Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 27650-27651 [2019-12463]
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CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
CA–FRE–571 and CA–FRE–706, Fresno
County, CA.
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 State Center
Community College District—Fresno
City College professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono
Indians of California (previously listed
as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono
Indians of California); Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Cold Springs Rancheria of
Mono Indians of California; Middletown
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California; Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Table Mountain Rancheria
(previously listed as the Table Mountain
Rancheria of California); Tejon Indian
Tribe; Tule River Indian Tribe of the
Tule River Reservation, California; and
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California.
The California Valley Miwok Tribe,
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Ione
Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians
(previously listed as the Jackson
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California); Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony,
Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
and the Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch,
Nevada were invited to consult, but did
not participate.
Two non-federally recognized groups,
the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and
the Traditional Choinumni Tribe,
participated in consultation. One nonfederally recognized group, the
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Wukchumni Tribe, was invited to
consult, but did not participate.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes and
non-federally recognized Indian groups
listed in this section are referred to as
‘‘The Consulted and Notified Tribes and
Groups.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1977, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from CA–FRE–571 in Fresno
County, CA. The site was excavated by
Don Wren as part of the Pacific Gas and
Electric Helms Project. Funded by a
2016 NAGPRA Consultation/
Documentation grant awarded to the
State Center Community College
District, in January 2017, an osteological
examination of the faunal collections
was conducted to determine if human
remains were present. That examination
resulted in the identification of the
human remains described in this
inventory. The fragmentary human
remains belong to one sub-adult of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1979, 1983, and 1984, human
remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from CA–
FRE–706 in Fresno County, CA. This
site was excavated by Fresno City
College instructor Don Wren and his
students for the Milne’s Project, which
is located on private property. Funded
by a 2016 NAGPRA Consultation/
Documentation grant awarded to the
State Center Community College
District, in January 2017, an osteological
examination of the faunal collections
was conducted to determine if human
remains were present. That examination
resulted in the identification of the
human remains described in this
inventory. The fragmentary human
remains belong to one adult female, one
adult of indeterminate sex, and three
sub-adults of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
452 associated funerary objects are one
bone bead, one lot of bone bead
fragments, 180 glass trade beads, one lot
of glass trade bead fragments, 171 shell
beads, one lot of shell bead fragments,
90 steatite beads, one lot of steatite bead
fragments, one steatite pendant
fragment, one abalone shell pendant,
one steatite nutting stone, one steatite
shaft smoother, one lot ochre, one lot
steatite sherds, flakes, and fragments.
Determinations Made by the State
Center Community College District—
Fresno City College
Officials of the State Center
Community College District—Fresno
City College have determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of six
individuals of Native American ancestry
based on the archeological context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 452 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 Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono
Indians of California, based on
geographical and oral traditional
information.
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 Mary Beth Miller, Interim
Dean of Social Sciences, in care of Jill
Minar, Ph.D., Fresno City College of The
State Center Community College
District, 1101 East University Avenue,
Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442–
8210, email jill.minar@
fresnocitycollege.edu, by July 15, 2019.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Cold
Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California may proceed.
The State Center Community College
District—Fresno City College is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
and Notified Tribes and Groups that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 14, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019–12464 Filed 6–12–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. 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.
SUMMARY:
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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University at the address in this notice
by July 15, 2019.
DATES:
B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from 41HD5,
known as the Lowden Site, in Hood
County, TX.
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
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1968, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Lowden Site, in Hood
County, TX. The site, located on private
property was initially surveyed by E.B.
Jelks and E.H. Moorman in 1953, for the
River Basin Surveys project. The site
was later excavated from March 7, 1968
to August 28, 1968, prior to the
inundation of Lake Granbury. The burial
was found in November 1968, while the
site was being destroyed for
construction of a dam. The burial was
uncovered outside of the original
excavation area as a result of plowing by
a pay scraper. The well-preserved
human remains belong to an adult male.
When found, the backbones were
oriented north and south, with the head
facing south. Whether the individual
was in an extended or flexed position is
unknown. The ribs were facing east,
indicating that the individual was
placed on their left side. The burial was
located six to eight feet below the
surface in sandy fill with a six to eight
inch layer of limestone fragments. No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are one
point, one scraper, and one dart point.
Because the burial was disturbed by a
scraper plow, the location of associated
funerary objects in relation to the
human remains is unknown.
The site is dated to A.D. 1000 to 1200,
based on the presence of Scallorn, and
Perdiz points in the occupation area of
the site. The original excavators
determined that the people who
occupied the Lowden site were
Caddoan.
Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
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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 Caddo Nation of 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.edu, by July 15, 2019. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019–12463 Filed 6–12–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0028044;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028041; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist University. 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 Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University at the address in this notice by July 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: B. Sunday Eiselt, Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768-2915, 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 41HD5, known
as the Lowden Site, in Hood County, TX.
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
Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Lowden Site, in Hood County, TX. The site,
located on private property was initially surveyed by E.B. Jelks and
E.H. Moorman in 1953, for the River Basin Surveys project. The site was
later excavated from March 7, 1968 to August 28, 1968, prior to the
inundation of Lake Granbury. The burial was found in November 1968,
while the site was being destroyed for construction of a dam. The
burial was uncovered outside of the original excavation area as a
result of plowing by a pay scraper. The well-preserved human remains
belong to an adult male. When found, the backbones were oriented north
and south, with the head facing south. Whether the individual was in an
extended or flexed position is unknown. The ribs were facing east,
indicating that the individual was placed on their left side. The
burial was located six to eight feet below the surface in sandy fill
with a six to eight inch layer of limestone fragments. No known
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects are
one point, one scraper, and one dart point. Because the burial was
disturbed by a scraper plow, the location of associated funerary
objects in relation to the human remains is unknown.
The site is dated to A.D. 1000 to 1200, based on the presence of
Scallorn, and Perdiz points in the occupation area of the site. The
original excavators determined that the people who occupied the Lowden
site were Caddoan.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University
Officials of the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the three 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 Caddo
Nation of 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to B. Sunday Eiselt, Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Avenue, Heroy Hall #450,
Dallas, TX 75205, telephone (214) 768-2915, email [email protected], by
July 15, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-12463 Filed 6-12-19; 8:45 am]
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