Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 69326-69329 [2022-25137]
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construction between 1888 and 1890. As
described above, the Central Station site
is dated to ca. 1450–1634. The human
remains are cranial elements belonging
to an adult female. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In April of 1971, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Dena
Dincauze, as part of a Peabody Museum
expedition, from a shell midden on
Peddock’s Island (19PL0003 and 19–
SU–3a) in Boston Harbor. The shell
midden above the human remains was
five to six inches deep; no shells were
found below the human remains in the
burial pit. The burial pit was lined with
black organic matter, and red ochre
stain was observed in the northeast
corner of the pit, on some of the bones.
Three fieldstone slabs of Cambridge
slate were in the north and northeast
areas of the pit, beside and over the
head. The human remains had been
tightly bundled, almost certainly had
been defleshed, and were at least
partially articulated at the time of
burial. Human remains from this site
have been radiocarbon dated to 4435 +/
¥ 225 B.P., or 2600–2900 B.P., which
corresponds to the Late Archaic Period
(5000–3000 B.P.) for the Peddock’s
Island area. The red ochre found with
the human remains supports this date.
The human remains are cranial and
postcranial fragments belonging to an
adult male. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1969 and 1972, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Dena
Dincauze, David Braun, and William
Fitzhugh, as part of a Peabody Museum
expedition, from Thompson’s Island in
Boston Harbor. This habitation and
midden site covers a large part of the
surface of the sandy elevation at the
southeastern corner of the island.
Occupation most likely began during
the Atlantic phase, ca. 4000 B.P., and
continued through the Late Woodland
Period, ca. 1000–500 B.P. The interment
is a shell midden sub-burial, which
indicates that it pre-dates at least some
of the occupational periods of the site.
The burial position was most likely
flexed with a northern orientation. No
artifacts were found within the burial
pit and there were no temporally
diagnostic artifacts within the two clam
shell strata located directly above the
burial. However, in other portions of the
site similar clam shell strata contained
artifacts ranging from 4000–500 B.P.,
suggesting that the burial dates to the
earlier occupational period of the Late
Archaic. The human remains are cranial
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fragments belonging to an adult of
unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Historical documents and other
information obtained through
consultation show that areas of
northeastern Massachusetts were
aboriginally occupied by the
Wampanoag people. These types of
sources also show that portions of
Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk, and Middlesex
Counties, MA, were aboriginally
occupied by the Massachusett and
Pawtucket peoples, neither of whom are
represented by any federally recognized
Indian Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis, archeological
context, and museum records.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 277
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 207 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
(previously listed as Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
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with information in support of the
request to Jane Pickering, William &
Muriel Seabury Howells Director,
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email
jpickering@fas.harvard.edu, by
December 19, 2022. 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and Groups that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
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 no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary object and any
present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 object should submit a written
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
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human remains and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University at the address in this notice
by December 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane
Pickering, William & Muriel Seabury
Howells Director, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–2374, email jpickering@
fas.harvard.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 the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains
and associated funerary object were
removed from Barnstable, Bristol,
Dukes, and Plymouth Counties, MA.
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 object.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.); Narragansett Indian
Tribe; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band of
the Wampanoag Nation, a non-federally
recognized Indian group (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes
and Group’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
Barnstable County, MA
In 1901, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed by an unknown person from an
unknown site in Osterville. In 1901 or
1902, Dr. S.W. Driver donated these
human remains to the Peabody Museum
through Dr. Frederic Ward Putnam. The
human remains are postcranial
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fragments belonging to an adult female.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the spring of 1921, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed by Charles C.
Owen from Grand Island in Osterville.
In December of 1921, A.A. Marsters
donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum. The human remains
are cranial and postcranial elements
belonging to two adult males and one
adult of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In March of 1934, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Lauchlan
M. Crocker, the Sheriff of Barnstable
County, from an unknown site in
Barnstable. That same month, Crocker
donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum. The human remains
were recorded as being 12 feet
underground. The human remains are
cranial and postcranial fragments
belonging to an adult female. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Edward H.
Rogers from an unknown site in
Provincetown. Rogers donated these
human remains to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute, which in turn donated them to
the Peabody Museum in December of
1937. The human remains are the partial
cranium and postcranial elements
belonging to an adult female. No known
individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a projectile
point. As the point’s shape most likely
falls within the ‘‘Neville’’ tradition, it is
a modified Neville point. The Neville
tradition is associated with the Middle
Archaic period in southeastern New
England (ca. 8000–6000 B.P.).
In 1947, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed by Ross Moffett from the
Hillside site in Truro. That same year,
Moffett donated these human remains to
the Peabody Museum. The human
remains were located in a brownishblack, sandy midden layer. Moffett’s
descriptions of grit-tempered pottery
known as Early Woodland Period
Vinette I and Fox Creek style projectile
points—these are not in the collections
of the Peabody Museum—suggest that
this interment most likely dates from
the Early to Middle Woodland Period
(3000–1000 B.P.). The human remains
are the nearly complete skeleton
belonging to a subadult male. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Deputy
Sheriff Louis Cataldo from the Indian
Neck site in Wellfleet. In March of 1966,
Cataldo donated these human remains
to the Peabody Museum through Dr.
Edward Hunt. The human remains are
the partial cranium and postcranial
elements belonging to an adult male. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1867, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed by Dr. Jeffries Wyman from the
Cotuit port shell heap and donated by
him to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are postcranial
fragments belonging to an adult of
unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In February of 1970, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by the Bourne
Police from an unknown site in
Buzzards Bay in Bourne. Deputy Sheriff
Cataldo donated these human remains
to the Peabody Museum. The human
remains were removed from a depth of
approximately 30 feet. The human
remains are the nearly complete
cranium belonging to an adult female.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Bristol County, MA
In July of 1945, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by workmen
while excavating a sewer on the
property of John Martin in Taunton.
That same month, Dr. Alan Richards
Moritz of Harvard University’s
Department of Legal Medicine donated
these human remains to the Peabody
Museum. The human remains are the
partial cranium and postcranial
fragments belonging to an adult female.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by an
unknown person from an unknown site
in New Bedford. These human remains
were given to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute, which in turn presented them
to the Peabody Museum in February of
1963. The human remains are the partial
cranium belonging to an adult male. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Dukes County, MA
In 1914, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed by Edward Wigglesworth from
Wasque Point on Martha’s Vineyard. In
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July of 1914, Curtis N. Smith donated
these human remains to the Peabody
Museum. The human remains are
cranial and postcranial fragments
belonging to an adult of unknown sex.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Charles
T. Jackson from an ‘‘Indian burial place’’
on Martha’s Vineyard. Jackson
presented these remains to the Boston
Society for Medical Improvement
(BSMI). In June of 1889, the cabinet of
the BSMI was officially transferred to
the Warren Anatomical Museum,
Harvard University (WAM), and in May
of 1959, WAM transferred the human
remains to the Peabody Museum. The
original inventory of the human remains
describes the burial location as full of
small shells and notes that many of the
bodies in the burial place were interred
in an erect posture surrounded by
shells. The human remains are the
nearly complete cranium belonging to
an adult female. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Plymouth County, MA
In March of 1940, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Norman
Merry, Arthur Chandler, and
Superintendent Sherman from an
unknown site in Lakeville. That same
month, Dr. Alan Richards Moritz of
Harvard University’s Department of
Legal Medicine donated these human
remains to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are postcranial
fragments belonging to an adult of
unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Charles
T. Jackson from a refuse heap in
Plymouth. In November of 1943, the
Boston Society of Natural History
donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum through Dr. Frederic
T. Lewis. The human remains are
postcranial fragments belonging to an
adult of unknown sex. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In May of 1946, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr.
Raymond G. Vinal from an unknown
site in Norwell. Vinal turned these
human remains over to the
Massachusetts State Police, who
delivered them to Harvard University’s
Department of Legal Medicine. That
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same month, Dr. Alan Richards Moritz
of the Department of Legal Medicine
donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum. The human remains
were found buried 2.5–3 feet beneath
the ground in gravel resembling hardpacked sand. The human remains are
cranial and postcranial fragments
belonging to an adult male. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In April of 1947, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by Dr.
Maurice Robbins and William Bell
Taylor from the Taylor Farm Site,
19Pl165, in North Middleboro. In May
of 1947, Robbins donated these human
remains to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are the partial cranium
and postcranial elements belonging to
two adult females. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by an
unknown person from an unknown site
in Middleboro. In December of 1883, J.
Collins Warren donated these human
remains to the Warren Anatomical
Museum, Harvard University (WAM) as
part of the J. Mason Warren Collection,
and in May of 1959, WAM transferred
them to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are the nearly complete
cranium belonging to an adult male. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In August of 1961, human remains
representing, at minimum, seven
individuals were removed by a member
of the Cohannet Chapter of the
Massachusetts Archaeological Society
named ‘‘Curtis’’ from the Wapanucket 8
site in Middleboro. In September of
1961, the Massachusetts Archaeological
Society, through Maurice Robbins,
donated the human remains to the
Peabody Museum. The human remains
were found in a burial feature consisting
of burned and unburned bones capped
by a layer of red paint. Radiocarbon
dates, artifacts diagnostic of the Archaic
period, and the cremation burial suggest
that this site and interment dates to the
Late Archaic Period (5000–3000 B.P.).
The human remains are cranial and
postcranial fragments belonging to two
infants of unknown sex, one child of
unknown sex, one subadult of unknown
sex, one adult male, one adult female,
and one adult of unknown sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis, archeological
context, and museum records.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 27
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary object and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary object
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
(previously listed as Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Jane Pickering, William &
Muriel Seabury Howells Director,
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email
jpickering@fas.harvard.edu, by
December 19, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to The Tribes may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and Group that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022–25137 Filed 11–17–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: University of Arkansas
Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Arkansas Museum
Collections has amended a Notice of
Inventory Completion originally
published in the Federal Register on
November 13, 2018 and subsequently
amended in a Notice of Inventory
Completion Correction published in the
Federal Register on May 20, 2022. This
notice amends the minimum number of
individuals and number of associated
funerary objects in collections removed
from Cross, Mississippi, and Poinsett
Counties, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
December 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mary Suter, University
of Arkansas Museum Collections,
Biomass 125, Fayetteville, AR 72701,
telephone (479) 575–3456, email
msuter@uark.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the University of
Arkansas Museum Collections. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
amendments and determinations in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by the
University of Arkansas Museum
Collections.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations originally published in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (83 FR 56371–56374,
November 13, 2018) and subsequently
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amended in a Notice of Inventory
Completion Correction published in the
Federal Register (87 FR 30990–30993,
May 20, 2022). Repatriation of the items
in the original and amended notices has
not occurred. Accordingly, the
minimum number of individuals whose
human remains were removed from
Rose Mound (3CS27) in Cross County,
AR, is nine (previously six individuals
were listed). In addition, this
amendment lists as currently missing
human remains representing nine
individuals that had been removed from
the Golden Lake site (3MS60) in
Mississippi County, AR (previously no
individuals were listed as missing).
Also, this amendment lists as currently
missing one additional associated
funerary object that had been removed
from the Hazel Site (3PO6) in Poinsett
County, AR (previously 52 associated
funerary objects were listed as missing).
In 1950, 1967, and another unknown
date, human remains representing, at
minimum, nine individuals were
removed from the Rose Mound Site
(3CS27) in Cross County, AR. No known
individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are five
fragments of copper.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, 105
individuals were removed from the
Golden Lake Site (3MS60) in
Mississippi County, AR. Of that
number, human remains representing
nine individuals are currently missing
from the collection. The University of
Arkansas Museum continues to look for
the missing individuals. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1933, human remains representing,
at minimum, 260 individuals were
removed from the Hazel Site (3PO6) in
Poinsett County, AR. No known
individuals were identified. In total,
there are 1,319 associated funerary
objects, of which 53 objects are
currently missing from the collection.
The 1,266 associated funerary objects
currently accounted for are one abrader,
six deer antler tines, one arrow point,
one artifact sample, two bone awls, one
axe, one basketry fragment, 30 bone
beads, two ceramic beads, four crinoid
beads, 439 shell beads, 83 animal bones,
three bird bones, 118 fish bones, 78
ceramic bottles, 83 ceramic bowls, two
non-vessel ceramic objects, two lots of
charcoal, two clay lumps, two sheets of
copper, one corn cob, nine pieces of
daub, three ceramic discs, eight ear
plugs, two effigy bottles, 12 effigy
bowls, one effigy jar, one shell gorget, 43
ceramic jars, one knife, one antler knife,
one bone needle, one copper ornament,
one shell pendant, 21 bone pins, three
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pipes, 35 gar scales, two samples of
sediment, 26 mussel shells, four pieces
of turtle shell, 219 ceramic sherds, one
painted stone, two textiles, three animal
teeth, two twigs, and two partial vessels.
The University of Arkansas Museum
continues to look for the missing 53
(previously identified as 52) associated
funerary objects, which are one deer
antler tine, one artifact sample, one bird
bill awl, one bone awl, three shell
beads, two worked bones, eight ceramic
bottles, 12 ceramic bowls (previously
identified as 11 ceramic bowls), one
ceramic non-vessel objects, one lot of
charcoal, one sheet of copper, three ear
plugs, one effigy bottle, four effigy
bowls, one bone needle, one pipe, four
mussel shells, one sherd, and six
vessels.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of
Arkansas Museum Collections has
determined that:
• The human remains represent the
physical remains of 374 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• The 1,324 objects 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe
of Indians).
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after December 19, 2022. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of Arkansas Museum
Collections must determine the most
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69326-69329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25137]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034877; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
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 no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
object and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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
object should submit a written request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these
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human remains and associated funerary object should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University at the address
in this notice by December 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Pickering, William & Muriel
Seabury Howells Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone
(617) 496-2374, 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 Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary object were removed from Barnstable,
Bristol, Dukes, and Plymouth Counties, MA.
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
object. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.); Narragansett Indian Tribe; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah); and the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation, a non-
federally recognized Indian group (hereafter referred to as ``The
Consulted Tribes and Group'').
History and Description of the Remains
Barnstable County, MA
In 1901, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by an unknown person from an unknown site in Osterville.
In 1901 or 1902, Dr. S.W. Driver donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum through Dr. Frederic Ward Putnam. The human remains are
postcranial fragments belonging to an adult female. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In the spring of 1921, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed by Charles C. Owen from Grand Island in
Osterville. In December of 1921, A.A. Marsters donated these human
remains to the Peabody Museum. The human remains are cranial and
postcranial elements belonging to two adult males and one adult of
unknown sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In March of 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Lauchlan M. Crocker, the Sheriff of
Barnstable County, from an unknown site in Barnstable. That same month,
Crocker donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum. The human
remains were recorded as being 12 feet underground. The human remains
are cranial and postcranial fragments belonging to an adult female. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Edward H. Rogers from an unknown site in
Provincetown. Rogers donated these human remains to the Robert S.
Peabody Institute, which in turn donated them to the Peabody Museum in
December of 1937. The human remains are the partial cranium and
postcranial elements belonging to an adult female. No known individual
was identified. The one associated funerary object is a projectile
point. As the point's shape most likely falls within the ``Neville''
tradition, it is a modified Neville point. The Neville tradition is
associated with the Middle Archaic period in southeastern New England
(ca. 8000-6000 B.P.).
In 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by Ross Moffett from the Hillside site in Truro. That same
year, Moffett donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains were located in a brownish-black, sandy midden layer.
Moffett's descriptions of grit-tempered pottery known as Early Woodland
Period Vinette I and Fox Creek style projectile points--these are not
in the collections of the Peabody Museum--suggest that this interment
most likely dates from the Early to Middle Woodland Period (3000-1000
B.P.). The human remains are the nearly complete skeleton belonging to
a subadult male. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Deputy Sheriff Louis Cataldo from the Indian
Neck site in Wellfleet. In March of 1966, Cataldo donated these human
remains to the Peabody Museum through Dr. Edward Hunt. The human
remains are the partial cranium and postcranial elements belonging to
an adult male. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1867, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by Dr. Jeffries Wyman from the Cotuit port shell heap and
donated by him to the Peabody Museum. The human remains are postcranial
fragments belonging to an adult of unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In February of 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by the Bourne Police from an unknown site in
Buzzards Bay in Bourne. Deputy Sheriff Cataldo donated these human
remains to the Peabody Museum. The human remains were removed from a
depth of approximately 30 feet. The human remains are the nearly
complete cranium belonging to an adult female. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Bristol County, MA
In July of 1945, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by workmen while excavating a sewer on the
property of John Martin in Taunton. That same month, Dr. Alan Richards
Moritz of Harvard University's Department of Legal Medicine donated
these human remains to the Peabody Museum. The human remains are the
partial cranium and postcranial fragments belonging to an adult female.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by an unknown person from an unknown site in
New Bedford. These human remains were given to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute, which in turn presented them to the Peabody Museum in
February of 1963. The human remains are the partial cranium belonging
to an adult male. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Dukes County, MA
In 1914, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by Edward Wigglesworth from Wasque Point on Martha's
Vineyard. In
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July of 1914, Curtis N. Smith donated these human remains to the
Peabody Museum. The human remains are cranial and postcranial fragments
belonging to an adult of unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Charles T. Jackson from an ``Indian
burial place'' on Martha's Vineyard. Jackson presented these remains to
the Boston Society for Medical Improvement (BSMI). In June of 1889, the
cabinet of the BSMI was officially transferred to the Warren Anatomical
Museum, Harvard University (WAM), and in May of 1959, WAM transferred
the human remains to the Peabody Museum. The original inventory of the
human remains describes the burial location as full of small shells and
notes that many of the bodies in the burial place were interred in an
erect posture surrounded by shells. The human remains are the nearly
complete cranium belonging to an adult female. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Plymouth County, MA
In March of 1940, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Norman Merry, Arthur Chandler, and
Superintendent Sherman from an unknown site in Lakeville. That same
month, Dr. Alan Richards Moritz of Harvard University's Department of
Legal Medicine donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are postcranial fragments belonging to an adult of
unknown sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Charles T. Jackson from a refuse heap in
Plymouth. In November of 1943, the Boston Society of Natural History
donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum through Dr. Frederic
T. Lewis. The human remains are postcranial fragments belonging to an
adult of unknown sex. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In May of 1946, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Dr. Raymond G. Vinal from an unknown site in
Norwell. Vinal turned these human remains over to the Massachusetts
State Police, who delivered them to Harvard University's Department of
Legal Medicine. That same month, Dr. Alan Richards Moritz of the
Department of Legal Medicine donated these human remains to the Peabody
Museum. The human remains were found buried 2.5-3 feet beneath the
ground in gravel resembling hard-packed sand. The human remains are
cranial and postcranial fragments belonging to an adult male. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In April of 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by Dr. Maurice Robbins and William Bell Taylor
from the Taylor Farm Site, 19Pl165, in North Middleboro. In May of
1947, Robbins donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum. The
human remains are the partial cranium and postcranial elements
belonging to two adult females. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by an unknown person from an unknown site in
Middleboro. In December of 1883, J. Collins Warren donated these human
remains to the Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard University (WAM) as
part of the J. Mason Warren Collection, and in May of 1959, WAM
transferred them to the Peabody Museum. The human remains are the
nearly complete cranium belonging to an adult male. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In August of 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, seven
individuals were removed by a member of the Cohannet Chapter of the
Massachusetts Archaeological Society named ``Curtis'' from the
Wapanucket 8 site in Middleboro. In September of 1961, the
Massachusetts Archaeological Society, through Maurice Robbins, donated
the human remains to the Peabody Museum. The human remains were found
in a burial feature consisting of burned and unburned bones capped by a
layer of red paint. Radiocarbon dates, artifacts diagnostic of the
Archaic period, and the cremation burial suggest that this site and
interment dates to the Late Archaic Period (5000-3000 B.P.). The human
remains are cranial and postcranial fragments belonging to two infants
of unknown sex, one child of unknown sex, one subadult of unknown sex,
one adult male, one adult female, and one adult of unknown sex. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis,
archeological context, and museum records.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 27 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary object and any present-day Indian
Tribe.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Indian
Tribal Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Jane
Pickering, William & Muriel Seabury Howells Director, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-2374, email
[email protected], by December 19, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary object to The Tribes may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and Group that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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