Notice of Inventory Completion: Boston University, Boston, MA, 8799-8800 [2021-02610]
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date in the 19th
century, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Rock Island Arsenal, located on
Arsenal Island (originally known as
Rock Island) in Rock Island County,
Illinois. The human remains were
donated to the Mu¨tter Museum
sometime in the 19th century. The
donor is unknown. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Tribal affiliation was determined from
writing on the squamous portion of the
temporal bone stating ‘‘Sioux Indian
prisoner . . . Died at Rock Island.’’ Rock
Island Arsenal was originally
established as a government site in
1816, with the building of Fort
Armstrong. From approximately 1863
to1865, it was a prison for Confederate
prisoners of war. How this individual
came to be present at the Arsenal is
unclear.
Determinations Made by the Mu¨tter
Museum of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia
Officials of the Mu¨tter Museum of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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 Tribes.
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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 Lowell
Flanders, Collections Manager, College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S 22nd
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103,
telephone (215) 560–8004, email
lflanders@collegeofphysicians.org, by
March 11, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Mu¨tter Museum of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Melanie O’Brien,
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Boston University, Boston, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Boston 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 Boston 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 Boston University at the
address in this notice by March 11,
2021.
SUMMARY:
Kathryn M. Mellouk,
Associate Vice President for Research
Compliance, Boston University, One
Silber Way, 9th floor, Boston, MA
02215, telephone (617) 358–4730, email
kateski@bu.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
Boston University, Boston, MA. The
human remains and associated funerary
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objects were removed from the St. Johns
River, which runs from Duval County
down to Brevard County, FL.
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 Boston University
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Seminole Tribe of
Florida (previously listed as Seminole
Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress,
Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)).
An invitation to consult was extended
to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime prior to 1936, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the St.
Johns River, which runs from Duval
County down to Brevard County, FL.
The human remains (inventory numbers
2067, 2068, and 129) were collected or
acquired by Charles Herbert Mitchell. In
1936, Mr. Mitchell’s family donated a
portion of his collection to Boston
University. In December 2018, a longterm volunteer curator of the
University’s archeology program
collections and two undergraduate
students found the human remains and
wrote a description of them. A year
later, when one of the students heard
that the program was reviewing all its
collections, the student recovered the
description and sent it to university
faculty on January 27, 2020. No known
individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a lot of
ceramic sherds (inventory numbers
2016, 2017, 2018, and 2030).
Determinations Made by Boston
University
Officials of Boston 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,
based on biological evidence.
• 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
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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 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); and
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’),
based on oral tradition, archeological,
geographic, and linguistic evidence.
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 Kathryn M. Mellouk,
Associate Vice President for Research
Compliance, Boston University, One
Silber Way, 9th floor, Boston, MA
02215, telephone (617) 358–4730, email
kateski@bu.edu, by March 11, 2021.
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.
Boston University is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: January 21, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribes. Representatives of any
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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 Indian
Tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
Representatives of any 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 March 11, 2021.
DATES:
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.
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
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN, and stored at the McClung Museum
at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN (UTK). The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were excavated from sites 40BN12,
40DR1, 40DR43, and 40HY13 in Benton,
Decatur, and Henry Counties, TN.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage
Nation (previously listed as Osage
Tribe); The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
From September 12 to November 22,
1940, human remains representing, at
minimum, 186 individuals were
removed from site 40BN12, the Eva site
in Benton County, TN. This site was
excavated as part of TVA’s Kentucky
Reservoir project by the University of
Tennessee, using labor and funds
provided by the Works Progress
Administration (WPA). Details
regarding these excavations are in ‘‘Eva
An Archaic Site,’’ authored by Thomas
Lewis and Madeline Kneberg Lewis.
The human remains represent 68
females, 50 males, and 68 individuals of
undeterminable sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 257
associated funerary objects include one
animal bone, one animal incisor, three
antler flakers, three antler tines, one
antler tool, three atlatl hooks, two
bannerstones, one beaver molar, five
blades, 14 bone awls, 10 bone beads,
two bone objects, one bone pendant, one
bone spatula, five coprolites, one daub,
four dog burials, one dog canine tooth,
one dog femur, one drill, two fish hooks,
one gallstone, one bag of green mineral,
two greenstone gorget fragments, one
hair pin, one hammerstone, two knife
bases, 25 lignite fragments, 24 fragments
of ochre, 21 pebbles/drum teeth, 27
projectile points, 77 snake vertebrae
(necklace), one stone, one stone bead,
one turkey bone, seven pieces of turtle
shell, one whetstone, and one worked
bone.
As was common at this time, two
perpendicular 3-foot wide trenches were
placed across the site. Block excavation
proceeded based on the stratigraphic
information derived from the trenches.
Below 5–8 inches of plow-zone, the
excavators identified five strata. The
field supervisor, David Osborne,
described the first stratum as black
humic soil that lacked shell. Stratum II
was comprised of a similar black
midden soil, but in addition, it
contained mussel shell and was nearly
a meter thick near the center of the site.
Stratum III, described as a sandy loam
of variable thickness, was not found
throughout the site. Stratum IV was not
found in all parts of the site, but was
nearly half a meter thick in some areas.
Shell was present near the base of this
stratum. Stratum V was found in the
southern portion of the site. It was
sandy and lacked mussel shell. It also
had the fewest artifacts. NAGPRA
cultural items were found in each
stratum. The chipped stone typology
developed by Lewis and Lewis from
40BN12 has served as the basis for
defining early hunter-gatherer
occupations in the mid-continent. The
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031412; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Boston University, Boston, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Boston 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
Boston 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 Boston University at the address in this
notice by March 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Kathryn M. Mellouk, Associate Vice President for Research
Compliance, Boston University, One Silber Way, 9th floor, Boston, MA
02215, telephone (617) 358-4730, 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 Boston University,
Boston, MA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the St. Johns River, which runs from Duval County down to
Brevard County, FL.
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 Boston
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)).
An invitation to consult was extended to the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime prior to 1936, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the St. Johns River, which runs from Duval
County down to Brevard County, FL. The human remains (inventory numbers
2067, 2068, and 129) were collected or acquired by Charles Herbert
Mitchell. In 1936, Mr. Mitchell's family donated a portion of his
collection to Boston University. In December 2018, a long-term
volunteer curator of the University's archeology program collections
and two undergraduate students found the human remains and wrote a
description of them. A year later, when one of the students heard that
the program was reviewing all its collections, the student recovered
the description and sent it to university faculty on January 27, 2020.
No known individual was identified. The one associated funerary object
is a lot of ceramic sherds (inventory numbers 2016, 2017, 2018, and
2030).
Determinations Made by Boston University
Officials of Boston 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, based on biological evidence.
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
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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
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes''), based on oral tradition,
archeological, geographic, and linguistic evidence.
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 Kathryn M. Mellouk, Associate Vice President
for Research Compliance, Boston University, One Silber Way, 9th floor,
Boston, MA 02215, telephone (617) 358-4730, email [email protected], by
March 11, 2021. 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.
Boston University is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 21, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-02610 Filed 2-8-21; 8:45 am]
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