Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, 16489-16492 [2022-06130]
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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 Florence Indian Mound Museum,
Florence, AL. The human remains were
removed from Lauderdale County, AL.
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 Florence
Indian Mound Museum professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas [previously
listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas] and The Chickasaw Nation
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
Sometime in the 1970s, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Lauderdale County, AL. In December of
2019, the human remains were brought
to the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the
Arts by a man who claimed that his
friend had removed the human remains
from an unidentified site in Lauderdale
County in the 1970s. The human
remains—two tibia, one mandible, two
parietal bones, one scapula, one radius,
one ulna, one humerus, one thoracic
bone, one rib, and one occipital bone—
belong to an individual of unknown age
and sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Florence
Indian Mound Museum
Officials of the Florence Indian
Mound Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
consultation with Katie Fillers,
Tennessee Valley Authority
archeological contractor.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of, at
minimum, one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
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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
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas [previously listed as AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas]; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians [previously listed as Poarch
Band of Creeks]; Shawnee Tribe; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The 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 Brian Murphy, Florence
Arts and Museums, 217 E. Tuscaloosa
Street, Florence, AL 35630, telephone
(716) 570–5613, email bmurphy@
florenceal.org, by April 22, 2022. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Florence Indian Mound Museum
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 17, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
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 BIA. 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 BIA at the address in this
notice by April 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
BJ Howerton, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian
School Road NW, Room 341,
Albuquerque, NM 87104, telephone
(505) 563–3013, email BJ.Howerton@
bia.gov.
SUMMARY:
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
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
in the physical custody of the Arizona
State Museum (ASM), University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from locations within the
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boundaries of the Fort Apache Indian
Reservation, Gila and Navajo Counties,
AZ.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by ASM and BIA
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe
of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1963 and 1977, two cultural
items were removed from site AZ
P:14:1(ASM), also known as the
Grasshopper Pueblo, in Navajo County,
AZ. The items were removed during
legally authorized excavations
conducted by the University of Arizona
Archeological Field School.
Archeological collections from the site
were brought to ASM at the end of each
field season and accessioned. The two
associated funerary objects are textile
fragments.
Site AZ P:14:1(ASM) is a large village
site containing approximately 500
rooms in more than a dozen stone room
blocks arranged around three main
plazas. The site has been dated A.D.
1275–1400 based on tree ring dates,
architectural forms, building
technology, and ceramic styles. These
characteristics, as well as the mortuary
pattern and other items of material
culture, are consistent with the
archeologically described Upland
Mogollon or prehistoric Western Pueblo
tradition.
In the summers of 1939 and 1940,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from site AZ P:16:1(ASM), also
known as Bear Ruin, in Navajo County,
AZ. These excavations were legally
authorized and carried out by Emil
Haury under the auspices of ASM and
the Department of Anthropology at the
University of Arizona. Archeological
collections from Haury’s excavations,
including human remains and
associated funerary objects, were
brought to ASM at the end of each field
season. The human remains (designated
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as ‘‘F.B. 05’’ and ‘‘F.B. 07’’) belong to
two adults of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are one
turquoise pendant, one ceramic sherd,
and one bone awl.
Site AZ P:16:1(ASM) consists of 14
houses, two storage rooms, and a kiva.
The site has been dated A.D. 600–800
based on ceramic styles, architectural
forms, and tree-ring data. These
characteristics, as well as the mortuary
pattern and other items of material
culture, are consistent with the
Mogollon archeological tradition.
In the summers of 1940 and 1941,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from site AZ P:16:2(ASM), also known
as Tla Kii, in Navajo County, AZ. These
excavations were legally authorized and
carried out by Emil Haury under the
auspices of ASM and the Department of
Anthropology at the University of
Arizona. Archeological collections from
Haury’s excavations, including human
remains, were brought to ASM at the
end of each field season. The skull of
this individual was retained by a
student, Mr. Langenwalter, who worked
under Haury. The human remains were
in the custody of Mr. Langenwalter’s
family until 2007, when his daughter
contacted ASM to transfer the remains.
The human remains most likely belong
to a mature adult male. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Site AZ P:16:2(ASM) consists of three
pit houses, one storage structure, two
structures, a main pueblo, two kivas,
and 14 storage pits. Based on
architectural forms and ceramic styles,
along with other items of material
culture, the site is dated A.D. 900–1200
and is associated with the Mogollon
archeological tradition.
In the summers of 1941 and 1944,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from site AZ P:16:20(ASM), also known
as Bluff Site, in Navajo County, AZ.
These excavations were legally
authorized and carried out by Emil
Haury under the auspices of ASM and
the Department of Anthropology at the
University of Arizona. Archeological
collections from Haury’s excavations,
including human remains, were brought
to ASM at the end of each field season.
The fragmentary human remains
(designated as ‘‘Grid E5, burial 1’’) most
likely belong to a juvenile or older
individual of indeterminate sex. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Site AZ P:16:20(ASM) comprises a pit
house village belongs to the Cottonwood
and Hilltop phases of the Mogollon
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archeological culture. It is dated A.D.
200–600 based on architectural forms
and tree-ring samples.
In the summer of 1966, human
remains representing, at minimum, 18
individuals were removed from site AZ
P:16:62(ASM), also known as Skiddy
Canyon Ruin, in Navajo County, AZ.
These excavations, led by Laurens
Hammack of ASM in conjunction with
ASM and the Museum of Northern
Arizona, were legally authorized and
carried out as part of the Highway
Salvage program of the Arizona
Highway Department (project no. F–
026–1[17]). Archeological collections
from these excavations were sent to
ASM in March of 1967; the remains of
one of the individuals were sent to ASM
in March of 1979. The human remains
are designated ‘‘burial 01, feature 6,’’ an
infant; ‘‘burial 02, feature 14,’’ a young
adult female; ‘‘burial 03, feature 17,’’ an
adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 04,
feature 18,’’ an adult male; ‘‘burial 05,
feature 19,’’ a mature adult female;
‘‘burial 06, feature 21,’’ a mature adult
of indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 07, feature
22,’’ a mature adult male; ‘‘burial 09,
feature 24,’’ a mature adult female;
‘‘burial 10, feature 20,’’ an adult male;
‘‘Feature 0 (General Surface),’’ an adult
of indeterminate sex; ‘‘Feature 1,’’ an
adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘Floor
against S. wall of Feature 16,’’ an adult
of indeterminate sex; ‘‘from fill of
Feature 12,’’ an adult of indeterminate
sex; ‘‘from ventilator fill of Feature 15,’’
an adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘general
fill of feature 20 (Kiva),’’ an adult of
indeterminate sex; ‘‘general fill of
Feature 4 (3811),’’ a juvenile or older of
indeterminate sex; ‘‘general fill of
Feature 4 (3394),’’ an adult of
indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 11,’’ a mature
adult male. No known individuals were
identified. The 13 associated funerary
objects are one jar, four bowls, two stone
fragments, one worked faunal bone, one
projectile point, two shell beads, one
pitcher, and one shell bracelet fragment.
Site AZ P:16:62(ASM) consists of a pit
house, kiva, an eight-room pueblo, and
associated trash areas. Based on
architectural forms and ceramic styles,
along with other cultural materials, the
site dates A.D. 600–1200 and is
associated with the Mogollon
archeological tradition.
Between 1931 and 1939, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site AZ
V:4:1, also known as Kinishba, in Gila
County, AZ. Excavations at this time
were legally authorized and were
directed by Byron Cummings under the
auspices of ASM and the Department of
Anthropology at the University of
Arizona. No known individuals were
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identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Archeological collections from the
1931–1939 excavations were brought to
ASM, where they were assigned number
AP–CU. On January 1, 1936, additional
cultural remains sent from the Western
Archaeological and Conservation Center
(WACC) to ASM were assigned number
AP–40. In 1941 and 1952, ASM loaned
collections from site AZ V:4:1 to the
Kinishba Museum, to be used for
exhibits at the site. On July 24, 1956,
following reports of disrepair and
vandalism at the Kinishba Museum,
these collections were moved back to
ASM. On September 22, 1958, Emil
Haury made plans to move
archeological and museum collections
from AZ V:4:1 to the Southwest
Archaeological Center (SWAC) in Globe,
AZ, in anticipation of a proposed
National Monument at the site. On
February 5, 1969, the collections housed
at SWAC were returned to ASM when
it became clear that Kinishba National
Monument would not be created.
Collection items from this transfer were
assigned number AP–2118. On January
1, 1938, August 10, 1953, and February
23, 2003, additional archeological
materials from this site were found in
ASM collections and were assigned
numbers AP–45, AP–647, and AP–CU
respectively.
Site AZ V:4:1 is a large, plaza-oriented
pueblo containing more than 600 rooms
arranged in eight masonry room groups
on both sides of a drainage running
through the site. It was occupied
between around A.D. 1225 and 1450,
based on tree-ring dates, architectural
forms, building technology, and ceramic
styles. These characteristics, as well as
the mortuary patterns and other items of
material culture recovered at this site,
are consistent with the archeologically
described Upland Mogollon or
prehistoric Western Pueblo tradition.
A detailed discussion on culturally
affiliating the archeological sites in this
region may be found in Cultural
Affiliation Assessment of White
Mountain Apache Tribal Lands (Fort
Apache Indian Reservation), by John R.
Welch and T.J. Ferguson (2005). To
summarize, archeologists have used the
terms Upland Mogollon or prehistoric
Western Pueblo to define the
archeological complex represented by
the above-described sites. The material
culture of these traditions is
characterized by a temporal progression
from earlier pit houses to later masonry
pueblos, villages organized in room
blocks of contiguous dwellings
associated with plazas, rectangular
kivas, polished and paint decorated
ceramics, unpainted corrugated
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ceramics, weaving traditions,
inhumation burials, cradleboard cranial
deformation, grooved stone axes, and
bone artifacts. Archeologists have long
linked the Western Pueblo tradition to
the present-day Indian Tribes in the
region that comprise the Western Pueblo
ethnographic group, especially the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
similarities in ceramic traditions, burial
practices, architectural forms, and
settlement patterns have led
archeologists to believe that the
prehistoric inhabitants of the Mogollon
Rim region migrated north and west to
the Hopi mesas, and north and east to
the Zuni River Valley. Certain objects
found in Upland Mogollon
archeological sites bear strong
resemblances to ritual paraphernalia
that are used in present-day Hopi and
Zuni religious practices. Some
petroglyphs on the Fort Apache Indian
Reservation have also persuaded
archeologists that continuities exist
between the earlier identified group and
current-day Western Pueblo people. In
addition, biological information from
site AZ P:14:1(ASM) supports the view
that the prehistoric occupants of the
Upland Mogollon region had migrated
from various locations to the north and
west of the region.
Hopi and Zuni oral traditions parallel
the archeological evidence for
migration. Migration figures
prominently in Hopi oral tradition,
which refers to the ancient sites,
pottery, stone tools, petroglyphs, and
other artifacts left behind by the
ancestors as ‘‘Hopi Footprints.’’ This
migration history is complex and
detailed. It includes traditions relating
specific clans to the Mogollon region.
Hopi cultural advisors have also
identified medicinal and culinary plants
at archeological sites in the region.
Their knowledge about these plants was
passed down to them from the ancestors
who inhabited these ancient sites.
Migration is also an important attribute
of Zuni oral tradition and includes
accounts of Zuni ancestors passing
through the Upland Mogollon region.
The ancient villages mark the routes of
these migrations. Zuni cultural advisors
remark that the ancient sites were not
abandoned. People returned to these
places from time to time, either to
reoccupy them or for religious
pilgrimages—a practice that has
continued to the present day.
Archeologists have found ceramic
evidence at shrines in the Upland
Mogollon region that confirms these
reports. Zuni cultural advisors have
names for plants endemic to the
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Mogollon region that do not grow on the
Zuni Reservation. They also have
knowledge about traditional medicinal
and ceremonial uses for these resources,
which has been passed down to them
from their ancestors. Furthermore, Hopi
and Zuni cultural advisors have
recognized that their ancestors may
have been co-resident at some of the
sites in this region during their ancestral
migrations.
There are differing points of view
regarding the possible presence of
Apache people in the Upland Mogollon
region during the time that the above
sites were occupied. Some Apache
traditions describe interactions with
Ancestral Puebloan people during this
time, but according to these stories,
Puebloan people and Apache people
were regarded as having separate
identities. The White Mountain Apache
Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona, does not claim cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects from these
sites.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 23
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 18 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (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 Dr. BJ Howerton,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW,
Room 341, Albuquerque, NM 87104,
telephone (505) 563–3013, email
BJ.Howerton@bia.gov, by April 22, 2022.
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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 U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs with assistance
of the Arizona State Museum is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 17, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Submission of U.S. Nomination to the
World Heritage List
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the
Interior has submitted a nomination to
the World Heritage List for the
‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks,’’
consisting of eight properties in Ohio,
five of which are in Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park in Ross County:
Hopeton Earthworks, Mound City, High
Bank Works, Hopewell Mound Group
and Seip Earthworks; and three that are
National Historic Landmarks: Fort
Ancient in Licking County, owned by
the State of Ohio, and the Octagon
Earthworks and Great Circle Earthworks
in Warren County, owned by the statechartered Ohio History Connection.
This is the third notice required by the
Department of the Interior’s World
Heritage Program regulations.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of
documents discussed in this notice,
contact April Brooks, Office of
International Affairs, National Park
Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415,
Washington, DC 20240 (202) 354–1808,
or sending electronic mail (Email) to:
april_brooks@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Morris, Chief, Office of
International Affairs at (202) 354–1803
or Jonathan Putnam, International
Cooperation Specialist, at (202) 354–
1809. Complete information about U.S.
participation in the World Heritage
Program and the process used to
develop the U.S. World Heritage
Tentative List is posted on the National
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Park Service, Office of International
Affairs website at: https://www.nps.gov/
subjects/internationalcooperation/
worldheritage.htm.
This
constitutes the official notice of the
decision by the United States
Department of the Interior to submit a
nomination to the World Heritage List
for the ‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial
Earthworks,’’ as enumerated in the
Summary above, and serves as the Third
Notice referred to in 36 CFR 73.7(j) of
the World Heritage Program regulations
(36 CFR part 73).
The nomination was submitted
through the U.S. Department of State to
the World Heritage Centre of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for
consideration by the World Heritage
Committee, which will likely occur at
the Committee’s 46th annual session in
mid-2023.
This property has been selected from
the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List,
which comprises properties that appear
to qualify for World Heritage status and
which may be considered for
nomination by the United States to the
World Heritage List, as required by the
World Heritage Committee’s
Operational Guidelines.
The U.S. World Heritage Tentative
List appeared in a Federal Register
notice on December 9, 2016 (81FR
89143) with a request for public
comment on possible nominations from
the 19 sites on the Tentative List. A
summary of the comments received, the
Department of the Interior’s responses to
them and the Department’s decision to
request preparation of this nomination
appeared in a subsequent Federal
Register Notice published on May 25,
2018 (83 FR 24337–24338). These are
the First and Second Notices required
by 36 CFR 73.7(c) and (f).
In making the decision to submit this
U.S. World Heritage nomination,
pursuant to 36 CFR 73.7(h) and (i), the
Department’s Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks evaluated
the draft nomination and the
recommendations of the Federal
Interagency Panel for World Heritage.
She determined that the property meets
the prerequisites for nomination by the
United States to the World Heritage List
that are detailed in 36 CFR part 73. The
properties are nationally significant,
being part of a unit of the National Park
System established by Act of Congress
or having been designated by the
Department of the Interior as individual
National Historic Landmarks. The
owners of the properties have concurred
in writing with the nomination, and
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each property is well protected legally
and functionally as documented in the
nomination. It appears to meet two of
the World Heritage criteria for cultural
properties.
The ‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial
Earthworks’’ are nominated under
World Heritage cultural criteria (i) and
(iii), as provided in 36 CFR 73.9(b)(1),
as a group, or ‘‘series,’’ that collectively
appears to justify criterion (i) by
demonstrating a masterpiece of human
creative genius: A 2,000-year-old series
of precise squares, circles, and octagons
and a hilltop sculpted to enclose a vast
plaza. They were built on an enormous
scale and the geometric forms are
consistently deployed across great
distances and encode alignments with
both the sun’s cycles and the far more
complex patterns of the moon. The
series also justifies criterion (iii) in
providing testimony to its builders,
people now referred to as the Hopewell
Culture: Dispersed, non-hierarchical
groups whose way of life was
transitioning from foraging to farming.
The earthworks were the center of a
continent-wide sphere of influence and
interaction and have yielded
exceptionally finely crafted ritual
objects fashioned from raw materials
obtained from distant places. The
properties, both individually and as a
group, also meet the World Heritage
requirements for integrity and
authenticity.
The World Heritage List is an
international list of cultural and natural
properties nominated by the signatories
to the World Heritage Convention
(1972). The World Heritage Committee,
composed of representatives of 21
nations elected as the governing body of
the World Heritage Convention, makes
the final decisions on which
nominations to accept on the World
Heritage List at its annual meeting each
summer. Although the United States is
not a member of UNESCO, it continues
to participate in the World Heritage
Convention, which is an independent
treaty. There are 1,154 World Heritage
sites in 167 of the 194 signatory
countries. The United States has 24 sites
inscribed on the World Heritage List.
U.S. participation and the role of the
Department of the Interior are
authorized by title IV of the National
Historic Preservation Act Amendments
of 1980, Public Law 96–515, 94 Stat.
2987, 3000, codified as amended at 54
U.S.C. 307101, and conducted by the
Department through the National Park
Service in accordance with the
regulations at 36 CFR part 73 which
implement the Convention pursuant to
the 1980 Amendments.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16489-16492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06130]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033622; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA), 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 BIA. 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 BIA at the address in this notice by
April 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. BJ Howerton, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Room 341,
Albuquerque, NM 87104, telephone (505) 563-3013, 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 U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the
physical custody of the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from locations within the
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boundaries of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila and Navajo
Counties, AZ.
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 ASM and BIA
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1963 and 1977, two cultural items were removed from site AZ
P:14:1(ASM), also known as the Grasshopper Pueblo, in Navajo County,
AZ. The items were removed during legally authorized excavations
conducted by the University of Arizona Archeological Field School.
Archeological collections from the site were brought to ASM at the end
of each field season and accessioned. The two associated funerary
objects are textile fragments.
Site AZ P:14:1(ASM) is a large village site containing
approximately 500 rooms in more than a dozen stone room blocks arranged
around three main plazas. The site has been dated A.D. 1275-1400 based
on tree ring dates, architectural forms, building technology, and
ceramic styles. These characteristics, as well as the mortuary pattern
and other items of material culture, are consistent with the
archeologically described Upland Mogollon or prehistoric Western Pueblo
tradition.
In the summers of 1939 and 1940, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from site AZ P:16:1(ASM), also
known as Bear Ruin, in Navajo County, AZ. These excavations were
legally authorized and carried out by Emil Haury under the auspices of
ASM and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Archeological collections from Haury's excavations, including human
remains and associated funerary objects, were brought to ASM at the end
of each field season. The human remains (designated as ``F.B. 05'' and
``F.B. 07'') belong to two adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects are
one turquoise pendant, one ceramic sherd, and one bone awl.
Site AZ P:16:1(ASM) consists of 14 houses, two storage rooms, and a
kiva. The site has been dated A.D. 600-800 based on ceramic styles,
architectural forms, and tree-ring data. These characteristics, as well
as the mortuary pattern and other items of material culture, are
consistent with the Mogollon archeological tradition.
In the summers of 1940 and 1941, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from site AZ P:16:2(ASM), also
known as Tla Kii, in Navajo County, AZ. These excavations were legally
authorized and carried out by Emil Haury under the auspices of ASM and
the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Archeological collections from Haury's excavations, including human
remains, were brought to ASM at the end of each field season. The skull
of this individual was retained by a student, Mr. Langenwalter, who
worked under Haury. The human remains were in the custody of Mr.
Langenwalter's family until 2007, when his daughter contacted ASM to
transfer the remains. The human remains most likely belong to a mature
adult male. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site AZ P:16:2(ASM) consists of three pit houses, one storage
structure, two structures, a main pueblo, two kivas, and 14 storage
pits. Based on architectural forms and ceramic styles, along with other
items of material culture, the site is dated A.D. 900-1200 and is
associated with the Mogollon archeological tradition.
In the summers of 1941 and 1944, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from site AZ P:16:20(ASM), also
known as Bluff Site, in Navajo County, AZ. These excavations were
legally authorized and carried out by Emil Haury under the auspices of
ASM and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Archeological collections from Haury's excavations, including human
remains, were brought to ASM at the end of each field season. The
fragmentary human remains (designated as ``Grid E5, burial 1'') most
likely belong to a juvenile or older individual of indeterminate sex.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Site AZ P:16:20(ASM) comprises a pit house village belongs to the
Cottonwood and Hilltop phases of the Mogollon archeological culture. It
is dated A.D. 200-600 based on architectural forms and tree-ring
samples.
In the summer of 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, 18
individuals were removed from site AZ P:16:62(ASM), also known as
Skiddy Canyon Ruin, in Navajo County, AZ. These excavations, led by
Laurens Hammack of ASM in conjunction with ASM and the Museum of
Northern Arizona, were legally authorized and carried out as part of
the Highway Salvage program of the Arizona Highway Department (project
no. F-026-1[17]). Archeological collections from these excavations were
sent to ASM in March of 1967; the remains of one of the individuals
were sent to ASM in March of 1979. The human remains are designated
``burial 01, feature 6,'' an infant; ``burial 02, feature 14,'' a young
adult female; ``burial 03, feature 17,'' an adult of indeterminate sex;
``burial 04, feature 18,'' an adult male; ``burial 05, feature 19,'' a
mature adult female; ``burial 06, feature 21,'' a mature adult of
indeterminate sex; ``burial 07, feature 22,'' a mature adult male;
``burial 09, feature 24,'' a mature adult female; ``burial 10, feature
20,'' an adult male; ``Feature 0 (General Surface),'' an adult of
indeterminate sex; ``Feature 1,'' an adult of indeterminate sex;
``Floor against S. wall of Feature 16,'' an adult of indeterminate sex;
``from fill of Feature 12,'' an adult of indeterminate sex; ``from
ventilator fill of Feature 15,'' an adult of indeterminate sex;
``general fill of feature 20 (Kiva),'' an adult of indeterminate sex;
``general fill of Feature 4 (3811),'' a juvenile or older of
indeterminate sex; ``general fill of Feature 4 (3394),'' an adult of
indeterminate sex; ``burial 11,'' a mature adult male. No known
individuals were identified. The 13 associated funerary objects are one
jar, four bowls, two stone fragments, one worked faunal bone, one
projectile point, two shell beads, one pitcher, and one shell bracelet
fragment.
Site AZ P:16:62(ASM) consists of a pit house, kiva, an eight-room
pueblo, and associated trash areas. Based on architectural forms and
ceramic styles, along with other cultural materials, the site dates
A.D. 600-1200 and is associated with the Mogollon archeological
tradition.
Between 1931 and 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site AZ V:4:1, also known as Kinishba, in
Gila County, AZ. Excavations at this time were legally authorized and
were directed by Byron Cummings under the auspices of ASM and the
Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. No known
individuals were
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identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Archeological collections from the 1931-1939 excavations were
brought to ASM, where they were assigned number AP-CU. On January 1,
1936, additional cultural remains sent from the Western Archaeological
and Conservation Center (WACC) to ASM were assigned number AP-40. In
1941 and 1952, ASM loaned collections from site AZ V:4:1 to the
Kinishba Museum, to be used for exhibits at the site. On July 24, 1956,
following reports of disrepair and vandalism at the Kinishba Museum,
these collections were moved back to ASM. On September 22, 1958, Emil
Haury made plans to move archeological and museum collections from AZ
V:4:1 to the Southwest Archaeological Center (SWAC) in Globe, AZ, in
anticipation of a proposed National Monument at the site. On February
5, 1969, the collections housed at SWAC were returned to ASM when it
became clear that Kinishba National Monument would not be created.
Collection items from this transfer were assigned number AP-2118. On
January 1, 1938, August 10, 1953, and February 23, 2003, additional
archeological materials from this site were found in ASM collections
and were assigned numbers AP-45, AP-647, and AP-CU respectively.
Site AZ V:4:1 is a large, plaza-oriented pueblo containing more
than 600 rooms arranged in eight masonry room groups on both sides of a
drainage running through the site. It was occupied between around A.D.
1225 and 1450, based on tree-ring dates, architectural forms, building
technology, and ceramic styles. These characteristics, as well as the
mortuary patterns and other items of material culture recovered at this
site, are consistent with the archeologically described Upland Mogollon
or prehistoric Western Pueblo tradition.
A detailed discussion on culturally affiliating the archeological
sites in this region may be found in Cultural Affiliation Assessment of
White Mountain Apache Tribal Lands (Fort Apache Indian Reservation), by
John R. Welch and T.J. Ferguson (2005). To summarize, archeologists
have used the terms Upland Mogollon or prehistoric Western Pueblo to
define the archeological complex represented by the above-described
sites. The material culture of these traditions is characterized by a
temporal progression from earlier pit houses to later masonry pueblos,
villages organized in room blocks of contiguous dwellings associated
with plazas, rectangular kivas, polished and paint decorated ceramics,
unpainted corrugated ceramics, weaving traditions, inhumation burials,
cradleboard cranial deformation, grooved stone axes, and bone
artifacts. Archeologists have long linked the Western Pueblo tradition
to the present-day Indian Tribes in the region that comprise the
Western Pueblo ethnographic group, especially the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
similarities in ceramic traditions, burial practices, architectural
forms, and settlement patterns have led archeologists to believe that
the prehistoric inhabitants of the Mogollon Rim region migrated north
and west to the Hopi mesas, and north and east to the Zuni River
Valley. Certain objects found in Upland Mogollon archeological sites
bear strong resemblances to ritual paraphernalia that are used in
present-day Hopi and Zuni religious practices. Some petroglyphs on the
Fort Apache Indian Reservation have also persuaded archeologists that
continuities exist between the earlier identified group and current-day
Western Pueblo people. In addition, biological information from site AZ
P:14:1(ASM) supports the view that the prehistoric occupants of the
Upland Mogollon region had migrated from various locations to the north
and west of the region.
Hopi and Zuni oral traditions parallel the archeological evidence
for migration. Migration figures prominently in Hopi oral tradition,
which refers to the ancient sites, pottery, stone tools, petroglyphs,
and other artifacts left behind by the ancestors as ``Hopi
Footprints.'' This migration history is complex and detailed. It
includes traditions relating specific clans to the Mogollon region.
Hopi cultural advisors have also identified medicinal and culinary
plants at archeological sites in the region. Their knowledge about
these plants was passed down to them from the ancestors who inhabited
these ancient sites. Migration is also an important attribute of Zuni
oral tradition and includes accounts of Zuni ancestors passing through
the Upland Mogollon region. The ancient villages mark the routes of
these migrations. Zuni cultural advisors remark that the ancient sites
were not abandoned. People returned to these places from time to time,
either to reoccupy them or for religious pilgrimages--a practice that
has continued to the present day. Archeologists have found ceramic
evidence at shrines in the Upland Mogollon region that confirms these
reports. Zuni cultural advisors have names for plants endemic to the
Mogollon region that do not grow on the Zuni Reservation. They also
have knowledge about traditional medicinal and ceremonial uses for
these resources, which has been passed down to them from their
ancestors. Furthermore, Hopi and Zuni cultural advisors have recognized
that their ancestors may have been co-resident at some of the sites in
this region during their ancestral migrations.
There are differing points of view regarding the possible presence
of Apache people in the Upland Mogollon region during the time that the
above sites were occupied. Some Apache traditions describe interactions
with Ancestral Puebloan people during this time, but according to these
stories, Puebloan people and Apache people were regarded as having
separate identities. The White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona, does not claim cultural affiliation with the
human remains and associated funerary objects from these sites.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 23 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 18 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 Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(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 Dr. BJ Howerton, NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Room 341, Albuquerque,
NM 87104, telephone (505) 563-3013, email [email protected], by April
22, 2022.
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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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs with
assistance of the Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 17, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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