Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 44443-44444 [2017-20291]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44443-44444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20291]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0023954; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, 
Beloit College, Beloit, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory of 
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day 
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any 
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains 
should submit a written request to the Logan Museum of Anthropology. If 
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Logan Museum 
of Anthropology at the address in this notice by October 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: William Green, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 
700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-2119, email 
greenb@beloit.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 
Beloit, WI. The human remains were removed from Collier, Lee, and 
Martin Counties, FL, and possibly other locations in South Florida.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Logan 
Museum of Anthropology's professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians. Representatives of 
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe 
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)) and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma were also contacted, 
but did not express an interest in being a part of the NAGPRA 
consultation.

History and Description of the Remains

    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from the Buck Key South site (8LL2624) in Lee 
County, FL, by avocational archeologists. The excavated burials were 
mostly bundle burials believed, on the basis of their depth and the 
absence of historic trade goods, to be pre-contact Calusa. No 
temporally or culturally diagnostic material was noted or recovered 
with the burials. The site did contain Spanish contact material in the 
form of small glass beads on the surface, and not associated with the 
excavated burials. Other archeological sites on Buck Key contain 
material associated with the Caloosahatchee III-V periods (A.D. 1200-
1750). James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired the human remains and donated 
them to the Logan Museum in 1983. The human remains include three 
subadults of indeterminate sex and one adult male. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Horr's Island 6 site (8CR42) in 
Collier County, FL, by avocational archeologists. James E. Lockwood, 
Jr., acquired the human remains and donated them to the Logan Museum in 
1983. Previous excavations had found European beads with the uppermost 
burials at the site, but the human remains removed in the 1970s are 
likely pre-contact Calusa (Glades 1-III periods, A.D. 800-1600) because 
they were found at a greater depth in the mound and had no trade goods. 
The human remains include one adult male. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from the Buck Key South site (8LL2624, Lee 
County, FL) and/or the Horr's Island 6 site (8CR42, Collier County, 
FL), by avocational archeologists. James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired 
these human remains and donated them to the Logan Museum in 1983. On 
the basis of the known human remains from Buck Key South and Horr's 
Island 6 in the Lockwood collection, it is likely that these human 
remains are pre-contact in age (A.D. 800-1600). The human remains 
include one adult female, three adult probable females, and two adult 
males. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Around 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 individuals 
were removed from the Hutchinson's Island Burial Mound (8MT37) in 
Martin County, FL, by avocational archeologists. Burials were located 
at depths of two to four feet and included several secondary burials 
(bundled, flexed, extended) as well as one primary extended burial. 
James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human remains and donated them 
to the Logan Museum in 1983. At a minimum, the human remains of one 
individual were definitely removed from Hutchinson's Island Burial 
Mound, and 19 additional individuals were likely removed from this 
mound. The individuals determined as likely from this site are those 
that were not treated with a preservative. Notes indicate that this 
site is the only one in the Lockwood collection whose human remains 
were not so treated. Previously excavated material from this site has 
been attributed to the Late Archaic (2000-1200 B.C.) and Glades I (1000 
B.C.-A.D. 750) periods and to the pre-contact Ais culture. The human 
remains include three adult males, six adult probable females, six 
adult probable males, two adults of unknown sex, one adult or subadult 
of unknown sex, one subadult female, and one subadult of unknown sex. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.

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    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by avocational archeologists from a mound in 
South Florida. The human remains were probably removed from Buck Key 
South (8LL2624, Lee County, FL), Horr's Island 6 (8CR42, Collier 
County, FL), or the Hutchinson Island Burial Mound (8MT37, Martin 
County, FL). James E. Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human remains and 
donated them to the Logan Museum in 1983. The human remains include one 
juvenile of indeterminate sex. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 
individuals were removed from an unknown site or sites in Florida. In 
1975, Herbert S. Zim donated these human remains to the museum. Because 
Zim lived in South Florida, it is likely that the human remains are 
from South Florida. The human remains include four adult males, one 
adult of indeterminate sex, four subadults of indeterminate sex, and 
two individuals of indeterminate age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Logan Museum of Anthropology

    Officials of the Logan Museum of Anthropology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on archeological contexts and 
physical characteristics.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum of 43 
individuals of Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole 
Nation of Oklahoma.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and 
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and 
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 William Green, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, 
telephone (608) 363-2119, email greenb@beloit.edu, by October 23, 2017. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 
Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may proceed.
    The Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for notifying the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: August 4, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-20291 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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