Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS, 56370-56371 [2018-24663]
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Kansas State
Historical Society professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco, and Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Kansas State Historical
Society 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
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 Kansas State
Historical Society. 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 Kansas State
Historical Society at the address in this
notice by December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas
State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th
Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615–1099,
telephone 785–272–8681, Ext. 269,
email Robert.hoard@ks.gov.
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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 Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS. The human remains were
removed from Barber, Cowley, Marion,
Rice, and Sumner Counties, KS.
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:
History and Description of the Remains
On or before 1985, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from portions
of site 14BA401, the JJ Lemon Ranch
site (UBS 2001–22) in Barber County,
KS, by an artifact collector in Pratt, KS.
In 2001, the collector showed his
collection to Kansas State Historical
Society staff, who identified and took
possession of the human remains—
cranial fragments, a mandible fragment
with teeth, three vertebrae, and two
fragments of a femur—all of which
belong to a single, 45-55-year-old male.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The site is affiliated with the Middle
Ceramic (ca. A.D. 1100–1400) Pratt
complex based on diagnostic artifacts
observed at the site. The Pratt complex
material culture recovered from the
site—charred corn cobs, small triangular
Washita points, beveled knives, bison
scapula hoes, other bone tools, and
attributes of ceramic vessel sherds—is
representative of the people who are
ancestral to the Great Bend aspect and,
ultimately, to the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes, as asserted by Brosowske and
Bevitt in the volume Kansas
Archaeology (Hoard and Banks
2006:180–205), as well as by others.
Previously recovered human remains
from this site were repatriated to the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes in 1999
(Federal Register March 12, 1999, vol.
64, no. 48, pp. 12349–12351).
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In 1969, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual was
removed from 14SR303, the Buresh site
(UBS 2000–12) in Sumner County, KS.
Kansas State Historical Society staff
excavated the site to save information
from the site before it was destroyed by
collectors. A human occipital belonging
to an adult was recovered from a large
basin-shaped feature containing
charcoal, tools, and other cultural
debris. These human remains were not
noted during the excavation, but were
found only later, during analysis of the
Kansas State Historical Society
collections. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The site dates to ca. A.D. 1100. The
material culture recovered from the
site—charred corn cobs, small triangular
Washita points, beveled knives, bison
scapula hoes, other bone tools, and
sherds from globular jars with decorated
lips and rims—is consistent with the
Washita focus, whose people are
considered to be ancestral to the Great
Bend aspect and, ultimately, to the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, as
asserted by Brosowske and Bevitt in the
volume Kansas Archaeology (Hoard and
Banks 2006:180–205), as well as by
others.
In 1986, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from 14MN328, the Mem site
(UBS 2001–26) in advance of highway
construction. The collections from the
site, including ceramic vessel sherds
and side-notched arrow pints, are
consistent with the Great Bend aspect.
Subsequent analysis of collections from
the investigations recovered a human
deciduous incisor belonging to a single
individual. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Great Bend aspect, ca. A.D. 1350–
1700, is widely understood to be
ancestral to the modern-day Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes. This
understanding is based on radiocarbon
dates, geographic region, material
culture, oral tradition, and historical
documents such as the entradas of
Coronado and On˜ate in A.D. 1541 and
1601, respectively, as well as historical
continuity into the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. This evidence is
strongly asserted in Waldo Wedel’s 1959
publication An Introduction to Kansas
Archeology and in many subsequent
archeological publications.
In 1977, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from 14RC2, the Major site
(UBS 2001–32) in Rice County, KS. A
private individual excavated a trash pit
at the site, and subsequently donated
the collection to the Kansas State
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Historical Society. The collections from
the site, including ceramic vessel sherds
and side-notched arrow pints, are
consistent with the Great Bend aspect.
The collection included a mandible
fragment with four teeth, belonging to a
single adult individual. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1977 and 1978, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14RC8,
the Tobias site (UBS 2011–01) in Rice
County, KS. Research excavations by the
Kansas State Historical Society led to
the collection of extensive amounts of
cultural material with a clear affiliation
to the ancestral Wichita Great Bend
aspect. An adult human tooth was
recovered from this collection in 2011.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 2005, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from 14RC410, the Little River
site (UBS 2005–08) in Rice County, KS.
Excavations in advance of the
construction of a water treatment plant
encountered a human burial. Because
artifacts consistent with the Great Bend
aspect were present at the site, the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes were
contacted, and the burial was left in
place. During subsequent analysis of the
site collection, small, fragmentary
remains belonging to two individuals
were discovered. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14CO1,
the Larcom-Haggard site (UBS 2015–08),
in Cowley County, KS. Kansas State
Historical Society staff excavated this
Great Bend aspect site in advance of
highway construction. Representatives
of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
were actively consulted during
investigations. Subsequent analysis of
the materials collected led to the
discovery of a single human deciduous
incisor. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14CO3,
the County Club site (UBS 2006–05), in
Cowley County, KS. Kansas State
Historical Society staff excavated this
Great Bend aspect site in advance of
highway construction. Representatives
of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
were actively consulted during
investigations. Subsequent analysis of
the materials collected led to the
discovery of a single human deciduous
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incisor. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
14CO332, the Havelock site (UBS 2001–
20), in Cowley County, KS. Kansas State
Historical Society staff excavated this
Great Bend aspect site in advance of
highway construction. Representatives
of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
were actively consulted during
investigations. Subsequent analysis of
the materials collected led to the
discovery of a single human deciduous
incisor. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Kansas
State Historical Society
Officials of the Kansas State Historical
Society have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 10
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 Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
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. Robert J.
Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society,
6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS
66615–1099, telephone 785–272–8681,
Ext. 269, email Robert.hoard@ks.gov, by
December 13, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 9, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Arkansas Museum
Collections, Fayetteville, AR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Arkansas
Museum Collections 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 University of Arkansas
Museum Collections. 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 University of Arkansas
Museum Collections at the address in
this notice by December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Mary Suter, University of
Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass
Building 125, 2435 North Hatch
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704,
telephone (479) 575–3456, email
msuter@uark.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
University of Arkansas Museum
Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from multiple
locations in Arkansas.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026717; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Kansas State Historical Society 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 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 Kansas State
Historical Society. 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
Kansas State Historical Society at the address in this notice by
December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, telephone 785-272-8681, Ext. 269,
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 under
the control of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS. The
human remains were removed from Barber, Cowley, Marion, Rice, and
Sumner Counties, KS.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Kansas
State Historical Society professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, and Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On or before 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from portions of site 14BA401, the JJ Lemon
Ranch site (UBS 2001-22) in Barber County, KS, by an artifact collector
in Pratt, KS. In 2001, the collector showed his collection to Kansas
State Historical Society staff, who identified and took possession of
the human remains--cranial fragments, a mandible fragment with teeth,
three vertebrae, and two fragments of a femur--all of which belong to a
single, 45-55-year-old male. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The site is affiliated with the Middle Ceramic (ca. A.D. 1100-1400)
Pratt complex based on diagnostic artifacts observed at the site. The
Pratt complex material culture recovered from the site--charred corn
cobs, small triangular Washita points, beveled knives, bison scapula
hoes, other bone tools, and attributes of ceramic vessel sherds--is
representative of the people who are ancestral to the Great Bend aspect
and, ultimately, to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, as asserted by
Brosowske and Bevitt in the volume Kansas Archaeology (Hoard and Banks
2006:180-205), as well as by others. Previously recovered human remains
from this site were repatriated to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes in
1999 (Federal Register March 12, 1999, vol. 64, no. 48, pp. 12349-
12351).
In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was
removed from 14SR303, the Buresh site (UBS 2000-12) in Sumner County,
KS. Kansas State Historical Society staff excavated the site to save
information from the site before it was destroyed by collectors. A
human occipital belonging to an adult was recovered from a large basin-
shaped feature containing charcoal, tools, and other cultural debris.
These human remains were not noted during the excavation, but were
found only later, during analysis of the Kansas State Historical
Society collections. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The site dates to ca. A.D. 1100. The material culture recovered
from the site--charred corn cobs, small triangular Washita points,
beveled knives, bison scapula hoes, other bone tools, and sherds from
globular jars with decorated lips and rims--is consistent with the
Washita focus, whose people are considered to be ancestral to the Great
Bend aspect and, ultimately, to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, as
asserted by Brosowske and Bevitt in the volume Kansas Archaeology
(Hoard and Banks 2006:180-205), as well as by others.
In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from 14MN328, the Mem site (UBS 2001-26) in advance of
highway construction. The collections from the site, including ceramic
vessel sherds and side-notched arrow pints, are consistent with the
Great Bend aspect. Subsequent analysis of collections from the
investigations recovered a human deciduous incisor belonging to a
single individual. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Great Bend aspect, ca. A.D. 1350-1700, is widely understood to
be ancestral to the modern-day Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. This
understanding is based on radiocarbon dates, geographic region,
material culture, oral tradition, and historical documents such as the
entradas of Coronado and O[ntilde]ate in A.D. 1541 and 1601,
respectively, as well as historical continuity into the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. This evidence is strongly asserted in Waldo
Wedel's 1959 publication An Introduction to Kansas Archeology and in
many subsequent archeological publications.
In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from 14RC2, the Major site (UBS 2001-32) in Rice County,
KS. A private individual excavated a trash pit at the site, and
subsequently donated the collection to the Kansas State
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Historical Society. The collections from the site, including ceramic
vessel sherds and side-notched arrow pints, are consistent with the
Great Bend aspect. The collection included a mandible fragment with
four teeth, belonging to a single adult individual. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1977 and 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14RC8, the Tobias site (UBS 2011-01) in
Rice County, KS. Research excavations by the Kansas State Historical
Society led to the collection of extensive amounts of cultural material
with a clear affiliation to the ancestral Wichita Great Bend aspect. An
adult human tooth was recovered from this collection in 2011. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 2005, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from 14RC410, the Little River site (UBS 2005-08) in Rice
County, KS. Excavations in advance of the construction of a water
treatment plant encountered a human burial. Because artifacts
consistent with the Great Bend aspect were present at the site, the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes were contacted, and the burial was left
in place. During subsequent analysis of the site collection, small,
fragmentary remains belonging to two individuals were discovered. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14CO1, the Larcom-Haggard site (UBS 2015-
08), in Cowley County, KS. Kansas State Historical Society staff
excavated this Great Bend aspect site in advance of highway
construction. Representatives of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes were
actively consulted during investigations. Subsequent analysis of the
materials collected led to the discovery of a single human deciduous
incisor. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14CO3, the County Club site (UBS 2006-05),
in Cowley County, KS. Kansas State Historical Society staff excavated
this Great Bend aspect site in advance of highway construction.
Representatives of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes were actively
consulted during investigations. Subsequent analysis of the materials
collected led to the discovery of a single human deciduous incisor. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Between 1994 and 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 14CO332, the Havelock site (UBS 2001-20),
in Cowley County, KS. Kansas State Historical Society staff excavated
this Great Bend aspect site in advance of highway construction.
Representatives of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes were actively
consulted during investigations. Subsequent analysis of the materials
collected led to the discovery of a single human deciduous incisor. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Kansas State Historical Society
Officials of the Kansas State Historical Society have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 10 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 Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
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.
Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue,
Topeka, KS 66615-1099, telephone 785-272-8681, Ext. 269, email
[email protected], by December 13, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is responsible for notifying
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-24663 Filed 11-9-18; 8:45 am]
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