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was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
has determined that this individual is
Native American through the
circumstance of acquisition, including
material culture from the site
representative of Late and Middle
Woodland periods. These circumstances
show that these human remains are
affiliated with indigenous people in
these areas of Mississippi. Present day
Indian Tribes affiliated with these
cultures include The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, South AtlanticGulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region 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 Richard
Kanaski, Regional Historic Preservation
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services,
Southeast Region, 694 Beech Hill Lane,
Hardeeville, SC 29927, telephone (912)
257–5434, email, richard_kanaski@
fws.gov, by December 23, 2021. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South
Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Florida State University
(FSU) 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 funerary
objects should submit a written request
to the Department of Anthropology at
FSU. 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 at FSU at the address in
this notice by December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Geoffrey Thomas, Florida State
University, Department of
Anthropology, 60 North Woodward
Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32306,
telephone (850) 644–8156, email
gpthomas@fsu.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
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Gadsden
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County, Okaloosa County, and Walton
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 the Department of
Anthropology at FSU professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians
[previously known as the Poarch Band
of Creeks, and as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama]; Seminole
Tribe of Florida [previously listed as
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & Tampa
Reservations)]; The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and
the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, 16
individuals were removed from the
Scotland site (8GD94), in Gadsen
County, FL, by Calvin Jones. There is no
information regarding how or when the
human remains from this site came into
the possession or control of Florida
State University. The State of Florida
Master Site File indicates that Calvin
Jones conducted investigations at the
site during a salvage operation and that
the site has been linked to Weeden
Island, Swift Creek, and Ft. Walton
cultural phases based on unassociated
sherds found there. The human remains
are commingled and fragmentary.
Among them are both the single
designated burial (#542) of a probable
male 35–50 years old and the remains
of a possible female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, 38
individuals were removed from Fort
Walton Mound (8OK6M), in Okaloosa
County, FL, by Charles Fairbanks while
he was associated with FSU. This site
has a long history of excavation,
including one carried out by C.B. Moore
in 1901. Although the site is listed as
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8OK6M at Florida State University,
according to currently available
information, it is the same site as 8OK6
listed in state files. (The M suffix was
requested by Yulee Lazarus in 1968 to
distinguish the large Fort Walton
Temple Mound, from the nearby shell
middens.) Based on several types of
sherds discovered during the excavation
by Fairbanks, it was deduced that the
site contained occupations from the Fort
Walton period through Deptford, SantaRosa, Swift Creek, and Weeden Island
phases. The majority of the human
remains belong to adult-aged
individuals. A single subadult—likely
late teens—is also present. No known
individuals have been identified. The 33
associated funerary objects include 23
plain, two stamped, and eight incised
ceramic sherds.
Between 1956 and 1958, human
remains representing, at minimum, nine
individuals were removed from the Bell
Site (8OK19), in Okaloosa County, FL.
In 1956, part of this collection was
brought to Florida State University after
erosion exposure from Hurricane Flossie
washed ‘‘thousands of sherds’’ into
Choctawhatchee Bay (according to the
State of Florida Master Site File). In
1958, this site was excavated by Charles
Fairbanks and W.C. Lazarus and was
determined to be of Fort Walton, SantaRosa, Swift Creek, and Weeden Island
cultural complexes. Two of the
individuals are sub-adults, and the other
seven are adults; all are of indeterminate
sex. No known individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary
objects present.
In 1959, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
recovered from the Chambless Site
(8OK35), in Okaloosa County, FL, and
donated to The Florida State University
by the property owner. As the recovered
materials came from disturbed backfill
soil, their context is unknown among
the human remains. According to the
State of Florida Master Site File, broken
vessels recovered by the landowner
were retained by W.C. Lazarus for
preservation and restoration at the Fort
Walton Temple Museum, Destin, FL.
Those ceramic vessels are classified as
Fort Walton phase. The human remains
belong to one male most likely 30–35
years old, one female most likely 30–35
years old, and one individual of
unknown age and sex. No known
individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, eight
individuals were removed from the
Johnson Site (8WL30), in Walton
County, FL, by W.C. Lazarus and J.M.
Johnson. Most of the materials collected
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were brought to FSU at that time. (A
vessel reportedly recovered during the
investigation of the site remains in the
possession of J.M. Johnson.) Of the eight
individuals, one is probably female 35–
50 years old, and at least two are subadults. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Cultural phase
determined to be Fort Walton based on
a ceramic analysis.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, Florida
State University
ACTION:
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, Florida State University
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 74
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 33 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 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 Dr. Geoffrey Thomas,
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, 60 North Woodward
Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32306,
telephone (850) 644–8156, email
gpthomas@fsu.edu, by December 23,
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.
The Department of Anthropology,
Florida State University is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: McClure Archives and
University Museum, University of
Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The McClure Archives and
University Museum, University of
Central Missouri, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of objects of
cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants
or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the McClure
Archives and University Museum. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the McClure Archives and University
Museum, University of Central
Missouri, at the address in this notice by
December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Olivia Thomsen, NAGPRA Preparator,
McClure Archives and University
Museum of JCKL 1470, 601 Missouri
Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093,
telephone (660) 543–4649, email
thomsen@ucmo.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the McClure
Archives and University Museum,
University of Central Missouri,
Warrensburg MO, that meet the
definition of objects of cultural
patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033013; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida State University,
Department of Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, Florida State University (FSU)
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 funerary objects should
submit a written request to the Department of Anthropology at FSU. 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 at FSU at the
address in this notice by December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Geoffrey Thomas, Florida State
University, Department of Anthropology, 60 North Woodward Avenue,
Tallahassee, FL 32306, telephone (850) 644-8156, 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 Florida State
University, Department of Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Gadsden
County, Okaloosa County, and Walton 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 the
Department of Anthropology at FSU professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians
[previously known as the Poarch Band of Creeks, and as the Poarch Band
of Creek Indians of Alabama]; Seminole Tribe of Florida [previously
listed as Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood, & Tampa Reservations)]; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the Tunica-
Biloxi Indian Tribe (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, 16
individuals were removed from the Scotland site (8GD94), in Gadsen
County, FL, by Calvin Jones. There is no information regarding how or
when the human remains from this site came into the possession or
control of Florida State University. The State of Florida Master Site
File indicates that Calvin Jones conducted investigations at the site
during a salvage operation and that the site has been linked to Weeden
Island, Swift Creek, and Ft. Walton cultural phases based on
unassociated sherds found there. The human remains are commingled and
fragmentary. Among them are both the single designated burial (#542) of
a probable male 35-50 years old and the remains of a possible female.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, 38
individuals were removed from Fort Walton Mound (8OK6M), in Okaloosa
County, FL, by Charles Fairbanks while he was associated with FSU. This
site has a long history of excavation, including one carried out by
C.B. Moore in 1901. Although the site is listed as
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8OK6M at Florida State University, according to currently available
information, it is the same site as 8OK6 listed in state files. (The M
suffix was requested by Yulee Lazarus in 1968 to distinguish the large
Fort Walton Temple Mound, from the nearby shell middens.) Based on
several types of sherds discovered during the excavation by Fairbanks,
it was deduced that the site contained occupations from the Fort Walton
period through Deptford, Santa-Rosa, Swift Creek, and Weeden Island
phases. The majority of the human remains belong to adult-aged
individuals. A single subadult--likely late teens--is also present. No
known individuals have been identified. The 33 associated funerary
objects include 23 plain, two stamped, and eight incised ceramic
sherds.
Between 1956 and 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, nine
individuals were removed from the Bell Site (8OK19), in Okaloosa
County, FL. In 1956, part of this collection was brought to Florida
State University after erosion exposure from Hurricane Flossie washed
``thousands of sherds'' into Choctawhatchee Bay (according to the State
of Florida Master Site File). In 1958, this site was excavated by
Charles Fairbanks and W.C. Lazarus and was determined to be of Fort
Walton, Santa-Rosa, Swift Creek, and Weeden Island cultural complexes.
Two of the individuals are sub-adults, and the other seven are adults;
all are of indeterminate sex. No known individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects present.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were recovered from the Chambless Site (8OK35), in Okaloosa County, FL,
and donated to The Florida State University by the property owner. As
the recovered materials came from disturbed backfill soil, their
context is unknown among the human remains. According to the State of
Florida Master Site File, broken vessels recovered by the landowner
were retained by W.C. Lazarus for preservation and restoration at the
Fort Walton Temple Museum, Destin, FL. Those ceramic vessels are
classified as Fort Walton phase. The human remains belong to one male
most likely 30-35 years old, one female most likely 30-35 years old,
and one individual of unknown age and sex. No known individuals have
been identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, eight
individuals were removed from the Johnson Site (8WL30), in Walton
County, FL, by W.C. Lazarus and J.M. Johnson. Most of the materials
collected were brought to FSU at that time. (A vessel reportedly
recovered during the investigation of the site remains in the
possession of J.M. Johnson.) Of the eight individuals, one is probably
female 35-50 years old, and at least two are sub-adults. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. Cultural phase determined to be Fort Walton based on a ceramic
analysis.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, Florida State
University
Officials of the Department of Anthropology, Florida State
University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 74 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 33 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 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 Dr. Geoffrey Thomas, Florida State
University, Department of Anthropology, 60 North Woodward Avenue,
Tallahassee, FL 32306, telephone (850) 644-8156, email
[email protected], by December 23, 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.
The Department of Anthropology, Florida State University is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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