Notice of Inventory Completion: The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 9475-9476 [2020-03225]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
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
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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 March 20, 2020.
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 under the control of
the Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
TX. The human remains were removed
from the Paris Site (X41KR1/41KR94) in
Kerr 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) 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.
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 and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
X41KR1/41KR94 (Paris Site) in Kerr
County, TX. The human remains of one
adult individual are present and are
mostly complete. Two bones are labeled
X41KR94/41KR415. No known
individuals were identified. The 16
associated funerary object are 16 lithics.
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
are Native American based on
provenience information.
• 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 16 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
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
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Aboriginal Land Tribes’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Aboriginal Land Tribes.
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 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 March 20, 2020.
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After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Aboriginal Land Tribes may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and The Aboriginal Land Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 21, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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 (SMU) 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 March 20, 2020.
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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
41MM11, known as the San Xavier
Mission, in Milam County, Texas.
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.
ADDRESSES:
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 and the
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1968, human remains representing,
at minimum, 21 individuals were
removed from the San Xavier Mission
site in Milam County, TX. The site was
investigated by Kathleen K. Gilmore,
archeologist for the State Building
Commission and SMU graduate student,
under the supervision of Curtis Tunnell
(State Archeologist). The financing for
the San Xavier project came from the
State Building Commission, and the
work conducted by Gilmore was written
up as her MA thesis at SMU.
As the Trench A, Feature 1 burial
consists of a single human phalanx
found commingled in faunal remains,
the age and sex of the individual is
indeterminate. Trench A, Feature 5 is a
highly fragmented individual of
indeterminate sex and age. Trench B,
Feature 1, Individual 1 is an adult
female. The fragmentary remains of
Trench B, Feature 1, Individual 2 which
were found commingled with those of
Individual 1, consist of maxillary
dentition and calcaneus fragments; age
and sex are indeterminate. The human
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remains from Trench C, Feature 1
consist of several rib fragments; age and
sex are indeterminate. Trench D,
Feature 1 is an adult male. Trench E,
Feature 1 is an adult female. Trench E,
Feature 5 is an adult male. Trench E,
Feature 9 consists of metatarsals and
other assorted foot bones; age and sex
are indeterminate. Trench E, Feature 11
is an adult male. Trench F, Feature 1,
Individual 1 is an older adult male. In
addition, the human remains of an
infant (unnumbered) were found under
the right foot of Individual 1. Trench F,
Feature 1, Individual 2 consists of two
phalanxes found commingled with
faunal remains; sex and age are
indeterminate. Trench F, Feature 2A, is
an adult male whose remains were
found underneath Trench F, Feature 2B,
Individual 1, an adult female. (The head
of Trench F, Feature 2A was located
underneath the feet of Trench F, Feature
2B, Individual 1. Documentation from
the excavation says that they were
probably buried at the same time.)
Trench F, Feature 2B, Individual 2
consists of four adult mandibular molars
that were found commingled with
Trench F, Feature 2B, Individual 1.
Trench F, Feature 3 is an infant of
indeterminate sex. The infant’s poorly
preserved remains consist of cranial and
long bone fragments, were found
underneath the right foot of Trench F,
Feature 1. Trench F, Feature 4,
Individual 1 is an older adult male. The
human remains of Trench F, Feature 4,
Individual 2 were found commingled
with those of Trench F, Feature 4,
Individual 1. The human remains
consist of the left ilium of an adult
female who was at least 35 years old.
Likewise, the human remains of Trench
F, Feature 4, Individual 3 were found
commingled with those of Trench F,
Feature 4, Individual 1. They belong to
a child, and consist of a right femur
broken into two pieces. Trench F,
Feature 6 is a young adult female.
Trench G, Features 1 & 2 are the human
remains of a single adult individual. As
the human remains consist only of
cranial and long bone fragments, the sex
of this individual cannot be determined.
F4-Trench Cut-F1 is an adult of
indeterminate sex (the human remains
are fragmentary). As only the skull and
some other skeletal fragments were
removed in order to access the child
burial in Trench E, Feature 6, the
human remains of this adult individual
were not completely excavated.
(Missing from the SMU Collection is
Trench E, Feature 6, a young child of
indeterminate sex). No known
individuals were identified. The 97
associated funerary objects are 56 beads,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0029682; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The 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, 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 March 20, 2020.
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 under
the control of the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX. The human remains were removed from the Paris
Site (X41KR1/41KR94) in Kerr 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) 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.
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 and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site X41KR1/41KR94 (Paris Site) in Kerr
County, TX. The human remains of one adult individual are present and
are mostly complete. Two bones are labeled X41KR94/41KR415. No known
individuals were identified. The 16 associated funerary object are 16
lithics.
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 are Native American based on provenience information.
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 16 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 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 were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Tonkawa Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The
Aboriginal Land Tribes'').
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Aboriginal Land Tribes.
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 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 March 20, 2020.
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After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Aboriginal Land Tribes
may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Aboriginal Land
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 21, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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