Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Andover, MA, 4261-4262 [2018-01720]
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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 Archeological Survey,
Fayetteville, AR. The human remains
were removed from Drew 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Arkansas
Archeological Survey professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. These
human remains were inventoried and
documented by Physical
Anthropologists at the University of
Arkansas.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1983, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
recovered from site 3DR144 in Drew
County, AR. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
This notice includes a variety of terms
commonly used in discussions of
Arkansas archeology and the historical
trajectories that gave rise to specific
Native American communities
identified in the historical record. Based
on the archeological context for these
sites and what is presently known about
the peoples who pre-date the historic
Tunica people and occupied the sites
listed in this notice, the Arkansas
Archeological Survey has determined
the human remains listed in this notice
are culturally affiliated with the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe.
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Determinations Made by the Arkansas
Archeological Survey
Officials of the Arkansas
Archeological Survey 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(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
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remains and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe.
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. George
Sabo, Director, Arkansas Archeological
Survey, 2475 North Hatch Avenue,
Fayetteville, AR 72704, (479) 575–3556,
gsabo@uark.edu, by March 1, 2018.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe may
proceed.
The Arkansas Archeological Survey is
responsible for notifying the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 11, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on January 25, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert
S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
Andover, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Robert S. Peabody
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
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 Robert S. Peabody
Museum of Archaeology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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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 Robert S. Peabody
Museum of Archaeology at the address
in this notice by March 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street,
Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978)
749–4490, email rwheeler@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
Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Andover, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the Swanton site
(VT–FR–1) in Franklin County, VT.
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 Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Aroostook Band of
Micmacs (previously listed as the
Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians);
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;
Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot
Nation (previously listed as the
Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and the
following non-federally recognized
Indian groups: Abenaki Nation of
Missisquoi, St. Francis/Sokoki Band;
Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki; Koasek
Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki
Nation; and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1860s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Elliot
Frink, H.H. Dean, L.B. Truax, John W.
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Brough, J.B. Perry, and others from the
Swanton site (VT–FR–1) located at
Highgate, near Swanton, Franklin
County, VT. The site also is known as
Hemp Yard, Frink cemetery, and Frink’s
grounds. In 1917, the human remains
and associated funerary objects were
given to the Phillips Academy
Department of Archaeology (now the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology) by John W. Brough.
Information about the site can be found
in Warren K. Moorehead’s 1922 book ‘‘A
Report on the Archaeology of Maine’’
(see pages 241–257, which deal with
Moorehead’s Lake Champlain survey).
Archeologist Stephen Loring, in his
1985 article ‘‘Boundary Maintenance,
Mortuary Ceremonialism and Resource
Control in the Early Woodland: Three
Cemetery Sites in Vermont,’’ indicates
that the Swanton site was first
mentioned in 1868 by the Reverend J.B.
Perry, following its exposure by logging,
mining, and erosion activities in the
early 1860s. Loring describes the
Swanton site as part of an Early
Woodland-era mortuary complex that
included exotic funerary objects, large
bifacial stone blades, and the use of red
ochre. The mortuary complex is
approximately 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
Examination of the human remains by
physical anthropologist Michael J.
Gibbons in 1993 identified a subadult
male, aged 17 to 20 years old at time of
death, represented by fragmentary
clavicle and mandible, both of which
are copper stained (object ID numbers
58495 and 58496). No known individual
was identified. The 66 associated
funerary objects include 1 discoidal
stone (16937), 1 large stemmed slate
biface (58480), 1 quartz stemmed biface
(58482), 1 waterworn stemmed slate
biface (58483), 1 leaf-shaped chert
biface (58485), 1 leaf-shaped chert
biface (58486), 1 fragmentary quartz
biface (58488), 1 large jasper biface
(58489), 1 polishing stone of slate
(58490), 1 rhyolite celt (58491), 1
groundstone celt (58492), 3 large shell
beads (58493), 2 small shell beads
(58494), 1 phyllite gorget (58497), 1
decorated ceramic rim sherd (58498), 1
copper drill or perforator (58499), 1
fragmentary quartz biface (58501), 4
fragmentary chipped stone tools
(58503), 35 fragments of copper beads,
some with preserved cordage (2017.2.1),
5 tubular beads, and 2 Common Atlantic
Marginella (Prunum apicinum) beads
(2017.2.2).
During consultation representatives of
the Wabanaki Tribes and Abenaki
groups emphasized that they considered
themselves collectively to be
Wabanakis, with similar languages,
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shared cultural histories, and common
origins that extend far back to the first
human occupation of the far
northeastern United States and parts of
Canada. Abenaki scholar Frederick
Wiseman, in his book ‘‘Reclaiming the
Ancestors: Decolonizing a Taken
Prehistory of the Far Northeast,’’
presents detailed information on the
interrelatedness of the Wabanaki, their
distinct regional adaptations, and
modern political entities. 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 Aroostook
Band of Micmacs (previously listed as
the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians);
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;
Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot
Nation (previously listed as the
Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and the
following non-federally recognized
Indian groups: Abenaki Nation of
Missisquoi, St. Francis/Sokoki Band;
Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki; Koasek
Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki
Nation; and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody
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 1
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 66 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 Aroostook Band of Micmacs
(previously listed as the Aroostook Band
of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe;
and the Penobscot Nation (previously
listed as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine).
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 Ryan Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
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Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street,
Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978)
749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.edu,
by March 1, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects may proceed to the Aroostook
Band of Micmacs (previously listed as
the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians);
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;
Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot
Nation (previously listed as the
Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and, if
joined to one or more of the culturally
affililated tribes, any of the following
non-federally recognized Indian groups:
Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St.
Francis/Sokoki Band; Elnu Tribe of the
Abenaki; Koasek Traditional Band of the
Koas Abenaki Nation; and Nulhegan
Abenaki Tribe.
The Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
the Aroostook Band of Micmacs
(previously listed as the Aroostook Band
of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe;
Penobscot Nation (previously listed as
the Penobscot Tribe of Maine); Abenaki
Nation of Missisquoi (St. Francis/Sokoki
Band), Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki,
Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas
Abenaki Nation, and Nulhegan Abenaki
Tribe that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on January 25, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–01720 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of
American History and Art, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Gilcrease
Institute of American History and Art
(Gilcrease Museum), 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 a
sacred object and object of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024413; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Andover, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Robert S. Peabody 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 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 Robert S. Peabody 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 Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
at the address in this notice by March 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978)
749-4490, email [email protected].
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 Robert S. Peabody
Museum of Archaeology, Andover, MA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the Swanton site (VT-FR-1) in
Franklin County, VT.
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 Robert
S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously
listed as the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot Nation (previously
listed as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and the following non-
federally recognized Indian groups: Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St.
Francis/Sokoki Band; Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki; Koasek Traditional Band
of the Koas Abenaki Nation; and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1860s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Elliot Frink, H.H. Dean, L.B. Truax, John W.
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Brough, J.B. Perry, and others from the Swanton site (VT-FR-1) located
at Highgate, near Swanton, Franklin County, VT. The site also is known
as Hemp Yard, Frink cemetery, and Frink's grounds. In 1917, the human
remains and associated funerary objects were given to the Phillips
Academy Department of Archaeology (now the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology) by John W. Brough. Information about the site can be found
in Warren K. Moorehead's 1922 book ``A Report on the Archaeology of
Maine'' (see pages 241-257, which deal with Moorehead's Lake Champlain
survey). Archeologist Stephen Loring, in his 1985 article ``Boundary
Maintenance, Mortuary Ceremonialism and Resource Control in the Early
Woodland: Three Cemetery Sites in Vermont,'' indicates that the Swanton
site was first mentioned in 1868 by the Reverend J.B. Perry, following
its exposure by logging, mining, and erosion activities in the early
1860s. Loring describes the Swanton site as part of an Early Woodland-
era mortuary complex that included exotic funerary objects, large
bifacial stone blades, and the use of red ochre. The mortuary complex
is approximately 2,000 to 3,000 years old. Examination of the human
remains by physical anthropologist Michael J. Gibbons in 1993
identified a subadult male, aged 17 to 20 years old at time of death,
represented by fragmentary clavicle and mandible, both of which are
copper stained (object ID numbers 58495 and 58496). No known individual
was identified. The 66 associated funerary objects include 1 discoidal
stone (16937), 1 large stemmed slate biface (58480), 1 quartz stemmed
biface (58482), 1 waterworn stemmed slate biface (58483), 1 leaf-shaped
chert biface (58485), 1 leaf-shaped chert biface (58486), 1 fragmentary
quartz biface (58488), 1 large jasper biface (58489), 1 polishing stone
of slate (58490), 1 rhyolite celt (58491), 1 groundstone celt (58492),
3 large shell beads (58493), 2 small shell beads (58494), 1 phyllite
gorget (58497), 1 decorated ceramic rim sherd (58498), 1 copper drill
or perforator (58499), 1 fragmentary quartz biface (58501), 4
fragmentary chipped stone tools (58503), 35 fragments of copper beads,
some with preserved cordage (2017.2.1), 5 tubular beads, and 2 Common
Atlantic Marginella (Prunum apicinum) beads (2017.2.2).
During consultation representatives of the Wabanaki Tribes and
Abenaki groups emphasized that they considered themselves collectively
to be Wabanakis, with similar languages, shared cultural histories, and
common origins that extend far back to the first human occupation of
the far northeastern United States and parts of Canada. Abenaki scholar
Frederick Wiseman, in his book ``Reclaiming the Ancestors: Decolonizing
a Taken Prehistory of the Far Northeast,'' presents detailed
information on the interrelatedness of the Wabanaki, their distinct
regional adaptations, and modern political entities. 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 Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously
listed as the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot Nation (previously
listed as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and the following non-
federally recognized Indian groups: Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St.
Francis/Sokoki Band; Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki; Koasek Traditional Band
of the Koas Abenaki Nation; and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody 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 1 individual of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 66 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
Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously listed as the Aroostook Band of
Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe;
and the Penobscot Nation (previously listed as the Penobscot Tribe of
Maine).
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 Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810,
telephone (978) 749-4490, email [email protected], by March 1, 2018.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects may proceed to the Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously listed
as the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of Maliseet
Indians; Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot Nation (previously listed as
the Penobscot Tribe of Maine); and, if joined to one or more of the
culturally affililated tribes, any of the following non-federally
recognized Indian groups: Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St. Francis/
Sokoki Band; Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki; Koasek Traditional Band of the
Koas Abenaki Nation; and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.
The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology is responsible for
notifying the Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously listed as the
Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians); Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;
Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot Nation (previously listed as the
Penobscot Tribe of Maine); Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi (St. Francis/
Sokoki Band), Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki, Koasek Traditional Band of the
Koas Abenaki Nation, and Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register on January 25, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018-01720 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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