Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 17359-17360 [2020-06433]
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Laughlin also undertook excavations in
Oregon.
In 2015, skeletal analysis of the
human remains was done by Douglas
Owsley. Owsley’s analysis established
that the individual is a male, 30–40
years old, of Native American ancestry.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Historically, the Nez Perce Tribe
occupied a large area of what is now
Idaho. While the provenience of the
human remains is unknown, more likely
than not they originate from the
traditional territory of the Nez Perce.
The Tribe’s ancestral territory, which
includes the land recognized by a final
judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission (ICC) as the Tribe’s
aboriginal land and the Tribe’s 1855
reservation boundary, covers most of
north-central Idaho, southeastern
Washington and northeastern Oregon.
Consequently, based on geographic
location, historical documents,
anthropological, and biological data,
this individual is likely ancestral to the
Nez Perce Tribe.
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Determinations Made by the
Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut
Officials of the Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University
of Connecticut 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(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Nez Perce Tribe
(previously listed as the Nez Perce Tribe
of Idaho).
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. Jacqueline
Veninger-Robert, NAGPRA Coordinator,
University of Connecticut, 354
Mansfield Road, Unit 1176, Storrs, CT
06269–1176, telephone (860) 486–6953,
email jacqueline.veninger@uconn.edu,
by April 27, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Nez Perce Tribe
(previously listed as the Nez Perce Tribe
of Idaho) may proceed.
The Connecticut State Museum of
Natural History, University of
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Connecticut is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: February 19, 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 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 April 27, 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 Jordan Farm
(41CO3) in Cooke County, TX; Kirby
Place (41KF9) in Kaufman County, TX;
Upper Rockwall (41RW2) in Rockwall
County, TX; and Lost Ridge (Tick Site;
41DT6) in Delta 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
History and Description of the Remains
The Dallas Archeological Society
(DAS) was a group of avocational
archeologists in the Dallas, Texas area.
Their purpose was to systematically
study, investigate, and publish on local
archeology, paleontology, and geology.
The DAS assisted on several
professional excavations in North Texas,
including the survey of sites in Collin,
Dallas, Kaufman, and Rockwall
Counties, TX, prior to their being
flooded by the construction of the
Forney Reservoir, now known as Lake
Ray Hubbard, located on the East Fork
of the Trinity River. Members of the
DAS had prior knowledge of many of
the sites in the area to be inundated,
some of which had been extensively
surface collected prior to the survey.
One of the founders of the DAS, R. King
Harris, was the original collections
curator of SMU’s Archaeological
Research Collections. In 1974, Harris
donated human remains from several
burials to the Department of
Anthropology that had been excavated
during DAS-assisted projects in the
Forney area.
In 1949, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
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removed from the Jordan Farm site in
Cooke County, TX. Burial 3 is a male
40+ years old. The individual was
buried flexed and laying on his back,
with his knees drawn up and hands
placed under the chin at the neck. Only
the skull is present in SMU collections.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1949, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Kirby Place site
(41KF9) in Kaufman County, TX. Burial
1 is a 50+ year old man who was buried
flexed. The human remains are mostly
complete but fragmentary and show
evidence of mild osteitis and periostitis.
No known individuals were identified.
The one associated funerary object is a
bone bead.
In 1948, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Upper Rockwall site
(41RW2) in Rockwall County, TX. The
individual is a female 40+ years old
who was buried flexed and laying on
her right side, with her head to the west
and her hands in front of her face. The
human remains consist of the skull,
femurs, and tibiae and show evidence of
periostitis and osteitis. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1955, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Lost Ridge Site, also
known as the Tick Site, (41DT6) in Delta
County, TX. The individual is a 30–40
year old male who was tightly flexed
and laying on his right side, with his
head to the west and face to the south.
The human remains, which are in good
condition, include the skull, femurs,
tibiae, and a fibula, and show evidence
of periostitis and osteitis. No known
individuals were identified. (Five
associated funerary objects were found
with the burial, but were not donated to
SMU).
All four sites date to the Wylie Focus/
Late Prehistoric, A.D. 1300–1600. A
cultural affiliation exists between the
earlier group identified at the sites and
both the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
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 four
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individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is 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 and
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
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 April 27, 2020.
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 and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
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inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, and
has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
present-day Federally-recognized Indian
Tribes. Representatives of any
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federally-recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA at the address in this notice by
April 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN, and stored at the McClung Museum
of Natural History and Culture (MM) at
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the
following archeological sites in Benton
County, TN: 40BN3, 40BN8, 40BN11,
40BN17, 40BN30, 40BN32, and 40BN47.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
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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
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 April 27, 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 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 Jordan Farm
(41CO3) in Cooke County, TX; Kirby Place (41KF9) in Kaufman County, TX;
Upper Rockwall (41RW2) in Rockwall County, TX; and Lost Ridge (Tick
Site; 41DT6) in Delta 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 and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
The Dallas Archeological Society (DAS) was a group of avocational
archeologists in the Dallas, Texas area. Their purpose was to
systematically study, investigate, and publish on local archeology,
paleontology, and geology. The DAS assisted on several professional
excavations in North Texas, including the survey of sites in Collin,
Dallas, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties, TX, prior to their being
flooded by the construction of the Forney Reservoir, now known as Lake
Ray Hubbard, located on the East Fork of the Trinity River. Members of
the DAS had prior knowledge of many of the sites in the area to be
inundated, some of which had been extensively surface collected prior
to the survey. One of the founders of the DAS, R. King Harris, was the
original collections curator of SMU's Archaeological Research
Collections. In 1974, Harris donated human remains from several burials
to the Department of Anthropology that had been excavated during DAS-
assisted projects in the Forney area.
In 1949, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were
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removed from the Jordan Farm site in Cooke County, TX. Burial 3 is a
male 40+ years old. The individual was buried flexed and laying on his
back, with his knees drawn up and hands placed under the chin at the
neck. Only the skull is present in SMU collections. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1949, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Kirby Place site (41KF9) in Kaufman County, TX.
Burial 1 is a 50+ year old man who was buried flexed. The human remains
are mostly complete but fragmentary and show evidence of mild osteitis
and periostitis. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a bone bead.
In 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Upper Rockwall site (41RW2) in Rockwall County,
TX. The individual is a female 40+ years old who was buried flexed and
laying on her right side, with her head to the west and her hands in
front of her face. The human remains consist of the skull, femurs, and
tibiae and show evidence of periostitis and osteitis. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Lost Ridge Site, also known as the Tick Site,
(41DT6) in Delta County, TX. The individual is a 30-40 year old male
who was tightly flexed and laying on his right side, with his head to
the west and face to the south. The human remains, which are in good
condition, include the skull, femurs, tibiae, and a fibula, and show
evidence of periostitis and osteitis. No known individuals were
identified. (Five associated funerary objects were found with the
burial, but were not donated to SMU).
All four sites date to the Wylie Focus/Late Prehistoric, A.D. 1300-
1600. A cultural affiliation exists between the earlier group
identified at the sites and both the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
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 four individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is 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 and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), 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
April 27, 2020. 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 and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-06433 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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