Notice of Inventory Completion: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 21882-21883 [2020-08326]
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representatives of the Delaware Nation,
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1891 and 1892, human remains
representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed by Ernest
Volk during excavations at the lowlands
village and Lalor Field in Mercer
County, NJ, which today form part of
the Abbott Farm National Historic
Landmark. Volk (1845–1919) was a
German archeologist who came to the
United States in 1867, and worked for
Frederic Ward Putnam of the Harvard
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology. Volk worked closely with
Charles Conrad Abbott, and focused
much of his 22 year-long investigation
on components of the Abbott Farm site,
including the ‘‘Lowlands,’’ and other
sites of the Delaware Valley. Volk’s
work was detailed in The Archaeology
of the Delaware Valley (1911). The
glacial deposits, known as the Trenton
Gravels, figured prominently in his
ideas about the earliest settlement of the
Americas. It is unclear how some of
Volk’s collections might have come to
the Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology, though possibly via
Frederic Ward Putnam, who was
associated with curator Warren K.
Moorehead and honorary directory
Charles Peabody during the early
twentieth century. The collection at
RSPIA was not accessioned or cataloged
until recently. Examination by physical
anthropologists Michael Gibbons and
Harley Erikson identified a minimum of
five individuals: Two adult females, one
sub-adult female, and two individuals of
indeterminate sex and age. No known
individuals were identified. The 218
associated funerary objects are 12 mica
fragments; 10 wood fragments (some
have been burned); one shell fragment;
three unmodified stone fragments; 13
burned unidentified bone fragments; 32
stone fragments; one bone fragment; 102
chipped stone fragments; 43 ceramic
sherds; and one triangular projectile
point.
Geographic affiliation is consistent
with the historically documented
territory of the Delaware Tribes (also
called the Lenape). Archeological
evidence is consistent with documented
use of the area by the Delaware Tribes.
Linguistic, historical, and oral
traditional information provide
additional lines of evidence of a shared
group identity between the Delaware
Tribes and the Lowlands site at Abbott
Farm.
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Determinations Made by the Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 218 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 Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
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 Ryan Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street,
Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978)
749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.edu,
by May 20, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Longyear Museum of
Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written
request to the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology at the address in this
notice by May 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Jordan Kerber, Curator of
Archaeological Collections, Longyear
Museum of Anthropology, Colgate
University, Hamilton, NY 13346,
telephone (315–228–7559), email
jkerber@colgate.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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. The
human remains were removed from
Madison County, NY.
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cayuga Nation;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Mohegan Tribe of
Indians of Connecticut (previously
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listed as Mohegan Indian Tribe of
Connecticut); Oneida Nation (previously
listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin); Oneida Indian Nation
(previously listed as Oneida Nation of
New York); Onondaga Nation; Saint
Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed
as St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of
New York); Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as Seneca Nation of
New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); Shinnecock Indian
Nation; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); and the Tuscarora Nation
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date before 1960,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from the Thurston site, Stockbridge,
Madison County, NY, by Herbert
Bigford, Sr. In 1959, the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology purchased the
artifact collection of Mr. Bigford from
his widow. The human remains consist
of a phalanx. It is more likely than not
that the phalanx is of a Native
American. These human remains were
removed from ‘‘Burial 14?,’’ as recorded
in Mr. Bigford’s catalogue. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date before 1981,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Thurston site,
Stockbridge, Madison County, NY, by
Theodore Whitney. In 1980, Mr.
Whitney donated his collection to the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology. The
human remains of individual 1 consist
of one clavicle and one scapula. The
human remains of individual 2 consist
of two cranial fragments. One cranial
fragment is possibly a piece of an
occipital, and the other cranial fragment
is possibly a piece of a temporal or an
occipital. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Thurston site dates to A.D. 1625–
1640 based on recovered European
artifacts, such as glass beads, a snuff box
dated 1634, kaolin smoking pipes, and
Jesuit rings. These objects were
recovered by members of the Chenango
Chapter of the New York State
Archaeological Association. The
Thurston site is located in the aboriginal
territory of the Oneida Iroquois
(Haudenosaunee), and the dates of
occupation correspond to a time when
the Oneida Iroquois are known, from
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historical sources and oral history, to
have occupied the region.
At an unknown date before 1966,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Site #49, near the southwest shore
of Poolville Lake (aka Poolville Pond),
Poolville, Madison County, NY, by
Walter (‘‘Bud’’) Bennett. In 1965, the
estate of Mr. Bennett donated his
collection to the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology. The human remains
consist of one cranial fragment. The
cranial fragment is possibly a piece of a
temporal or an occipital. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The age of Site #49 dates to ca. 5000
years ago and was occupied
intermittently until colonial times based
on recovered archeological materials,
such as dated projectile points and
European artifacts. These objects were
recovered by members of the Chenango
Chapter of the New York State
Archaeological Association. Site #49
site is located in the aboriginal territory
of the Oneida Iroquois
(Haudenosaunee), and the dates of
occupation correspond to a time when
the Oneida Iroquois are known, from
historical sources and oral history, to
have occupied the region.
At an unknown date prior to 2001,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from one or more unknown
sites likely located in Madison County,
NY, by Gordon Ginther. In 2000, Mr.
Ginther donated his collection to the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology. The
human remains of individual 1 consist
of three tibia fragments. The human
remains of individual 2 consist of a
cranial fragment. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Mr. Ginther was an avocational
archeologist who excavated several
Oneida sites in Madison County, NY,
during the 1980s and in 1990. The
known sites represented in the Ginther
Collection at the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology are all Oneida sites. They
include Bach (ca. 1550), Diable (ca.
1570), Dungey (ca. 1650), Marshall (ca.
1630), Primes Hill (ca. 1696), Stone
Quarry (ca. 1640), Thurston (ca. 1625),
and Vaillancourt (ca. 1525). Thus, all of
the human remains removed by Mr.
Ginther likely derive from one or more
Oneida sites in Madison County, NY.
Madison County is located in the
aboriginal territory of the Oneida
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), and the
period of occupation of the sites that
Mr. Ginther excavated correspond to a
time when the Oneida Iroquois are
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known, from historical sources and oral
history, to have occupied the region.
Determinations Made by the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology have determined that:
• 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.
• 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 Oneida Indian Nation
(previously listed as Oneida Nation of
New York).
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 Jordan Kerber,
Curator of Archaeological Collections,
Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
13346, telephone (315–228–7559), email
jkerber@colgate.edu, by May 20, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed
as Oneida Nation of New York) may
proceed.
The Longyear Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Items: Thomas Burke Memorial
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of Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
SUMMARY:
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Longyear Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory
of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by May
20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Jordan Kerber, Curator of Archaeological Collections,
Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
13346, telephone (315-228-7559), 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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University,
Hamilton, NY. The human remains were removed from Madison County, NY.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cayuga Nation; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
(previously
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listed as Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut); Oneida Nation
(previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Oneida
Indian Nation (previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York);
Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as St.
Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York); Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shinnecock
Indian Nation; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band
of Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York); and the Tuscarora Nation (hereafter referred to as ``The
Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date before 1960, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from the Thurston site,
Stockbridge, Madison County, NY, by Herbert Bigford, Sr. In 1959, the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology purchased the artifact collection of
Mr. Bigford from his widow. The human remains consist of a phalanx. It
is more likely than not that the phalanx is of a Native American. These
human remains were removed from ``Burial 14?,'' as recorded in Mr.
Bigford's catalogue. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date before 1981, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from the Thurston site,
Stockbridge, Madison County, NY, by Theodore Whitney. In 1980, Mr.
Whitney donated his collection to the Longyear Museum of Anthropology.
The human remains of individual 1 consist of one clavicle and one
scapula. The human remains of individual 2 consist of two cranial
fragments. One cranial fragment is possibly a piece of an occipital,
and the other cranial fragment is possibly a piece of a temporal or an
occipital. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Thurston site dates to A.D. 1625-1640 based on recovered
European artifacts, such as glass beads, a snuff box dated 1634, kaolin
smoking pipes, and Jesuit rings. These objects were recovered by
members of the Chenango Chapter of the New York State Archaeological
Association. The Thurston site is located in the aboriginal territory
of the Oneida Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), and the dates of occupation
correspond to a time when the Oneida Iroquois are known, from
historical sources and oral history, to have occupied the region.
At an unknown date before 1966, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from Site #49, near the southwest
shore of Poolville Lake (aka Poolville Pond), Poolville, Madison
County, NY, by Walter (``Bud'') Bennett. In 1965, the estate of Mr.
Bennett donated his collection to the Longyear Museum of Anthropology.
The human remains consist of one cranial fragment. The cranial fragment
is possibly a piece of a temporal or an occipital. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The age of Site #49 dates to ca. 5000 years ago and was occupied
intermittently until colonial times based on recovered archeological
materials, such as dated projectile points and European artifacts.
These objects were recovered by members of the Chenango Chapter of the
New York State Archaeological Association. Site #49 site is located in
the aboriginal territory of the Oneida Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), and
the dates of occupation correspond to a time when the Oneida Iroquois
are known, from historical sources and oral history, to have occupied
the region.
At an unknown date prior to 2001, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from one or more unknown sites
likely located in Madison County, NY, by Gordon Ginther. In 2000, Mr.
Ginther donated his collection to the Longyear Museum of Anthropology.
The human remains of individual 1 consist of three tibia fragments. The
human remains of individual 2 consist of a cranial fragment. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Mr. Ginther was an avocational archeologist who excavated several
Oneida sites in Madison County, NY, during the 1980s and in 1990. The
known sites represented in the Ginther Collection at the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology are all Oneida sites. They include Bach (ca.
1550), Diable (ca. 1570), Dungey (ca. 1650), Marshall (ca. 1630),
Primes Hill (ca. 1696), Stone Quarry (ca. 1640), Thurston (ca. 1625),
and Vaillancourt (ca. 1525). Thus, all of the human remains removed by
Mr. Ginther likely derive from one or more Oneida sites in Madison
County, NY.
Madison County is located in the aboriginal territory of the Oneida
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), and the period of occupation of the sites
that Mr. Ginther excavated correspond to a time when the Oneida
Iroquois are known, from historical sources and oral history, to have
occupied the region.
Determinations Made by the Longyear Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the Longyear Museum of Anthropology have determined
that:
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.
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 Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed
as Oneida Nation of New York).
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 Jordan
Kerber, Curator of Archaeological Collections, Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, telephone (315-
228-7559), email [email protected], by May 20, 2020. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains to the Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed as
Oneida Nation of New York) may proceed.
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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