Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 27651-27652 [2019-12470]
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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]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
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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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
seiselt@smu.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
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from site 41CB53,
known as the Morgan Jones Site, in
Crosby 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.
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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
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Morgan Jones site
(41CB53), in Crosby County, TX. The
human remains were found inside a
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rock shelter; caliche stones covered the
mouth of the burial. The individual
appears to be a young female, 13–15
years old. The human remains were
placed in a flexed position on the right
side, facing southwest towards the
entrance of the rock shelter. Portions of
the skeleton were missing, including the
pelvis and most of the vertebrae, due to
rodent disturbance. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are one
whelk shell axe, three elk-tooth
pendants, one brass buckle, one cinch
buckle, one lump of blue-green pigment,
and one textile. (One iron axe and 3,638
glass beads (403 white seed beads, 3,100
light blue beads, 131 dark blue beads,
two green beads, and two donut-shaped
beads) associated with this burial are
currently missing from the collection.
These items were transferred to an
unknown location in Austin, TX, in
March 1967, and efforts to find them
have been unsuccessful.)
The Morgan Jones site dates from A.D.
1790 to the early 1800s, based on the
brass cinch buckle found with the
burial. According to correspondence
from Curtis Tunnell (then the Texas
State Archeologist), the brass cinch
buckle is of Spanish-Mexican origin,
and dates to the early 1800s. The plain
brass buckle and axe are English or
French. Based on the associated
funerary objects, the cultural affiliation
is definitively identified as Comanche.
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 eight 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 Comanche Nation, 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
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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 Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019–12470 Filed 6–12–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0028040;
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, 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University at the address in this notice
by July 15, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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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
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
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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 site 41CB53,
known as the Morgan Jones Site, in Crosby 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 Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Morgan Jones site (41CB53), in Crosby County, TX.
The human remains were found inside a rock shelter; caliche stones
covered the mouth of the burial. The individual appears to be a young
female, 13-15 years old. The human remains were placed in a flexed
position on the right side, facing southwest towards the entrance of
the rock shelter. Portions of the skeleton were missing, including the
pelvis and most of the vertebrae, due to rodent disturbance. No known
individuals were identified. The eight associated funerary objects are
one whelk shell axe, three elk-tooth pendants, one brass buckle, one
cinch buckle, one lump of blue-green pigment, and one textile. (One
iron axe and 3,638 glass beads (403 white seed beads, 3,100 light blue
beads, 131 dark blue beads, two green beads, and two donut-shaped
beads) associated with this burial are currently missing from the
collection. These items were transferred to an unknown location in
Austin, TX, in March 1967, and efforts to find them have been
unsuccessful.)
The Morgan Jones site dates from A.D. 1790 to the early 1800s,
based on the brass cinch buckle found with the burial. According to
correspondence from Curtis Tunnell (then the Texas State Archeologist),
the brass cinch buckle is of Spanish-Mexican origin, and dates to the
early 1800s. The plain brass buckle and axe are English or French.
Based on the associated funerary objects, the cultural affiliation is
definitively identified as Comanche.
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 eight 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 Comanche
Nation, 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 Comanche Nation, Oklahoma may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Comanche Nation, Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-12470 Filed 6-12-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
