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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Robbins Museum of Archaeology,
Middleborough, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Robbins Museum of
Archaeology 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
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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 Robbins Museum of
Archaeology. 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 Robbins Museum of
Archaeology at the address in this
notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Lindsay Randall, Robbins
Museum of Archaeology, 17 Jackson
Street, Middleborough, MA 02346,
telephone (978) 7497–4496, email
lrandall@andover.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Robbins Museum of Archaeology,
Middleborough, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the Mansion Inn
site, Wayland, MA.
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 Robbins
Museum of Archaeology professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Wampanoag
Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) as well as the Assonet Band
of the Wampanoag Nation and the
Nipmuc Nation (non-federally
recognized Indian groups).
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History and Description of the Remains
In June 1959, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Mansion Inn site (19–MD–210) in
Middlesex County, MA. The human
remains were included in collections
given to the Robbins Museum by Leslie
Longworth, Sr., Alan Longworth, and
Alfred Mansfield, or their heirs, in the
1970s and 1980s. The human remains
consist of one burned and calcined bone
(Robbins Museum/Massachusetts
Archaeological Society Object #279.01)
from one individual, age and sex
indeterminate, and one set of 3 human
teeth (Object #946.00) from one
individual, age and sex indeterminate.
No known individuals were identified.
The 350 associated funerary objects are
6 lots of burned & calcined mammal
bones; 60 cobbles and cobble fragments;
1 lot of over 1,000 lithic debitage; 9
lithic drills; 8 fire cracked rock; 23 fire
starters/fire starter kits, including
debris; 4 flaked stone tools; 12 lithic
fragments; 44 ground stone tools; 5 lots
red ochre; 1 copper adze; 2 lots charred
wood; 1 lithic petroglyph; 1 lot of over
900 points/blades/bifaces; 37 broken
points/blades/bifaces; 4 possible shaft
abraders; 2 blade preforms; 1 probable
blade fragment; 45 unidentified stone
fragments; 1 stone adze; 2 possible
chopping tool fragments; 9 stone celt,
celt fragments, and probable celt
fragments; 1 stone axe/celt/chopping
tool fragment; 3 unidentified worked
stone fragments; 2 grooved stone tool
fragments; 7 grooved stone axes; 5 stone
gouges; 1 pebble; 1 possible core; 16
possible stone tool fragments; 3
unidentified stone tools; 26 stone slabs;
5 ceramic sherds; and 2 stone tool
fragments, adze or axe. An additional 6
associated funerary objects currently
missing from the collection are 1
debitage/lithic flake (#12380); 4 broken
points/blades, probably Mansion Inn
type (#s 10481, 10532, 10775, and
10815); and 1 point/blade, Mansion Inn,
variety Dudley (#10136).
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from site
19–MD–210 by a number of individuals
in 1959 when construction activity at
the site of the old Mansion Inn revealed
the presence of archeological features.
The site was looted by local children,
their parents, and friends, assisted by
local collectors. Many kept what they
had excavated, though some human
remains and funerary objects were
preserved in museum collections.
Frederick Johnson, curator of the Robert
S. Peabody Foundation for Archaeology
(now the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology) undertook salvage
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excavations to recover some information
about the site. Human remains and
funerary objects removed by Johnson,
Curtis Chapin, Alfred Mansfield, Leslie
Longworth, Sr., William Brierly, and
others were ultimately preserved in the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and the Robbins Museum
of Archaeology.
Excavations, studies, and one
radiocarbon assay on organic material
date the site from approximately 2111 to
1697 B.C. This is consistent with the
Watertown Phase and subsequent
Coburn Group of the Late Archaic
Susquehanna Tradition (3900 to 2600
BP). Multiple lines of evidence guided
by tribal consultations, including
geographic location, maps, oral
tradition, linguistic, and archeological
data, demonstrate a shared group
identity between the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice and the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, representing the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) as well as the Assonet Band
of the Wampanoag Nation and the
Nipmuc Nation (non-federally
recognized Indian groups).
Determinations Made by the Robbins
Museum of Archaeology
Officials of the Robbins Museum of
Archaeology have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 2
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 350 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. An
additional 6 associated funerary objects
currently missing from the collection.
• 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 Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, representing the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah). Additionally, a cultural
relationship is determined to exist
between the human remains and the
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
and the Nipmuc Nation, which are nonfederally recognized Indian groups.
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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 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 Lindsay Randall, Robbins
Museum of Archaeology, 17 Jackson
Street, Middleborough, MA 02346,
telephone (978) 7497–4496, email
lrandall@andover.edu, by October 23,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined
to one or more of the culturally
affiliated tribes, the Assonet Band of the
Wampanoag Nation and the Nipmuc
Nation, which are non-federally
recognized Indian groups, may proceed.
The Robbins Museum of Archaeology
is responsible for notifying the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as well as the
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
and the Nipmuc Nation (non-federally
recognized Indian groups) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 21, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Consultation
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, The
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa,
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
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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, The University of Tulsa.
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 Department of
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa,
at the address in this notice by October
23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Foster,
Department of Anthropology, The
University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa,
OK 74104, telephone (918) 631–3082,
email thomas-foster@utulsa.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 Department of Anthropology, The
University of Tulsa. The human remains
were removed from Craighead County,
AR.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa,
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of
Indians.
History and Description of the Remains
From 1964 to 1968, human remains
representing, at minimum, 21
individuals were removed from the
McDuffie or MacDuffie site (3CG21) in
Craighead County, AR. These human
remains were likely obtained by the
Department of Anthropology at The
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University of Tulsa from the Gilcrease
Museum in Tulsa, OK, which obtained
artifacts and human remains from the
site in 1982. The human remains
represent three adult females, three
adult males, ten adults of indeterminate
sex, one juvenile of indeterminate sex,
and four infants. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to the Gilcrease Museum
records, the McDuffie site (3CG21) is
located near the town of Lunsford in
Craighead County, AR. Excavation
records indicate that the site consisted
of a large village with two mounds.
Non-destructive analysis indicates that
the human remains are Native
American. Cultural items associated
with the human remains have been
determined to date to the Middle
Mississippian period (A.D. 1170–1300).
Oral history evidence presented by
representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of
Indians indicates that the region has
long been included in their traditional
and hunting territory. French colonial
records from 1700 also indicate that the
Quapaw were known at that time to be
the only Native American group present
in the St. Francis River valley region
where the McDuffie site is located.
Based on the geographical location and
the date of interment, the human
remains are most likely to be culturally
affiliated with The Quapaw Tribe of
Indians.
Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, The
University of Tulsa
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa,
have determined that:
• 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(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains 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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Thomas
Foster, Department of Anthropology,
The University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall,
Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 631–
3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu,
by October 23, 2017. After that date, if
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Robbins Museum of Archaeology,
Middleborough, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Robbins Museum of Archaeology 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
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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 Robbins Museum of
Archaeology. 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 Robbins Museum of Archaeology at the
address in this notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Lindsay Randall, Robbins Museum of Archaeology, 17 Jackson
Street, Middleborough, MA 02346, telephone (978) 7497-4496, email
lrandall@andover.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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Robbins Museum of
Archaeology, Middleborough, MA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the Mansion Inn site, Wayland, MA.
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 Robbins
Museum of Archaeology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as well as the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation and the Nipmuc Nation (non-federally recognized Indian groups).
History and Description of the Remains
In June 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Mansion Inn site (19-MD-210) in
Middlesex County, MA. The human remains were included in collections
given to the Robbins Museum by Leslie Longworth, Sr., Alan Longworth,
and Alfred Mansfield, or their heirs, in the 1970s and 1980s. The human
remains consist of one burned and calcined bone (Robbins Museum/
Massachusetts Archaeological Society Object #279.01) from one
individual, age and sex indeterminate, and one set of 3 human teeth
(Object #946.00) from one individual, age and sex indeterminate. No
known individuals were identified. The 350 associated funerary objects
are 6 lots of burned & calcined mammal bones; 60 cobbles and cobble
fragments; 1 lot of over 1,000 lithic debitage; 9 lithic drills; 8 fire
cracked rock; 23 fire starters/fire starter kits, including debris; 4
flaked stone tools; 12 lithic fragments; 44 ground stone tools; 5 lots
red ochre; 1 copper adze; 2 lots charred wood; 1 lithic petroglyph; 1
lot of over 900 points/blades/bifaces; 37 broken points/blades/bifaces;
4 possible shaft abraders; 2 blade preforms; 1 probable blade fragment;
45 unidentified stone fragments; 1 stone adze; 2 possible chopping tool
fragments; 9 stone celt, celt fragments, and probable celt fragments; 1
stone axe/celt/chopping tool fragment; 3 unidentified worked stone
fragments; 2 grooved stone tool fragments; 7 grooved stone axes; 5
stone gouges; 1 pebble; 1 possible core; 16 possible stone tool
fragments; 3 unidentified stone tools; 26 stone slabs; 5 ceramic
sherds; and 2 stone tool fragments, adze or axe. An additional 6
associated funerary objects currently missing from the collection are 1
debitage/lithic flake (#12380); 4 broken points/blades, probably
Mansion Inn type (#s 10481, 10532, 10775, and 10815); and 1 point/
blade, Mansion Inn, variety Dudley (#10136).
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
site 19-MD-210 by a number of individuals in 1959 when construction
activity at the site of the old Mansion Inn revealed the presence of
archeological features. The site was looted by local children, their
parents, and friends, assisted by local collectors. Many kept what they
had excavated, though some human remains and funerary objects were
preserved in museum collections. Frederick Johnson, curator of the
Robert S. Peabody Foundation for Archaeology (now the Robert S. Peabody
Museum of Archaeology) undertook salvage excavations to recover some
information about the site. Human remains and funerary objects removed
by Johnson, Curtis Chapin, Alfred Mansfield, Leslie Longworth, Sr.,
William Brierly, and others were ultimately preserved in the Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and the Robbins Museum of Archaeology.
Excavations, studies, and one radiocarbon assay on organic material
date the site from approximately 2111 to 1697 B.C. This is consistent
with the Watertown Phase and subsequent Coburn Group of the Late
Archaic Susquehanna Tradition (3900 to 2600 BP). Multiple lines of
evidence guided by tribal consultations, including geographic location,
maps, oral tradition, linguistic, and archeological data, demonstrate a
shared group identity between the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice and the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (previously listed as
the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag
Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as well as the Assonet Band of the
Wampanoag Nation and the Nipmuc Nation (non-federally recognized Indian
groups).
Determinations Made by the Robbins Museum of Archaeology
Officials of the Robbins Museum of Archaeology have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 2 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 350 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. An additional 6 associated funerary
objects currently missing from the collection.
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
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah). Additionally, a cultural relationship is determined to
exist between the human remains and the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation and the Nipmuc Nation, which are non-federally recognized Indian
groups.
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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
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 Lindsay Randall, Robbins Museum of
Archaeology, 17 Jackson Street, Middleborough, MA 02346, telephone
(978) 7497-4496, email lrandall@andover.edu, by October 23, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah), and, if joined to one or more of the culturally affiliated
tribes, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and the Nipmuc Nation,
which are non-federally recognized Indian groups, may proceed.
The Robbins Museum of Archaeology is responsible for notifying the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) as well as the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and the
Nipmuc Nation (non-federally recognized Indian groups) that this notice
has been published.
Dated: August 21, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-20297 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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