Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, 65731-65733 [2018-27649]
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The human remains include two 30–40
years old males and one 20–30 year old
of unknown sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At some time during the 1950s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from site 1LI50 in Limestone
County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA
acquired this site on July 25, 1935, for
the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no
formal excavations were conducted. Site
1LI50 was described as a shell midden.
Artifacts suggest a Late Archaic to Early
Woodland occupation. The human
remains include one 17–19 year old
female and an adult female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At some time during the 1950s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, seven individuals were
removed from site 1LI51 in Limestone
County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA
acquired this site on December 20, 1934,
for the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no
formal excavations were conducted. Site
1LI51 was described as a shell midden.
Artifacts suggest occupations during the
Late Archaic, Middle Woodland and
Late Woodland. The human remains
include three 30–50 year old males; one
40–50 year old female, and three
juveniles of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
From February through March 1934,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 25 individuals were removed
from site 1MA4, in Madison County,
AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired a strip of
land around the periphery of Hobbs
Island encompassing this site on May
23, 1939 as part of the Wheeler
Reservoir project, but the excavation
was conducted with Federal funds in
anticipation of the inundation of this
site. The site was a shell midden 300 x
125 feet and adjacent to the island’s
shoreline. There are no radiocarbon
dates available for this site, but artifacts
from a non-mortuary context suggest
Langston (A.D. 900–1200) and Hobbs
Island (A.D. 1200–1450) phase
occupations. The human remains
include infants, adolescents, and adults
of both sexes. No known individuals
were identified. There are no associated
funerary objects.
From March 1940 to July 1941,
human remains representing, at
minimum, nine individuals were
removed from site 1MA31/1MA32 in
Madison County, AL. TVA acquired this
site on July 6, 1936, for the Wheeler
Reservoir project. 1MA31 and 1MA32
are now considered one multi-mound
and village site. The site was composed
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of one small conical mound; a 200 x
1000 foot village area and a large mound
10 feet in height and 75 x 105 feet at the
base. These mounds were domiciliary,
rather than mortuary, in nature.
Unfortunately, both mounds had
suffered from looting prior to
excavation. Recent radiocarbon dates of
animal bone from a non-mortuary
context have a calibrated two-sigma
range of A.D. 1050–1275, indicating an
occupation from the early to middle
Mississippian period. The human
remains are in a fragmentary state,
making it impossible to determine sex,
but most of the individuals appear to be
adults over the age of eighteen. No
known individuals were identified.
There are no associated funerary objects.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
presence in prehistoric archeological
sites and an osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 189
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 35 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• The Treaty of September 20, 1816,
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects will be to the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov,
by January 22, 2019. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 19, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027067;
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
University of Tennessee, Department
of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Tennessee,
Department of Anthropology (UTK), 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 no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to UTK. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
SUMMARY:
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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 UTK at the address in this
notice by January 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert Hinde,
University of Tennessee, Office of the
Provost, 527 Andy Holt Tower,
Knoxville, TN 37996–0152, telephone
(865) 974–2445, email rhinde@
utk.edupaa@utk.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 Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology, Knoxville, TN. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Williamson
County, TN.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the UTK
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
At a date likely between 1960 and
1969, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual, were
removed from 40WM4, the
DeGraffenreid site in Williamson
County, TN. At a date likely after 1969,
this individual was transferred to UTK.
UTK believes these human remains
were removed by the Southeastern
Indian Antiquities Survey (SIAS) during
excavations conducted in the 1960s at
the DeGraffenreid site after it had been
destroyed by potash (phosphate)
mining. The UTK curation repository
holds a number of collections excavated
by the SIAS. Burial 1 belongs to a young
child, aged 2–4 years old. No known
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individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are
fragments of burned wood. The
DeGraffenreid site dates to circa 1300–
1450 C.E., based on the identification by
Jones (1876) and Smith (1994) of
artifacts not under the control of UTK.
At a date possibly between 1965 and
1967, human remains representing, at
minimum, six individuals were
removed from 40WM5, the Arnold site
in Williamson County, TN. At a date
perhaps between 1965 and 1980, these
individuals were transferred to UTK.
Between 1965 and 1967, members of the
SIAS excavated the Arnold site when it
became threatened by subdivision
development. It is unclear if these six
individuals were uncovered as part of
SIAS excavations or were excavated
prior to or after the SIAS project as they
cannot be correlated with any of the
individuals described in the report on
this site (Ferguson 1972). Burial A
belongs to a young adult female (20–35
years old). Burial B belongs to an adult
male, likely middle aged (35–50 years
old). Burial C belongs to a juvenile of
indeterminate sex (12–15 years old).
Burial D belongs to a young adult,
probably female (20–35 years old).
Burial E belongs to a middle aged adult
of indeterminate sex (35–50 years old).
The sixth individual, without a burial
designation, is a young adult male (25–
34 years old). No known individuals
were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a limestone-tempered
ceramic sherd. The Arnold site dates to
circa C.E. 1150–1350, based on a
radiocarbon date, placing it within the
Middle Cumberland Culture of the
Mississippian period. Other funerary
objects reported by Ferguson and not
under the control of UTK also date to
this time period.
Between 1971 and 1972, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 40WM6,
the Harpeth Meadows site in
Williamson County, TN. During
construction activities in 1971, the
landowner encountered two stone box
graves, and contacted a local historical
society, which ultimately led to the
involvement of amateur archeologists
from the SIAS of Nashville later that
year. Excavations at this small village
and cemetery site, including the
contents of two excavated pits and the
presence of stone box graves, indicate
that this site dates to the Late
Mississippian Period. At a date
sometime after 1972, the human
remains were transferred to UTK by
John Dowd. Burial 1 belongs to an adult
male, aged 50 or older. Burial 5 belongs
to an adult male, aged 35–39. (Burials 2
through 4 were never transferred to
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UTK. According to burial records, only
the outlines of the stone box grave
surrounding Burial 2 were intact when
the SIAS investigated it; no human
skeletal remains were present. However,
burial records state that human remains
were present in Burials 3 and 4. The
current location of these individuals is
unknown). No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary
objects are two ceramic sherds and one
faunal bone sherd, both of which are
associated with Burial 1. Additional
funerary objects are noted in the site
records, but were never transferred to
UTK.
Between 1980 and 1982, upon the
urging of the private landowner, human
remains representing, at minimum, 81
individuals were removed from 40WM9,
the Anderson site in Williamson
County, TN, by a group from the Middle
Cumberland Archaeological Society that
included John Dowd, Tom Kinney,
Bruce Lindstrom, and Ken Steverson.
Sometime between 1980 and 1983, the
human remains were transferred to
UTK. These individuals include: 22
females or probable females, 17 males or
probable males, five adults of
indeterminate sex, and 37 subadults. No
known individuals were identified. The
341 associated funerary objects include:
62 waste flakes, one core fragment, one
piece of shatter, one uniface scraper,
one drill fragment, two bifacially
worked tools, one fragment of a
lanceolate type projectile point, two
small groundstone fragments, possibly
part of a bannerstone, 79 pieces of fire
cracked rock, two pieces of limestone
(one is burned), four pieces of
sandstone, 96 non-culturally altered
rocks associated with burials, two
pieces of burned clay, 72 faunal bones
and teeth (including a turtle carapace
fragment, a carnivore tooth, and 15
fragments of gastropod and mussel
shell), and 15 bags of sediment from
burial areas of the site. Based on Dowd’s
report (1989), the majority of the
funerary objects (and particularly those
with photographs), as well as all
ceramics and most faunal remains, were
never transferred to UTK. Based on the
lithic points listed by Dowd (1989),
which are not under the control of UTK,
and include Eva, Morrow Mountain,
and Big Sandy types and radiocarbon
dates obtained from wood and nutshell,
the main occupation of the Anderson
site appears to be during the Middle
Archaic period, 6720 +/¥ 220 B.P. to
6495 +/¥ 205 B.P. (Dowd 1989:179).
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Determinations Made by the University
of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Tennessee, Department of Anthropology
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
archeological context and osteological
analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 90
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 347 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Robert Hinde, University
of Tennessee, Office of the Provost, 527
Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN
37996–0152, telephone (865) 974–2445,
email rhinde@utk.edu and vpaa@
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utk.edu, by January 22, 2019. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
UTK is responsible for notifying the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: November 28, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018–27649 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027080;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology has
completed an inventory of human
remains in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology at the
address in this notice by January 22,
2019.
SUMMARY:
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Patricia Capone, Museum
Curator and Director of Research and
Repatriation, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains
were removed from Marion County, TN.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1871, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals were
removed from a cave near Jasper in
Marion County, TN, by Rev. E. O.
Dunning as part of a Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition. No known individuals were
identified.
In 1890 and 1892, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
Holloway Mounds, located in the
Sequatchie Valley in Marion County,
TN, by John W. Emmert as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition. No known
individuals were identified.
In 1891, human remains representing,
at minimum, 11 individuals were
removed from mounds in the
Sequatchie Valley in Marion County,
TN, by John W. Emmert as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition. No known
individuals were identified.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Tennessee,
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK),
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 no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to UTK. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
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DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to UTK at the address in this notice by January 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert Hinde, University of Tennessee, Office of the
Provost, 527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0152, telephone (865)
974-2445, email rhinde@utk.edupaa@utk.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
Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were removed from Williamson County,
TN.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains 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 UTK
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
At a date likely between 1960 and 1969, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual, were removed from 40WM4, the DeGraffenreid
site in Williamson County, TN. At a date likely after 1969, this
individual was transferred to UTK. UTK believes these human remains
were removed by the Southeastern Indian Antiquities Survey (SIAS)
during excavations conducted in the 1960s at the DeGraffenreid site
after it had been destroyed by potash (phosphate) mining. The UTK
curation repository holds a number of collections excavated by the
SIAS. Burial 1 belongs to a young child, aged 2-4 years old. No known
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are
fragments of burned wood. The DeGraffenreid site dates to circa 1300-
1450 C.E., based on the identification by Jones (1876) and Smith (1994)
of artifacts not under the control of UTK.
At a date possibly between 1965 and 1967, human remains
representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from 40WM5, the
Arnold site in Williamson County, TN. At a date perhaps between 1965
and 1980, these individuals were transferred to UTK. Between 1965 and
1967, members of the SIAS excavated the Arnold site when it became
threatened by subdivision development. It is unclear if these six
individuals were uncovered as part of SIAS excavations or were
excavated prior to or after the SIAS project as they cannot be
correlated with any of the individuals described in the report on this
site (Ferguson 1972). Burial A belongs to a young adult female (20-35
years old). Burial B belongs to an adult male, likely middle aged (35-
50 years old). Burial C belongs to a juvenile of indeterminate sex (12-
15 years old). Burial D belongs to a young adult, probably female (20-
35 years old). Burial E belongs to a middle aged adult of indeterminate
sex (35-50 years old). The sixth individual, without a burial
designation, is a young adult male (25-34 years old). No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
limestone-tempered ceramic sherd. The Arnold site dates to circa C.E.
1150-1350, based on a radiocarbon date, placing it within the Middle
Cumberland Culture of the Mississippian period. Other funerary objects
reported by Ferguson and not under the control of UTK also date to this
time period.
Between 1971 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 40WM6, the Harpeth Meadows site in
Williamson County, TN. During construction activities in 1971, the
landowner encountered two stone box graves, and contacted a local
historical society, which ultimately led to the involvement of amateur
archeologists from the SIAS of Nashville later that year. Excavations
at this small village and cemetery site, including the contents of two
excavated pits and the presence of stone box graves, indicate that this
site dates to the Late Mississippian Period. At a date sometime after
1972, the human remains were transferred to UTK by John Dowd. Burial 1
belongs to an adult male, aged 50 or older. Burial 5 belongs to an
adult male, aged 35-39. (Burials 2 through 4 were never transferred to
UTK. According to burial records, only the outlines of the stone box
grave surrounding Burial 2 were intact when the SIAS investigated it;
no human skeletal remains were present. However, burial records state
that human remains were present in Burials 3 and 4. The current
location of these individuals is unknown). No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary objects are two ceramic
sherds and one faunal bone sherd, both of which are associated with
Burial 1. Additional funerary objects are noted in the site records,
but were never transferred to UTK.
Between 1980 and 1982, upon the urging of the private landowner,
human remains representing, at minimum, 81 individuals were removed
from 40WM9, the Anderson site in Williamson County, TN, by a group from
the Middle Cumberland Archaeological Society that included John Dowd,
Tom Kinney, Bruce Lindstrom, and Ken Steverson. Sometime between 1980
and 1983, the human remains were transferred to UTK. These individuals
include: 22 females or probable females, 17 males or probable males,
five adults of indeterminate sex, and 37 subadults. No known
individuals were identified. The 341 associated funerary objects
include: 62 waste flakes, one core fragment, one piece of shatter, one
uniface scraper, one drill fragment, two bifacially worked tools, one
fragment of a lanceolate type projectile point, two small groundstone
fragments, possibly part of a bannerstone, 79 pieces of fire cracked
rock, two pieces of limestone (one is burned), four pieces of
sandstone, 96 non-culturally altered rocks associated with burials, two
pieces of burned clay, 72 faunal bones and teeth (including a turtle
carapace fragment, a carnivore tooth, and 15 fragments of gastropod and
mussel shell), and 15 bags of sediment from burial areas of the site.
Based on Dowd's report (1989), the majority of the funerary objects
(and particularly those with photographs), as well as all ceramics and
most faunal remains, were never transferred to UTK. Based on the lithic
points listed by Dowd (1989), which are not under the control of UTK,
and include Eva, Morrow Mountain, and Big Sandy types and radiocarbon
dates obtained from wood and nutshell, the main occupation of the
Anderson site appears to be during the Middle Archaic period, 6720 +/-
220 B.P. to 6495 +/- 205 B.P. (Dowd 1989:179).
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Determinations Made by the University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on archeological context and
osteological analysis.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 90 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 347 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Dr.
Robert Hinde, University of Tennessee, Office of the Provost, 527 Andy
Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0152, telephone (865) 974-2445, email
rhinde@utk.edu and vpaa@utk.edu, by January 22, 2019. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
UTK is responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 28, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-27649 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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