CH206 and a nearby site, 39CH205. 39CH205 is
a village whose artifacts indicate an Initial Middle Missouri Tradition
(A.D. 900-1350) of the Plains Village Period. The Initial Middle
Missouri Tradition is believed to be ancestral Mandan. The Mandan are
represented today by Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual were
removed from site 39HU7 in Hughes County, SD. The human remains are
presently located at the South Dakota State Archeological Research
Center (SARC), under the managerial control of the Omaha District. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
McClure's Ranch, site 39HU7, was excavated in 1965 by Richard B.
Johnson for the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys. The site
collection originally stayed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
until Johnson took a sabbatical in 1978/1979 from Trent University in
order to complete the site report. The collection was then transferred
to SARC in 1982. The human remains were sent to the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, for inventory in 1986 and returned to SARC in
1995. Based on morphological characteristics and the site's artifact
assemblage, the human remains are determined to be Native American.
Site 39HU7 is a single component earth lodge village site located
on the north shore of Lake Sharpe in Hughes County, SD. Based on
evidence from archeological excavations, including house structure and
the presence of Iona and Talking Crow ceramic wares, the site dates to
the Felicia phase of the Post-Contact Coalescent variant (A.D. 1690-
1700) of the Plains Village Tradition. Based on archeological, physical
anthropological, oral tradition, historic evidence, and geography,
Post-Contact populations are believed to be ancestral Arikara. The
Arikara are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation.
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual was
removed from site 39LM34 in Lyman County, SD. The human remains are
presently located at the South Dakota State Archeological Research
Center (SARC), under the managerial control of the Omaha District. No
known individual was identified. The 12 associated funerary objects are
7 ceramic body sherds, 1 incomplete sandstone grinding stone, 1
modified faunal fragment, 1 faunal knife, and 2 charred corn kernels.
In 1964, Dr. O.L. Mallory re-examined a number of sites after the
flooding of the Fort Randall Reservoir. At site 39LM34, bank slumping
exposed a single nearly complete adult male burial and 12 funerary
objects which were collected and stored at the National Park Service
Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE, until 1986. At that time,
both the human remains and object were transferred to SARC. SARC sent
the remains of the nearly complete adult male to the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, for documentation by a physical anthropologist
that same year. The majority of the individual was returned to SARC and
reburied along the Missouri River north of Ft. Pierre in 1991. The
tibiae and ribs, which had been kept by the University of Tennessee for
further analysis, were returned to SARC in 1995, and are accounted for
in this notice. Based on
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morphological characteristics and the site's artifact assemblage, the
human remains are determined to be Native American.
Site 39LM34 is an earth lodge village situated on a low terrace of
the right bank of the Missouri River in central South Dakota. Based on
the ceramic types (Talking Crow Straight Rim, Iona Indented, and
Cloistered Rims), and brass and copper ornaments, the site is dated to
the Post-Contact Coalescent variant (A.D. 1675-1780) of the Plains
Village Tradition. Based on archeological, physical anthropological,
oral tradition, historic evidence, and geography, Post-Contact
populations are believed to be ancestral Arikara. The Arikara are
represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, 4 individuals were
removed from site 39WW301 in Walworth County, SD. The human remains are
presently located at the South Dakota State Archeological Research
Center (SARC), under the managerial control of the Omaha District. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Site 39WW301 was excavated by Wesley R. Hurt, University of South
Dakota Museum (now known as the W.H. Over Museum) in conjunction with
the South Dakota Archeological Commission as part of the Smithsonian
Institute River Basin Surveys in 1955. The human remains of three
infants and one subadult were collected. Two infants and one subadult
were found together in a secondary burial. One infant was found in a
refuse mound.
Following excavation, the collection became part of the W.H. Over
Museum collections in Vermillion, SD. The collection was transferred to
SARC in 1974. In 1978, an infant skull, probably belonging to
Individual 1, was inventoried at SARC and by the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, after which it was reburied in 1986 at site
39ST15. During a collection review at SARC in 1993, additional human
remains from Individual 1, as well as remains from Individuals 2, 3,
and 4 were located. Based on morphological characteristics and the
site's artifact assemblage, the human remains are determined to be
Native American.
Site 39WW301 is a multi-component site on a high terrace above the
confluence of Swan Creek and the Missouri River in Walworth County,
north central South Dakota. Based on ceramics, projectile points,
architectural features, and feature typologies, two components are
represented--the Akaska Focus of the Extended Coalescent variant (A.D.
1500-1675) and the LeBeau Phase of the Post-Contact Coalescent variant
(A.D. 1675-1780). Based on archeological, physical anthropological,
oral tradition, historic evidence, and geography, Extended and Post-
Contact populations are believed to be ancestral Arikara, but in some
cases may also represent the Mandan populations. The Mandan and Arikara
are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha District
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 7 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 12 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 Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer
District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE
68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil,
by March 27, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, may proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is responsible for
notifying Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota, that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 6, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-03610 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
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