Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD, 16124-16125 [2018-07702]
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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 New York State Museum at the
address in this notice by May 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov.
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 cultural
items under the control of the New York
State Museum, Albany, NY, that meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects 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
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In the late nineteenth century, three
cultural items were removed from the
Brewerton cemetery site in Onondaga
County, NY. They were part a larger
collection purchased by the museum
from Otis M. Bigelow in 1914. The
unassociated funerary objects are 3
pottery smoking pipes, including one
with a side-facing bear effigy on the
bowl (#31868), one with a ringed collar
bowl (#31908), and one with a selfdirected eagle effigy on the bowl
(#31909). The pipes were illustrated by
Rev. William M. Beauchamp in the late
19th century and described as being
from a Native American grave. Based on
the style of the pipes and other items
reportedly found in the burial, and
which are not in the museum’s
possession, the cultural items probably
date to the mid- to late-seventeenth
century.
In the late nineteenth century, four
cultural items were removed from a site
in the town of Pompey in Onondaga
County, NY. The unassociated funerary
objects are 2 rolled sheet brass tinklers,
1 brass wire hoop, and 1 black glass
button (#50096). The cultural items
were part of a larger collection
belonging to Rev. William M.
Beauchamp and purchased by the
museum in 1949 from his daughter,
Mrs. Grace B. Lodder. Beauchamp
identified the cultural items as from a
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grave in Pompey. Beauchamp described
the Pompey area as the early home of
the Onondaga, where numerous village
sites date from the late pre-contact
period through the seventeenth century.
Traded by the Dutch, similar glass
buttons have been found on early
historic Onondaga sites, and probably
date to the 17th century.
In 1908, 506 cultural items were
removed from a site near Dorwin
Springs, Onondaga Valley, in Onondaga
County, NY. The 506 unassociated
funerary objects are a string of 26 shell
beads and 480 white glass seed beads
(#50097). The cultural items were part
of a larger collection belonging to Rev.
William M. Beauchamp and purchased
by the museum in 1949 from his
daughter, Mrs. Grace B. Lodder.
Beauchamp identified the burial as
Native American and suggested the
glass beads may have been part of a belt.
He estimated the site dated to about
A.D. 1750, a date consistent with the
type of beads and other items reportedly
found in the burial, and which are not
in the museum’s possession.
Determinations Made by the New York
State Museum
Officials of the New York State
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 513 cultural items described above
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 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 Onondaga Nation.
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
Lisa Anderson, New York State
Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov, by May 14, 2018. After that
date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Onondaga Nation may proceed.
The New York State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Onondaga
Nation that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: March 22, 2018
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–25273;
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, Omaha, NE, and State
Archaeological Research Center,
Rapid City, SD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (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 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 Omaha District at the
address in this notice by May 14, 2018.
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
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha
District and in the physical custody of
the South Dakota State Archaeological
Research Center (SARC). The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from sites 39WW0003
and 39CA0006 in Walworth and
Campbell Counties, SD.
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 SARC and Omaha District
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1956, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were
removed from two features (Feature 2
and Feature 4) at site 39CA0006, Bamble
Site, in Campbell County, SD. Each
feature reportedly contained the
remains of two individuals. The human
remains were collected by Dr. David A.
Baerreis, University of Wisconsin, when
multiple sites were excavated prior to
the creation of the Oahe Dam Reservoir.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were originally stored
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
until the collection was moved to SARC
in 2015. An inventory of the collections
at SARC located human remains and
associated funerary objects from Feature
4. No human remains from Feature 2
were located. The human remains at
SARC from Feature 4 total a minimum
of four individuals (3 adults and 1
subadult). No known individuals were
identified. The 1,168 associated
funerary objects from Feature 4 include
1 complete ceramic vessel, 154 ceramic
rim sherds, 877 ceramic body sherds, 1
ceramic handle sherd, 3 badland knives,
1 petrified wood badlands knife, 4
faunal bone awls, 13 unidentifiable
faunal bone fragments, 12 faunal bone
hoes, 4 modified antlers, 10 modified
faunal bones, 2 faunal shaft wenches, 1
unidentifiable faunal bone, 1 charcoal
piece, 3 seed vials, 2 corn seed vials, 5
biface flakes, 3 biface knives, 1 biface
tool, 1 chert projectile point, 2 chipped
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stones, 1 chipped stone fragment, 3
groundstones, 1 groundstone axe, 1
ground stone fragment, 5 hammerstones,
2 modified flakes, 1 polishing stone, 5
scrapers, 7 shaft abraders, 1 uniface
flake, 1 brass tinkler, 2 brass tubes, 2
brass fragments, 21 gypsum crystals, 2
red ochre vials, 1 yellow ochre vial, 1
modified chalcedony flake, 1 catlinite
pipe, 4 chalcedony scrapers, 4 petrified
wood scrapers, and 1 war club.
In 1956 human remains representing,
at minimum, 12 individuals were
removed from site 39WW0003, SpiryEklo Site, in Walworth County, SD. The
human remains were collected by Dr.
David A. Baerreis, University of
Wisconsin, when multiple sites were
excavated prior to the creation of the
Oahe Dam Reservoir. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were originally stored at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison until the
collection was moved to SARC in 2015,
where they are currently housed under
the managerial control of the Omaha
District. An inventory of the collections
identified 12 individuals (8 adults of
indeterminate sex, 2 subadults, and 2
infants). No known individuals were
identified. The 743 associated funerary
objects include 127 ceramic rim sherds,
558 ceramic body sherds, 2 ceramic
handle sherds, 2 bone awls (faunal), 2
bone hoes (faunal), 5 modified bones
(faunal), 3 unidentified bone fragments
(faunal), 2 burnt corn cobs, 1 wood
fragment, 12 glass beads, 2 abraders, 1
biface fragment, 1 biface knife, 7
chipped stone flakes, 1 chipped stone
tool, 1 modified flake, 3 projectile
points, 3 uniface flakes, 1 catlinite
fragment, and 9 scrapers.
Based on morphological
characteristics, archeological context,
and associated funerary objects, the
human remains in this notice are
determined to be Native American. Both
Site 39CA0006 and Site 39WW0003 are
fortified villages and are believed to
represent the Extended Coalescent (A.D.
1500–1675) because of the mix of
European and Native elements among
the objects, including brass elements
and glass beads, as well as the presence
of flexed primary inhumations and log
coverings, which represent a burial
practice of the Akaska Focus. Based on
oral tradition, historic accounts,
archeological evidence, geographical
location, and physical anthropological
interpretations, the Extended Coalescent
variants are believed to be ancestral
Arikara. The Arikara are represented
today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
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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 16
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 1,911 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 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 May 14, 2018. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the 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 the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 21, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018–07702 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-25273; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archaeological Research Center,
Rapid City, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (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 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 Omaha District at the address in this
notice by May 14, 2018.
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 [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
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of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of
the U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha District and in the physical
custody of the South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center
(SARC). The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed
from sites 39WW0003 and 39CA0006 in Walworth and Campbell Counties, SD.
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 SARC and Omaha District professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from two features (Feature 2 and Feature 4) at site
39CA0006, Bamble Site, in Campbell County, SD. Each feature reportedly
contained the remains of two individuals. The human remains were
collected by Dr. David A. Baerreis, University of Wisconsin, when
multiple sites were excavated prior to the creation of the Oahe Dam
Reservoir. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
originally stored at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until the
collection was moved to SARC in 2015. An inventory of the collections
at SARC located human remains and associated funerary objects from
Feature 4. No human remains from Feature 2 were located. The human
remains at SARC from Feature 4 total a minimum of four individuals (3
adults and 1 subadult). No known individuals were identified. The 1,168
associated funerary objects from Feature 4 include 1 complete ceramic
vessel, 154 ceramic rim sherds, 877 ceramic body sherds, 1 ceramic
handle sherd, 3 badland knives, 1 petrified wood badlands knife, 4
faunal bone awls, 13 unidentifiable faunal bone fragments, 12 faunal
bone hoes, 4 modified antlers, 10 modified faunal bones, 2 faunal shaft
wenches, 1 unidentifiable faunal bone, 1 charcoal piece, 3 seed vials,
2 corn seed vials, 5 biface flakes, 3 biface knives, 1 biface tool, 1
chert projectile point, 2 chipped stones, 1 chipped stone fragment, 3
groundstones, 1 groundstone axe, 1 ground stone fragment, 5
hammerstones, 2 modified flakes, 1 polishing stone, 5 scrapers, 7 shaft
abraders, 1 uniface flake, 1 brass tinkler, 2 brass tubes, 2 brass
fragments, 21 gypsum crystals, 2 red ochre vials, 1 yellow ochre vial,
1 modified chalcedony flake, 1 catlinite pipe, 4 chalcedony scrapers, 4
petrified wood scrapers, and 1 war club.
In 1956 human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals were
removed from site 39WW0003, Spiry-Eklo Site, in Walworth County, SD.
The human remains were collected by Dr. David A. Baerreis, University
of Wisconsin, when multiple sites were excavated prior to the creation
of the Oahe Dam Reservoir. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were originally stored at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
until the collection was moved to SARC in 2015, where they are
currently housed under the managerial control of the Omaha District. An
inventory of the collections identified 12 individuals (8 adults of
indeterminate sex, 2 subadults, and 2 infants). No known individuals
were identified. The 743 associated funerary objects include 127
ceramic rim sherds, 558 ceramic body sherds, 2 ceramic handle sherds, 2
bone awls (faunal), 2 bone hoes (faunal), 5 modified bones (faunal), 3
unidentified bone fragments (faunal), 2 burnt corn cobs, 1 wood
fragment, 12 glass beads, 2 abraders, 1 biface fragment, 1 biface
knife, 7 chipped stone flakes, 1 chipped stone tool, 1 modified flake,
3 projectile points, 3 uniface flakes, 1 catlinite fragment, and 9
scrapers.
Based on morphological characteristics, archeological context, and
associated funerary objects, the human remains in this notice are
determined to be Native American. Both Site 39CA0006 and Site 39WW0003
are fortified villages and are believed to represent the Extended
Coalescent (A.D. 1500-1675) because of the mix of European and Native
elements among the objects, including brass elements and glass beads,
as well as the presence of flexed primary inhumations and log
coverings, which represent a burial practice of the Akaska Focus. Based
on oral tradition, historic accounts, archeological evidence,
geographical location, and physical anthropological interpretations,
the Extended Coalescent variants are believed to be ancestral Arikara.
The Arikara are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 16 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,911 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 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 [email protected]
by May 14, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the 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 the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota, that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 21, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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