Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA; Correction; Correction, 60442-60443 [2019-24400]

Download as PDF 60442 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2019 / Notices 3003, of the correction of an inventory of human remains under the control of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR. The human remains were removed from Arkansas County, AR. 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. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (82 FR 11608–11617, February 24, 2017). Private individuals removed the human remains from Arkansas County in the 1930s and 1940s. These collections were acquired by the Joint Educational Consortium of Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University in 1977 and were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey in 2017 to undergo the NAGPRA process. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred. Correction In the Federal Register (82 FR 11608, February 24, 2017), column 3, paragraph 1, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: In the 1930s to 1940s and in 1996, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals were recovered from the Wallace site (3AR25) in Arkansas County, Arkansas. In the Federal Register (82 FR 11608, February 24, 2017), column 3, paragraph 1, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Diagnostic artifacts found at the Wallace site (3AR25) indicate that these human remains were probably buried during the Mississippi Period (A.D. 950–1541) or the Protohistoric Period (A.D. 1500–1700). In the Federal Register (82 FR 11617, February 24, 2017), column 1, paragraph 1, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 277 individuals of Native American Ancestry. 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. George VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Nov 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 Sabo, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575–3556, email gsabo@uark.edu, by December 9, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed. The Arkansas Archeological Survey is responsible for notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice has been published. Dated: October 15, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–24397 Filed 11–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0029119; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA; Correction; Correction National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. AGENCY: ACTION: The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (formerly the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology) has corrected an inventory of associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on September 22, 2017 and amended in a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2018. This notice further corrects the number of associated funerary objects. 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 associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 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 associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology at the address in this notice by December 9, 2019. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.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 correction of an inventory of associated funerary objects under the control of the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA. The associated funerary objects were removed from Mansion Inn site, Wayland, Middlesex County, MA. 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 associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. This notice further corrects the number and types of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (82 FR 44460–44461, September 22, 2017) and amended in a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction in the Federal Register (83 FR 4266–4267, January 30, 2018). In June 2019, the Wayland Archaeological Research Group (WARG) transferred associated funerary objects to the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology to aid in the repatriation of objects from the Mansion Inn site (19–MD–210). These associated funerary objects were originally collected by Duncan Ritchie, Herbert Ross, and Curtis Chapin and some had been curated at the now defunct Elbanobscot Foundation Inc., Sudbury, MA. The updated counts and types of associated funerary objects reflect the inclusion of the WARG transfer. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred. ADDRESSES: Correction In the Federal Register (82 FR 44461, September 22, 2017), column 2, paragraph 1, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: In June 1959, 274 associated funerary objects were removed from the Mansion Inn site (19–MD–210) in Middlesex County, MA. In the Federal Register (82 FR 44461, September 22, 2017), column 2, paragraph 1, sentence 6 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Human remains and funerary objects removed by Johnson, Curtis Chapin, Duncan E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2019 / Notices Ritchie, Herbert Ross, and others were ultimately preserved in the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, the Massachusetts Archaeological Society/ Robbins Museum, the Elbanobscot Foundation Inc., and the Wayland Archaeological Research Group. Nipmuc Nation, which are non-federally recognized Indian groups, that this notice has been published. Dated: October 15, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. In the Federal Register (83 FR 4266, January 30, 2018), column 3, full paragraph 3, under the heading ‘‘Correction’’, is corrected by substituting the following sentence: The 274 associated funerary objects are three adze fragments; one axe fragment; 121 bifaces and biface fragments; 18 flakes/ debitage; 11 lots, flakes/debitage; one lot, calcined bone fragments; two charcoal samples; one charred nut fragment; one hammerstone; 22 worked and unworked pebbles and pebble fragments; 22 biface preform fragments; one shark tooth; one ceramic sherd; one lot, red ochre and animal bone fragments; 18 groundstone fragments; 10 fragments, fire cracked rock; one thumbnail scraper; and 39 unworked stone fragments. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES In the Federal Register (83 FR 4266, January 30, 2018), column 3, full paragraph 4, under the heading ‘‘Correction’’, is corrected by replacing the number ‘‘178’’ with ‘‘274’’. 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 associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749–4490, email rwheeler@ andover.edu, by December 9, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary objects to the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined to one or more of the above Tribes, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and Nipmuc Nation, which are non-federally recognized Indian groups, may proceed. The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology is responsible for notifying the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined to one or more of the above Tribes, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Nov 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 [FR Doc. 2019–24400 Filed 11–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0029069: PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha District) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 UTK and Omaha District. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to UTK and Omaha District at the address in this notice by December 9, 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.edu and vpaa@utk.edu. Ms. Sandra Barnum, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60443 U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone (402) 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil. 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, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Campbell, Corson, and Walworth Counties, SD. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by UTK professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. History and Description of the Remains During the summers of 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, 125 individuals were removed from 39CA4, the Anton Rygh site, in Campbell County, SD, under the direction of William Bass. Post-excavation, Bass transferred the human remains to the University of Kansas. In 1971, Bass transferred the human remains to UTK. The human skeletal remains include 39 infants and 18 children, all of indeterminate sex, nine adolescents, and 59 adults. Of the adolescent individuals, five are probably male and four are of indeterminate sex. Of the adults, 30 are probably male, 22 are probably female, and seven are of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The 28 associated funerary objects include 14 lots of botanicals, two lots of ceramics, seven lots of fauna, three lots of lithics, and two lots of minerals. Around November 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from 39CA4, the Anton Rygh site, in Campbell County, SD, by an individual named E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60442-60443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24400]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0029119; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of 
Archaeology, Andover, MA; Correction; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (formerly the 
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology) has corrected an inventory of 
associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register on September 22, 2017 and amended in 
a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction published in the Federal 
Register on January 30, 2018. This notice further corrects the number 
of associated funerary objects. 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 
associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the 
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the 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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology at the address in this 
notice by December 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 
180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749-4490, 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 correction of an inventory of associated funerary 
objects under the control of the Robert S. Peabody Institute of 
Archaeology, Andover, MA. The associated funerary objects were removed 
from Mansion Inn site, Wayland, Middlesex County, MA.
    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 associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
    This notice further corrects the number and types of associated 
funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the 
Federal Register (82 FR 44460-44461, September 22, 2017) and amended in 
a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction in the Federal Register (83 
FR 4266-4267, January 30, 2018). In June 2019, the Wayland 
Archaeological Research Group (WARG) transferred associated funerary 
objects to the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology to aid in the 
repatriation of objects from the Mansion Inn site (19-MD-210). These 
associated funerary objects were originally collected by Duncan 
Ritchie, Herbert Ross, and Curtis Chapin and some had been curated at 
the now defunct Elbanobscot Foundation Inc., Sudbury, MA. The updated 
counts and types of associated funerary objects reflect the inclusion 
of the WARG transfer. Transfer of control of the items in this 
correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (82 FR 44461, September 22, 2017), column 
2, paragraph 1, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    In June 1959, 274 associated funerary objects were removed from 
the Mansion Inn site (19-MD-210) in Middlesex County, MA.

    In the Federal Register (82 FR 44461, September 22, 2017), column 
2, paragraph 1, sentence 6 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Human remains and funerary objects removed by Johnson, Curtis 
Chapin, Duncan

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Ritchie, Herbert Ross, and others were ultimately preserved in the 
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, the Massachusetts 
Archaeological Society/Robbins Museum, the Elbanobscot Foundation 
Inc., and the Wayland Archaeological Research Group.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 4266, January 30, 2018), column 3, 
full paragraph 3, under the heading ``Correction'', is corrected by 
substituting the following sentence:

    The 274 associated funerary objects are three adze fragments; 
one axe fragment; 121 bifaces and biface fragments; 18 flakes/
debitage; 11 lots, flakes/debitage; one lot, calcined bone 
fragments; two charcoal samples; one charred nut fragment; one 
hammerstone; 22 worked and unworked pebbles and pebble fragments; 22 
biface preform fragments; one shark tooth; one ceramic sherd; one 
lot, red ochre and animal bone fragments; 18 groundstone fragments; 
10 fragments, fire cracked rock; one thumbnail scraper; and 39 
unworked stone fragments.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 4266, January 30, 2018), column 3, 
full paragraph 4, under the heading ``Correction'', is corrected by 
replacing the number ``178'' with ``274''.

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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 Main 
Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749-4490, email 
[email protected], by December 9, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
associated funerary objects to the Wampanoag Repatriation 
Confederation, representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously 
listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined to one or more 
of the above Tribes, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and 
Nipmuc Nation, which are non-federally recognized Indian groups, may 
proceed.
    The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology is responsible for 
notifying the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, representing the 
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag 
Indian Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 
(Aquinnah), and, if joined to one or more of the above Tribes, the 
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation and Nipmuc Nation, which are non-
federally recognized Indian groups, that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: October 15, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-24400 Filed 11-7-19; 8:45 am]
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