Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Little Rock, AR, 11606-11607 [2017-03634]
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Determinations Made by the State
Historical Society of North Dakota
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
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Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Officials of the State Historical
Society of North Dakota have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 1 cultural item described above is
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 and are
believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Cherokee Nation, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Dated: December 19, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Sometime between 1850 and 1931,
one cultural item was removed from a
gravesite in Lincoln County, GA. Dr.
James Grassick, a University of North
Dakota physician, collected a stone pipe
fragment from a ‘‘grave in Lincoln,
Georgia’’ (according to records). Dr.
Grassick donated more than 400 Native
American items to the State Historical
Society on October 26, 1931, from
various states, including Georgia. The
one unassociated funerary object is a
pipe bowl fragment made of steatite.
The pipe is likely of the handle or elbow
type. Records do not provide any
additional information regarding the
object’s archeological context or
provenance.
In consultation with Native American
tribes, State Historical Society officials
determined that the museum records
actually refer to Lincoln County, GA,
which is located on the state’s eastern
border. The pipe bowl was recovered
from what were the traditional lands of
the Cherokee Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
The determination of cultural affiliation
of the unassociated funerary object is
based on geographical, archeological,
anthropological, and historical
evidence, as well as other expert
opinions. The unassociated funerary
object is consistent with cultural items
typically found in the burial contexts
among these three groups. Lincoln
County, GA, falls within Creek and
Cherokee aboriginal lands ceded in the
Treaty of Augusta (1773). Archeological
evidence indicates the presence of stone
pipes in burials at Middle Mississippi
site (Dallas phase), believed to be
ancestral to contemporary Creek and
Cherokee tribes. They are also found
archeologically, associated with adult
burials among the Creek and Cherokee.
The manufacture of steatite was also
known among the Cherokee, and is a
practice that continues to the present
day. The extant evidence narrows the
possibilities for cultural affiliation to
modern-day Creek and Cherokee groups,
but the lack of information regarding the
object’s date or provenience does not
allow for a more specific determination.
The Cherokee Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
have filed a joint claim for the object.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
Wendi Field Murray, State Historical
Society of North Dakota, 612 East
Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND
58505, telephone (701) 328–3506,
wmurray@nd.gov by March 27, 2017.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
object to the Cherokee Nation, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The State Historical Society of North
Dakota is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Cherokee
Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma,
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Kialegee
Tribal Town, Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians, Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama), Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)), Shawnee Tribe, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
and United Keetoowah Band of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22774;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department, Little
Rock, AR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arkansas State Highway
and Transportation Department 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 Arkansas State Highway
and Transportation Department. 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 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
SUMMARY:
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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
Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from multiple counties in
the state of 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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department professional staff in
consultation with representatives of The
Quapaw Tribe of Indians.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2004, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
recovered from the Gilmore South site
(3CT340) in Crittenden County, AR,
during Phase III mitigation for the
improvements to Highway 63. The
Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department contracted
the excavations out to SPEARS, Inc., in
West Fork, AR. The human remains
were transferred to the Arkansas
Archeological Survey (AAS) for curation
in 2009. The human remains were
identified as one adult (18–20 years)
and female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts
found at site 3CT340 indicate these
human remains were probably buried
during the Transitional Late Woodland/
Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700–
1200).
In 2004, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
recovered from the Gilmore North site
(3CT341) in Crittenden County, AR,
during Phase III mitigation for the
improvements to Highway 63. The
Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department contracted
the excavations out to SPEARS, Inc., in
West Fork, AR. The human remains
were transferred to the AAS for curation
in 2009. The human remains were
identified as two youths of unknown
sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts
found at site 3CT341 indicate these
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human remains were probably buried
during the Transitional Late Woodland/
Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700–
1200).
In 1968, 1969, and 1974, human
remains representing, at minimum, 62
individuals were recovered from the
Hazel site (3PO6), Poinsett County, AR.
The Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department planned to
reroute State Highway 308 which went
directly through the Hazel site. The
excavations were undertaken by the
AAS, and the human remains and
associated funerary objects have
remained at the AAS’s collections since
the time of their removal. The human
remains were identified as eight infants
(less than two years old), 12 children (2
to 12 years), one youth (13 to 18 years),
34 adults (19 to 35 years), two old adults
(over 35 years), and five undetermined.
The human remains were further
identified as eight female, 24 males, and
30 undetermined. No known
individuals were identified. The 251
associated funerary objects are 59 whole
or partial ceramic vessels, 2 ceramic
discs, 1 large body sherd, 16 bone beads,
1 bone gorget, 3 bone awls, 1 deer
humerus scraper, 1 antler dagger, 1
raccoon jaw, 1 beaver tooth, 14 conch
shell beads, 89 disc-shaped shell beads,
40 pearl-slug shell beads, 7 barrelshaped shell beads, 2 disc-shaped shell
ear ornaments, 2 shell fragments, 1 shell
mask gorget, 1 shell spoon, 1 conch
shell pendant, 1 willow-leaf knife, 1
biface, 1 ball of red ocher, 1 disc-shaped
stone, 1 piece of coarse sandstone, 1
triangular piece of sandstone, 1 cymbalshaped copper disc, and 1 piece of
unidentified chalky material. Diagnostic
artifacts found at the Hazel site (3PO6)
indicate that the human remains were
probably buried during the Parkin Phase
(A.D. 1300–1600).
In 1984, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals (84–712,
84–712–1, Burials 1 and 2) were
recovered from the Ink Bayou site
(3PU252) in Pulaski County, AR. The
Ink Bayou site was excavated to mitigate
the impacts of construction of a bridge
over Ink Bayou. The Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department contracted the excavations
out to the AAS, and the human remains
have remained at the AAS’s collections
since the time of their removal. The
human remains consisted of three adults
of unknown age, one male and two
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts
found at the Ink Bayou site (3PU252)
indicate that these human remains were
probably buried during the Plum Bayou
Phase (A.D. 750–950).
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For the human remains listed in this
notice, geographic affiliation is
consistent with the historically
documented territory of The Quapaw
Tribe of Indians. Archeological evidence
is consistent with the documented use
of the area by The Quapaw Tribe of
Indians.
Determinations Made by the Arkansas
State Highway and Transportation
Department
Officials of the Arkansas State
Highway and Transportation
Department have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 68
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 251 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 Quapaw Tribe of Indians.
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 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 and associated funerary
objects to The Quapaw Tribe of Indians
may proceed.
The Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department is
responsible for notifying The Quapaw
Tribe of Indians 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-22774; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department, Little Rock, AR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department 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 Arkansas State Highway
and Transportation Department. 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 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
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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 Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
multiple counties in the state of 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 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 Arkansas
State Highway and Transportation Department professional staff in
consultation with representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of Indians.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2004, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were recovered from the Gilmore South site (3CT340) in Crittenden
County, AR, during Phase III mitigation for the improvements to Highway
63. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department contracted
the excavations out to SPEARS, Inc., in West Fork, AR. The human
remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS) for
curation in 2009. The human remains were identified as one adult (18-20
years) and female. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts found at site 3CT340
indicate these human remains were probably buried during the
Transitional Late Woodland/Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700-1200).
In 2004, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were recovered from the Gilmore North site (3CT341) in Crittenden
County, AR, during Phase III mitigation for the improvements to Highway
63. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department contracted
the excavations out to SPEARS, Inc., in West Fork, AR. The human
remains were transferred to the AAS for curation in 2009. The human
remains were identified as two youths of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. Diagnostic artifacts found at site 3CT341 indicate these human
remains were probably buried during the Transitional Late Woodland/
Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700-1200).
In 1968, 1969, and 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, 62
individuals were recovered from the Hazel site (3PO6), Poinsett County,
AR. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department planned to
reroute State Highway 308 which went directly through the Hazel site.
The excavations were undertaken by the AAS, and the human remains and
associated funerary objects have remained at the AAS's collections
since the time of their removal. The human remains were identified as
eight infants (less than two years old), 12 children (2 to 12 years),
one youth (13 to 18 years), 34 adults (19 to 35 years), two old adults
(over 35 years), and five undetermined. The human remains were further
identified as eight female, 24 males, and 30 undetermined. No known
individuals were identified. The 251 associated funerary objects are 59
whole or partial ceramic vessels, 2 ceramic discs, 1 large body sherd,
16 bone beads, 1 bone gorget, 3 bone awls, 1 deer humerus scraper, 1
antler dagger, 1 raccoon jaw, 1 beaver tooth, 14 conch shell beads, 89
disc-shaped shell beads, 40 pearl-slug shell beads, 7 barrel-shaped
shell beads, 2 disc-shaped shell ear ornaments, 2 shell fragments, 1
shell mask gorget, 1 shell spoon, 1 conch shell pendant, 1 willow-leaf
knife, 1 biface, 1 ball of red ocher, 1 disc-shaped stone, 1 piece of
coarse sandstone, 1 triangular piece of sandstone, 1 cymbal-shaped
copper disc, and 1 piece of unidentified chalky material. Diagnostic
artifacts found at the Hazel site (3PO6) indicate that the human
remains were probably buried during the Parkin Phase (A.D. 1300-1600).
In 1984, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
(84-712, 84-712-1, Burials 1 and 2) were recovered from the Ink Bayou
site (3PU252) in Pulaski County, AR. The Ink Bayou site was excavated
to mitigate the impacts of construction of a bridge over Ink Bayou. The
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department contracted the
excavations out to the AAS, and the human remains have remained at the
AAS's collections since the time of their removal. The human remains
consisted of three adults of unknown age, one male and two
undetermined. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Ink
Bayou site (3PU252) indicate that these human remains were probably
buried during the Plum Bayou Phase (A.D. 750-950).
For the human remains listed in this notice, geographic affiliation
is consistent with the historically documented territory of The Quapaw
Tribe of Indians. Archeological evidence is consistent with the
documented use of the area by The Quapaw Tribe of Indians.
Determinations Made by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation
Department
Officials of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation
Department have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 68 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 251 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 Quapaw
Tribe of Indians.
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 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 and associated
funerary objects to The Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed.
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is
responsible for notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice
has been published.
Dated: January 24, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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