Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 17008-17011 [2023-05733]
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National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation.
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
summary or related records held by the
California Department of Parks and
Recreation.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Intent to Repatriate in the Federal
Register (67 FR 78508, December 24,
2002). Repatriation of the items in the
original Notice of Intent to Repatriate
has not occurred. After the original
notice was published, a request for the
repatriation of the sacred objects listed
in the notice was made by an individual
claiming to be the direct lineal
descendant of the individual who
owned the sacred objects, and a
preponderance of evidence supports
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Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the California Department
of Parks and Recreation has determined
that:
• The 59 cultural items are specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for
the practice of traditional Native
American religions by their present-day
adherents.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items in this
notice and Robert Geary, a lineal
descendant.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after April 20, 2023. If competing
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requests for repatriation are received,
the California Department of Parks and
Recreation must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The California
Department of Parks and Recreation is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the lineal descendant
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, 10.13,
and 10.14.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H.
Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of
Memphis, Memphis, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological
Museum (Nash Museum) 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 Nash Museum. 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
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human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Nash Museum at the
address in this notice by April 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological
Museum, University of Memphis, 1987
Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN
38109, telephone (901) 785–3160, email
chucalissa@memphis.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
C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum,
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the
Chucalissa site (40SY1) in Shelby
County, TN.
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 Nash Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe
of Indians); The Chickasaw Nation; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were
removed from Unit 1 of the Chucalissa
site, 40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The
human remains were excavated by Nash
Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1–1/B–1, 40SY1–1/B–2, 40SY1–1/
639, 40SY1–1/NC–1) belong to one
female adult; one subadult of unknown
sex; and two individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 40 associated funerary
objects include one whole ceramic
vessel, one ceramic vessel section, four
lithics, five miscellaneous animal bone
fragments, 18 ceramic sherds, 10 pieces
of daub, and one piece of charcoal.
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Between 1955 and 1974, human
remains representing, at minimum, 20
individuals were removed from Unit 2
of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by C.H. Nash Museum at
Chucalissa staff. The human remains
(40SY1–2/B–1, 40SY1–2/B–2, 40SY1–2/
B–3, 40SY1–2/B–3A, 40SY1–2/B–4,
40SY1–2/B–5, 40SY1–2/B–6, 40SY1–2/
B–7, 40SY1–2/B–8, 40SY1–2/B–9,
40SY1–2/B–10, 40SY1–2/B–11, 40SY1–
2/B–12, 40SY1–2/B–13, 40SY1–2/B–14,
40SY1–2/B–15, 40SY1–2/69, 40SY1–2/
110–1, 40SY1–2/NC–1) belong to five
female adults; four male adults; nine
subadults of unknown sex; and two
individuals of unknown age and sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
121 associated funerary objects include
seven whole ceramic vessels, four
ceramic vessel sections, one abrader, 19
ceramic sherds, one sample of
carbonized corn cobs, two pebbles, 30
pieces of daub, 56 miscellaneous animal
bone fragments, and one piece of ironoxide sandstone.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000—1550 C.E.). Although
the cultural affiliation of prehistoric
inhabitants of the area is unknown, the
Unit 1 (40SY1–1) and Unit 2 (40SY1–2)
burials and associated funerary objects
date to the Walls Phase occupation of
the site (ca. 1400—1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological
evidence support a cultural affiliation of
the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the
northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
Beginning in 1955, and later, during
museum construction projects in the
1960s through the 1980s, human
remains representing, at minimum, 94
individuals were removed from Unit 3
of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1–3/B–1, 40SY1–
3/B–4, 40SY1–3/B–6, 40SY1–3/B–7,
40SY1–3/B–8, 40SY1–3/B–9, 40SY1–3/
B–10, 40SY1–3/B–11, 40SY1–3/B–14,
40SY1–3/B–15, 40SY1–3/B–16, 40SY1–
3/B–17, 40SY1–3/B–18, 40SY1–3/B–19,
40SY1–3/B–20, 40SY1–3/B–21, 40SY1–
3/B–22, 40SY1–3/B–23, 40SY1–3/B–24,
40SY1–3/B–24B, 40SY1–3/B–25,
40SY1–3/B–26A, 40SY1–3/B–26B,
40SY1–3/B–27, 40SY1–3/B–30, 40SY1–
3/B–31, 40SY1–3/B–32, 40SY1–3/B–33,
40SY1–3/B–34, 40SY1–3/B–35, 40SY1–
3/B–36, 40SY1–3/B–37, 40SY1–3/B–38,
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40SY1–3/B–39, 40SY1–3/B–40, 40SY1–
3/B–41, 40SY1–3/B–42A, 40SY1–3/B–
42B, 40SY1–3/B–43, 40SY1–3/B–44,
40SY1–3/B–45, 40SY1–3/B–46, 40SY1–
3/B–47, 40SY1–3/B–48, 40SY1–3/B–49,
40SY1–3/B–50, 40SY1–3/B–51, 40SY1–
3/B–52, 40SY1–3/B–53,40SY1–3/B–54,
40SY1–3/B–55, 40SY1–3/B–56, 40SY1–
3/B–57, 40SY1–3/B–59, 40SY1–3/B–60,
40SY1–3/B–61, 40SY1–3/B–62, 40SY1–
3/B–63, 40SY1–3/B–64, 40SY1–3/B–65,
40SY1–3/B–66, 40SY1–3/B–67, 40SY1–
3/B–68, 40SY1–3/B–69, 40SY1–3/B–71,
40SY1–3/B–72, 40SY1–3/B–73, 40SY1–
3/B–73A, 40SY1–3/B–73B, 40SY1–3/B–
73C, 40SY1–3/B–74, 40SY1–3/B–75,
40SY1–3/508–1, 40SY1–3/531, 40SY1–
3/573, 40SY1–3/574, 40SY1–3/575,
40SY1–3/576, 40SY1–3/577, 40SY1–3/
666–1, 40SY1–3/1283, 40SY1–3/1354,
40SY1–3/NC–1, 40SY1–3/NC–2,
40SY1–3/NC–3, 40SY1–3/NC–4,
40SY1–3/NC–5) belong to 21 female
adults; 17 male adults; nine adults of
unknown sex; 39 subadults of unknown
sex; and eight individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 144 associated funerary
objects include 29 ceramic vessels, three
ceramic vessel sections, one stone
projectile point, two shell earplugs, two
shell gorgets, three shell beads, six
mussel shell spoon fragments, one vial
of hematite, three bone awls, one
worked animal bone, one stone biface,
one fossilized marine shell, one antler
tine, 11 antler tine projectile points, 26
ceramic sherds, 17 miscellaneous
animal bone fragments, seven fish
bones, three unidentified artifacts, 13
pieces of daub, one piece of concretion,
one bag of burial fill, one replica shell
gorget, four replica shell earplug
fragments, one piece of limonite, two
pieces of chert, one lithic, one turtle
carapace fragment, and one burned
animal bone fragment.
Between 1957 and 1981, human
remains representing, at minimum, 100
individuals were removed from Unit 6
of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by the Tennessee Department
of Conservation and Nash Museum staff.
The human remains (40SY1–6/B–1,
40SY1–5/B–2A–B, 40SY1–6/B–3,
40SY1–6/B–4, 40SY1–6/B–5, 40SY1–6/
B–6, 40SY1–6/B–7, 40SY1–6/B–8,
40SY1–6/B–9, 40SY1–6/B–10, 40SY1–
6/B–11, 40SY1–6/B–12, 40SY1–6/B–13,
40SY1–6/B–14, 40SY1–6/B–15, 40SY1–
6/B–16, 40SY1–6/B–17A–B, 40SY1–6/
B–18, 40SY1–6/B–19, 40SY1–6/B–20,
40SY1–6/B–21, 40SY1–6/B–22, 40SY1–
6/B–23, 40SY1–6/B–24, 40SY1–6/B–25,
40SY1–6/B–26, 40SY1–6/B–27, 40SY1–
6/B–28, 40SY1–6/B–29, 40SY1–6/B–30,
40SY1–6/B–31, 40SY1–6/B–32, 40SY1–
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6/B–33, 40SY1–6/B–34, 40SY1–6/B–35,
40SY1–6/B–36, 40SY1–6/B–38, 40SY1–
6/B39, 40SY1–6/B–40, 40SY1–6/B–41,
40SY1–6/B–42, 40SY1–6/B–43, 40SY1–
6/B–44, 40SY1–6/B–45, 40SY1–6/B–46,
40SY1–6/B–46B, 40SY1–6/B–47,
40SY1–6/B–48, 40SY1–6/B–49, 40SY1–
6/B–50, 40SY1–6/B–51, 40SY1–6/B–
51A, 40SY1-/B–51B, 40SY1–6/B–52,
40SY1–6/B–53, 40SY1–6/B–54, 40SY1–
6/B–55, 40SY1–6/B–56, 40SY1–6/B–57,
40SY1–6/B–58, 40SY1–6/B–59, 40SY1–
6/B–60, 40SY1–6/B–60B, 40SY1–6/B–
61, 40SY1–6/B–62, 40SY1–6/B–63,
40SY1–6/B–64, 40SY1–6/B–65, 40SY1–
6/B–66, 40SY1–6/B–67, 40SY1–6/B–68,
40SY1–6/B–69, 40SY1–6/B–70, 40SY1–
6/B–71, 40SY1–6/B–72, 40SY1–6/B–73,
40SY1–6/56A, 40SY1–6/391A, 40SY1–
6/391B, 40SY1–6/391C, 40SY1–6/512,
40SY1–6/1636–1, 40SY1–6/2402,
40SY1–6/2403, 40SY1–6/2404, 40SY1–
6/4224, 40SY1–6/4468, 40SY1–6/4487,
40SY1–6/5103, 40SY1–6/5775, 40SY1–
6/6345, 40SY1–6/6548, 40SY1–6/NC–1)
belong to 20 female adults; 19 male
adults; 10 adults of unknown sex; 37
subadults of unknown sex; and 14
individuals of unknown age and sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
357 associated funerary objects are 12
whole ceramic vessels, 10 ceramic
vessel sections, seven crinoid stem
beads, one bone awl, one stone
projectile point, 74 lots of miscellaneous
animal bone fragments, one animal
tooth, one gar scale, one abrader, one
piece of limonite, 13 pottery sherds, one
ceramic disc, seven mussel shell
fragments, one complete mussel shell,
one mussel shell disc, 64 lots of daub,
122 lots of daub/fired clay, 16 pieces of
fired clay, nine pieces of fired clay/dirt,
one broken rock, four pebbles, two
lithics, two soil samples, and five pieces
of charcoal.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000–1550 C.E.). Although
the cultural affiliation of prehistoric
inhabitants of the area is unknown,
most of the Unit 3 (40SY1–3) and Unit
6 (40SY1–6) human remains and
associated funerary objects date to the
Boxtown Phase (ca. 1250–1400 C.E.) or
Walls Phase (ca. 1400–1540 C.E.); some
burials and associated funerary objects
were recovered from Stratum IV, where
evidence indicates an earlier occupation
phase, such as Mitchell or Ensley (ca.
900–1250 C.E. and pre-900 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological
evidence support a cultural affiliation of
the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the
northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
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from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1967, human
remains representing, at minimum, 108
individuals were removed from Unit 4
of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by the Tennessee Department
of Conservation and Nash Museum staff.
The human remains (40SY1–4/B–1,
40SY1–4/B–1 NC, 40SY1–4/B–2,
40SY1–4/B–2 NC, 40SY1–4/B–3,
40SY1–4/B–3 NC, 40SY1–4/B–4,
40SY1–4/B–4 NC, 40SY1–4/B–5,
40SY1–4/B–5 NC, 40SY1–4/B–6,
40SY1–4/B–6 NC, 40SY1–4/B–7,
40SY1–4/B–7 NC, 40SY1–4/B–8,
40SY1–4/B–10A, 40SY1–4/B–10B,
40SY1–4/B–11, 40SY1–4/B–11 NC,
40SY1–4/B–12, 40SY1–4/T–1, 40SY1–
4/T–2, 40SY1–4/T–3, 40SY1–4/T–4,
40SY1–4/22, 40SY1–4/34, 40SY1–4/53,
40SY1–4/54, 40SY1–4/56, 40SY1–4/57,
40SY1–4/58, 40SY1–4/60, 40SY1–4/69,
40SY1–4/70, 40SY1–4/71, 40SY1–4/72,
40SY1–4/73, 40SY1–4/74, 40SY1–4/75,
40SY1–4/78, 40SY1–4/79, 40SY1–4/80,
40SY1–4/81, 40SY1–4/83, 40SY1–4/84,
40SY1–4/86, 40SY1–4/87–2, 40SY1–4/
90, 40SY1–4/92, 40SY1–4/95, 40SY1–4/
101, 40SY1–4/102, 40SY1–4/103,
40SY1–4/117, 40SY1–4/122, 40SY1–4/
124, 40SY1–4/125, 40SY1–4/132c,
40SY1–4/134, 40SY1–4/139, 40SY1–4/
142, 40SY1–4/146, 40SY1–4/147,
40SY1–4/148, 40SY1–4/149, 40SY1–4/
151, 40SY1–4/153, 40SY1–4/154,
40SY1–4/155, 40SY1–4/156, 40SY1–4/
NC–2, 40SY1–4/NC–3) belong to three
female adults; 11 male adults; 73 adults
of unknown sex; five subadults of
unknown sex; and 16 individuals of
unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 10
associated funerary objects include two
bone awls, two antler flakers, two pieces
of hematite, one ceramic disc, and three
turtle shell fragments.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000–1550 C.E.). Although
the cultural affiliation of prehistoric
inhabitants of the area is unknown, the
archeological evidence from the Unit 4
(40SY1–4) human remains and
associated funerary objects indicates a
date range beginning with the Late
Woodland and Mississippi periods/
Ensley phase (i.e., pre-900 C.E.) and
continuing through the Mitchell (ca.
900–1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250–
1400), and Walls (ca. 1250–1540 C.E.)
phases. Archeological and
anthropological evidence support a
cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with
late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower
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Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects from the
Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the
Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1972, human
remains representing, at minimum,
eight individuals were removed from
Unit 5 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains
were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash
Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1–5/B–1, 40SY1–5/100, 40SY1–5/
585–1, 40SY1–5/593–1, 40SY1–5/748A,
40SY1–5/753B, 40SY1–5/1144–1,
40SY1–5/1266) belong to one female
adult; six adults of unknown sex; and
one individual of unknown age and sex.
No known individuals were identified.
The one associated funerary object is a
ceramic bottle.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000–1550 C.E.). Although
the cultural affiliation of prehistoric
inhabitants of the area is unknown, the
datable Unit 5 (40SY1–5) burials and
associated funerary objects belong to the
Walls Phase (ca. 1250–1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological
evidence support a cultural affiliation of
the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the
northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
Between 1952 and 1953, human
remains representing, at minimum, 19
individuals were removed from Unit 6
of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by the Memphis
Archaeological and Geological Society
(MAGS) for the Tennessee Department
of Conservation. After excavation, these
human remains were curated at the
Memphis Pink Palace Museum, which
donated the collection to the Nash
Museum between 1956 and 1974. The
human remains (40SY1–6MA/B–1,
40SY1–6MA/B–2, 40SY1–6MA/B–3,
40SY1–6MA/B–4, 40SY1–6MA/B–5,
40SY1–6MA/B–6, 40SY1–6MA/B–A,
40SY1–6MA/B–B, 40SY1–6MA/B–C,
40SY1–6MA/B–D, 40SY1–6MA/B–E,
40SY1–6MA/B–F, 40SY1–6MA/B–G,
40SY1–6MA/B–H, 40SY1–6MA/90,
40SY1–6MA/91) belong to two adult
females; one adult male; three adults of
unknown sex; six subadults of unknown
sex; and seven individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were
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identified. The 59 associated funerary
objects are one whole ceramic vessel,
two ceramic vessel sections, 43
miscellaneous animal bone fragments,
two worked animal bones, eight pieces
of daub, two lithics, and one pottery
sherd.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000–1550 C.E.). Although
the cultural affiliation of prehistoric
inhabitants of the area is unknown, the
datable Unit 6 (40SY1–6MA) burials
and associated funerary objects date to
the Boxtown Phase (ca. 1250–1400 C.E.)
and Walls Phase (ca. 1400–1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological
evidence support a cultural affiliation of
the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the
northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
Sometime prior to 1985, human
remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from
Unit 12 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains
were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash
Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1–12/B–1, 40SY1–12/NC–1,
40SY1–12/NC–2) belong to one female
adult and two individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a pottery sherd.
Sometime prior to 1960, human
remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from
either Unit 3 or Unit 6 of the Chucalissa
site, 40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The
human remains were excavated by the
Tennessee Department of Conservation
and Nash Museum staff. The human
remains (S1955.01.03/.06) belong to one
adult and two subadults. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from the
Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
surface collected by Nash Museum staff.
The human remains (40SY1/NC–1,
40SY1/NC–2, 40SY1/NC–3) belong to
four individuals of unknown age and
sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, 10
individuals were removed from the
North Slope of the Chucalissa site,
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40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The
human remains were found by Nash
Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1/NA–A, 40SY1/NA–B, 40SY1/
NA–C, 40SY1/NA–D, 40SY1/NA–E,
40SY1/NA–F, 40SY1/NA–G, 40SY1/
NA–H, 40SY1/NA–J) belong to 10
individuals of unknown age and sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were
found by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1/NA–K, 40SY1/
NA–L) belong to two individuals of
unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was
occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000–1550 C.E.). Although
the human remains and associated
funerary objects from Unit 12 (40SY1–
12) and Unit 3/6 (40SY1–3/6), as well as
those human remains that were surface
collected from the Chucalissa site
(40SY1) or found on the site, cannot be
assigned a date, the archeological
evidence at the Chucalissa site (40SY1)
suggests they date range beginning with
the Late Woodland and Mississippi
periods/Ensley phase (pre-900 C.E.) and
continuing through the Mitchell (ca.
900–1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250–
1400), and Walls (ca. 1250–1540 C.E.)
phases. Archeological and
anthropological evidence support a
cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with
late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower
Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects from the
Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the
Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and
linguistic evidence.
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Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash
Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of
Memphis
Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological
Museum, University of Memphis have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 375
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 733 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
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remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Quapaw Nation (previously
listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians).
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 Melissa Buchner, C.H.
Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of
Memphis, 1987 Indian Village Drive,
Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901)
785–3160, email chucalissa@
memphis.edu, by April 20, 2023. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe
of Indians) may proceed.
The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035485;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rice
University, Houston, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Rice
University has completed an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Brazoria County, TX.
SUMMARY:
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Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
April 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Susan K. McIntosh,
Department of Anthropology, MS–20,
Rice University, P.O. Box 1892,
Houston, TX 77251–1892, telephone
(713) 348–3380, email skmci@rice.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 Rice University.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on
the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related
records held by Rice University.
DATES:
Description
In 1971, human remains representing
at minimum, five individuals were
removed from the Shell Point site (41
BZ 2) in Brazoria County, TX, by Rice
University (Rice) during a salvage
project at the eroding shell midden on
the margins of Chocolate Bayou. The
human remains recovered by Rice
included five individuals who had been
interred together at the same time.
Burial #1 contained the human remains
of an adult male, Burial #2 contained
the human remains of a child 5–6 years
old, Burial #3 contained the human
remains of an adult male. Burial #4
contained the human remains of an
adult female, and Burial #5 contained
the human remains of an adult male. No
known individuals were identified.
Eleven associated funerary objects were
removed from the burial pit: five conch
shell beads, one conch shell pendant,
four bone awls, and one bone bead.
Additionally, 137 pottery sherds were
removed from various excavation units
at the site, but could not be determined
by the excavators to be
contemporaneous with the burials. The
11 associated funerary objects are
currently missing from the collection.
Rice University continues to look for
these 11 missing objects.
In 1973, an analysis of human
remains from the site was published
(Bulletin of the Texas Archaeological
Society 44 (1973)). (This report included
human remains removed by non-Rice
personnel from three additional
burials—#s 6, 7, and 8—sometime prior
to the Rice excavations, which were not
curated at Rice and whose location is
unknown.) Based on the tall stature and
ruggedness of the three males listed in
this notice, which accords with 19th
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035513; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum
(Nash Museum) 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
Nash Museum. 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 Nash Museum at the address in this notice
by April 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987
Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160,
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 C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) in Shelby County, TN.
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 Nash
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation (previously listed as
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from Unit 1 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1-1/B-1, 40SY1-1/B-2, 40SY1-1/639, 40SY1-1/NC-1)
belong to one female adult; one subadult of unknown sex; and two
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 40 associated funerary objects include one whole
ceramic vessel, one ceramic vessel section, four lithics, five
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, 18 ceramic sherds, 10 pieces of
daub, and one piece of charcoal.
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Between 1955 and 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, 20
individuals were removed from Unit 2 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by C.H. Nash Museum
at Chucalissa staff. The human remains (40SY1-2/B-1, 40SY1-2/B-2,
40SY1-2/B-3, 40SY1-2/B-3A, 40SY1-2/B-4, 40SY1-2/B-5, 40SY1-2/B-6,
40SY1-2/B-7, 40SY1-2/B-8, 40SY1-2/B-9, 40SY1-2/B-10, 40SY1-2/B-11,
40SY1-2/B-12, 40SY1-2/B-13, 40SY1-2/B-14, 40SY1-2/B-15, 40SY1-2/69,
40SY1-2/110-1, 40SY1-2/NC-1) belong to five female adults; four male
adults; nine subadults of unknown sex; and two individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The 121 associated
funerary objects include seven whole ceramic vessels, four ceramic
vessel sections, one abrader, 19 ceramic sherds, one sample of
carbonized corn cobs, two pebbles, 30 pieces of daub, 56 miscellaneous
animal bone fragments, and one piece of iron-oxide sandstone.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000--1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the Unit 1 (40SY1-1)
and Unit 2 (40SY1-2) burials and associated funerary objects date to
the Walls Phase occupation of the site (ca. 1400--1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Beginning in 1955, and later, during museum construction projects
in the 1960s through the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum,
94 individuals were removed from Unit 3 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1,
in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (40SY1-3/B-1, 40SY1-3/B-4, 40SY1-3/B-6, 40SY1-
3/B-7, 40SY1-3/B-8, 40SY1-3/B-9, 40SY1-3/B-10, 40SY1-3/B-11, 40SY1-3/B-
14, 40SY1-3/B-15, 40SY1-3/B-16, 40SY1-3/B-17, 40SY1-3/B-18, 40SY1-3/B-
19, 40SY1-3/B-20, 40SY1-3/B-21, 40SY1-3/B-22, 40SY1-3/B-23, 40SY1-3/B-
24, 40SY1-3/B-24B, 40SY1-3/B-25, 40SY1-3/B-26A, 40SY1-3/B-26B, 40SY1-3/
B-27, 40SY1-3/B-30, 40SY1-3/B-31, 40SY1-3/B-32, 40SY1-3/B-33, 40SY1-3/
B-34, 40SY1-3/B-35, 40SY1-3/B-36, 40SY1-3/B-37, 40SY1-3/B-38, 40SY1-3/
B-39, 40SY1-3/B-40, 40SY1-3/B-41, 40SY1-3/B-42A, 40SY1-3/B-42B, 40SY1-
3/B-43, 40SY1-3/B-44, 40SY1-3/B-45, 40SY1-3/B-46, 40SY1-3/B-47, 40SY1-
3/B-48, 40SY1-3/B-49, 40SY1-3/B-50, 40SY1-3/B-51, 40SY1-3/B-52, 40SY1-
3/B-53,40SY1-3/B-54, 40SY1-3/B-55, 40SY1-3/B-56, 40SY1-3/B-57, 40SY1-3/
B-59, 40SY1-3/B-60, 40SY1-3/B-61, 40SY1-3/B-62, 40SY1-3/B-63, 40SY1-3/
B-64, 40SY1-3/B-65, 40SY1-3/B-66, 40SY1-3/B-67, 40SY1-3/B-68, 40SY1-3/
B-69, 40SY1-3/B-71, 40SY1-3/B-72, 40SY1-3/B-73, 40SY1-3/B-73A, 40SY1-3/
B-73B, 40SY1-3/B-73C, 40SY1-3/B-74, 40SY1-3/B-75, 40SY1-3/508-1, 40SY1-
3/531, 40SY1-3/573, 40SY1-3/574, 40SY1-3/575, 40SY1-3/576, 40SY1-3/577,
40SY1-3/666-1, 40SY1-3/1283, 40SY1-3/1354, 40SY1-3/NC-1, 40SY1-3/NC-2,
40SY1-3/NC-3, 40SY1-3/NC-4, 40SY1-3/NC-5) belong to 21 female adults;
17 male adults; nine adults of unknown sex; 39 subadults of unknown
sex; and eight individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 144 associated funerary objects include 29 ceramic
vessels, three ceramic vessel sections, one stone projectile point, two
shell earplugs, two shell gorgets, three shell beads, six mussel shell
spoon fragments, one vial of hematite, three bone awls, one worked
animal bone, one stone biface, one fossilized marine shell, one antler
tine, 11 antler tine projectile points, 26 ceramic sherds, 17
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, seven fish bones, three
unidentified artifacts, 13 pieces of daub, one piece of concretion, one
bag of burial fill, one replica shell gorget, four replica shell
earplug fragments, one piece of limonite, two pieces of chert, one
lithic, one turtle carapace fragment, and one burned animal bone
fragment.
Between 1957 and 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, 100
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1-6/B-1, 40SY1-5/B-2A-B, 40SY1-6/B-3, 40SY1-6/B-4, 40SY1-6/B-5,
40SY1-6/B-6, 40SY1-6/B-7, 40SY1-6/B-8, 40SY1-6/B-9, 40SY1-6/B-10,
40SY1-6/B-11, 40SY1-6/B-12, 40SY1-6/B-13, 40SY1-6/B-14, 40SY1-6/B-15,
40SY1-6/B-16, 40SY1-6/B-17A-B, 40SY1-6/B-18, 40SY1-6/B-19, 40SY1-6/B-
20, 40SY1-6/B-21, 40SY1-6/B-22, 40SY1-6/B-23, 40SY1-6/B-24, 40SY1-6/B-
25, 40SY1-6/B-26, 40SY1-6/B-27, 40SY1-6/B-28, 40SY1-6/B-29, 40SY1-6/B-
30, 40SY1-6/B-31, 40SY1-6/B-32, 40SY1-6/B-33, 40SY1-6/B-34, 40SY1-6/B-
35, 40SY1-6/B-36, 40SY1-6/B-38, 40SY1-6/B39, 40SY1-6/B-40, 40SY1-6/B-
41, 40SY1-6/B-42, 40SY1-6/B-43, 40SY1-6/B-44, 40SY1-6/B-45, 40SY1-6/B-
46, 40SY1-6/B-46B, 40SY1-6/B-47, 40SY1-6/B-48, 40SY1-6/B-49, 40SY1-6/B-
50, 40SY1-6/B-51, 40SY1-6/B-51A, 40SY1-/B-51B, 40SY1-6/B-52, 40SY1-6/B-
53, 40SY1-6/B-54, 40SY1-6/B-55, 40SY1-6/B-56, 40SY1-6/B-57, 40SY1-6/B-
58, 40SY1-6/B-59, 40SY1-6/B-60, 40SY1-6/B-60B, 40SY1-6/B-61, 40SY1-6/B-
62, 40SY1-6/B-63, 40SY1-6/B-64, 40SY1-6/B-65, 40SY1-6/B-66, 40SY1-6/B-
67, 40SY1-6/B-68, 40SY1-6/B-69, 40SY1-6/B-70, 40SY1-6/B-71, 40SY1-6/B-
72, 40SY1-6/B-73, 40SY1-6/56A, 40SY1-6/391A, 40SY1-6/391B, 40SY1-6/
391C, 40SY1-6/512, 40SY1-6/1636-1, 40SY1-6/2402, 40SY1-6/2403, 40SY1-6/
2404, 40SY1-6/4224, 40SY1-6/4468, 40SY1-6/4487, 40SY1-6/5103, 40SY1-6/
5775, 40SY1-6/6345, 40SY1-6/6548, 40SY1-6/NC-1) belong to 20 female
adults; 19 male adults; 10 adults of unknown sex; 37 subadults of
unknown sex; and 14 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 357 associated funerary objects are 12
whole ceramic vessels, 10 ceramic vessel sections, seven crinoid stem
beads, one bone awl, one stone projectile point, 74 lots of
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, one animal tooth, one gar scale,
one abrader, one piece of limonite, 13 pottery sherds, one ceramic
disc, seven mussel shell fragments, one complete mussel shell, one
mussel shell disc, 64 lots of daub, 122 lots of daub/fired clay, 16
pieces of fired clay, nine pieces of fired clay/dirt, one broken rock,
four pebbles, two lithics, two soil samples, and five pieces of
charcoal.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, most of the Unit 3
(40SY1-3) and Unit 6 (40SY1-6) human remains and associated funerary
objects date to the Boxtown Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) or Walls Phase
(ca. 1400-1540 C.E.); some burials and associated funerary objects were
recovered from Stratum IV, where evidence indicates an earlier
occupation phase, such as Mitchell or Ensley (ca. 900-1250 C.E. and
pre-900 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence support a
cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post
contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
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from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, 108
individuals were removed from Unit 4 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1-4/B-1, 40SY1-4/B-1 NC, 40SY1-4/B-2, 40SY1-4/B-2 NC, 40SY1-4/B-3,
40SY1-4/B-3 NC, 40SY1-4/B-4, 40SY1-4/B-4 NC, 40SY1-4/B-5, 40SY1-4/B-5
NC, 40SY1-4/B-6, 40SY1-4/B-6 NC, 40SY1-4/B-7, 40SY1-4/B-7 NC, 40SY1-4/
B-8, 40SY1-4/B-10A, 40SY1-4/B-10B, 40SY1-4/B-11, 40SY1-4/B-11 NC,
40SY1-4/B-12, 40SY1-4/T-1, 40SY1-4/T-2, 40SY1-4/T-3, 40SY1-4/T-4,
40SY1-4/22, 40SY1-4/34, 40SY1-4/53, 40SY1-4/54, 40SY1-4/56, 40SY1-4/57,
40SY1-4/58, 40SY1-4/60, 40SY1-4/69, 40SY1-4/70, 40SY1-4/71, 40SY1-4/72,
40SY1-4/73, 40SY1-4/74, 40SY1-4/75, 40SY1-4/78, 40SY1-4/79, 40SY1-4/80,
40SY1-4/81, 40SY1-4/83, 40SY1-4/84, 40SY1-4/86, 40SY1-4/87-2, 40SY1-4/
90, 40SY1-4/92, 40SY1-4/95, 40SY1-4/101, 40SY1-4/102, 40SY1-4/103,
40SY1-4/117, 40SY1-4/122, 40SY1-4/124, 40SY1-4/125, 40SY1-4/132c,
40SY1-4/134, 40SY1-4/139, 40SY1-4/142, 40SY1-4/146, 40SY1-4/147, 40SY1-
4/148, 40SY1-4/149, 40SY1-4/151, 40SY1-4/153, 40SY1-4/154, 40SY1-4/155,
40SY1-4/156, 40SY1-4/NC-2, 40SY1-4/NC-3) belong to three female adults;
11 male adults; 73 adults of unknown sex; five subadults of unknown
sex; and 16 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 10 associated funerary objects include two bone
awls, two antler flakers, two pieces of hematite, one ceramic disc, and
three turtle shell fragments.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the archeological
evidence from the Unit 4 (40SY1-4) human remains and associated
funerary objects indicates a date range beginning with the Late
Woodland and Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (i.e., pre-900 C.E.) and
continuing through the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-
1400), and Walls (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and
anthropological evidence support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw
with late precontact and early post contact polities in the northern
Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural affiliation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by material cultural,
ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum,
eight individuals were removed from Unit 5 of the Chucalissa site,
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human
remains (40SY1-5/B-1, 40SY1-5/100, 40SY1-5/585-1, 40SY1-5/593-1, 40SY1-
5/748A, 40SY1-5/753B, 40SY1-5/1144-1, 40SY1-5/1266) belong to one
female adult; six adults of unknown sex; and one individual of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic bottle.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 5
(40SY1-5) burials and associated funerary objects belong to the Walls
Phase (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley.
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1952 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, 19
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Memphis
Archaeological and Geological Society (MAGS) for the Tennessee
Department of Conservation. After excavation, these human remains were
curated at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum, which donated the collection
to the Nash Museum between 1956 and 1974. The human remains (40SY1-6MA/
B-1, 40SY1-6MA/B-2, 40SY1-6MA/B-3, 40SY1-6MA/B-4, 40SY1-6MA/B-5, 40SY1-
6MA/B-6, 40SY1-6MA/B-A, 40SY1-6MA/B-B, 40SY1-6MA/B-C, 40SY1-6MA/B-D,
40SY1-6MA/B-E, 40SY1-6MA/B-F, 40SY1-6MA/B-G, 40SY1-6MA/B-H, 40SY1-6MA/
90, 40SY1-6MA/91) belong to two adult females; one adult male; three
adults of unknown sex; six subadults of unknown sex; and seven
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 59 associated funerary objects are one whole ceramic
vessel, two ceramic vessel sections, 43 miscellaneous animal bone
fragments, two worked animal bones, eight pieces of daub, two lithics,
and one pottery sherd.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 6
(40SY1-6MA) burials and associated funerary objects date to the Boxtown
Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) and Walls Phase (ca. 1400-1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Sometime prior to 1985, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from Unit 12 of the Chucalissa site,
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human
remains (40SY1-12/B-1, 40SY1-12/NC-1, 40SY1-12/NC-2) belong to one
female adult and two individuals of unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
pottery sherd.
Sometime prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from either Unit 3 or Unit 6 of the
Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by the Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (S1955.01.03/.06) belong to one adult and two
subadults. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were surface collected by Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (40SY1/NC-1, 40SY1/NC-2, 40SY1/NC-3) belong to
four individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 10
individuals were removed from the North Slope of the Chucalissa site,
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40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash
Museum staff. The human remains (40SY1/NA-A, 40SY1/NA-B, 40SY1/NA-C,
40SY1/NA-D, 40SY1/NA-E, 40SY1/NA-F, 40SY1/NA-G, 40SY1/NA-H, 40SY1/NA-J)
belong to 10 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1/NA-K, 40SY1/NA-L) belong to two individuals of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the human remains and associated
funerary objects from Unit 12 (40SY1-12) and Unit 3/6 (40SY1-3/6), as
well as those human remains that were surface collected from the
Chucalissa site (40SY1) or found on the site, cannot be assigned a
date, the archeological evidence at the Chucalissa site (40SY1)
suggests they date range beginning with the Late Woodland and
Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (pre-900 C.E.) and continuing through
the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-1400), and Walls
(ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and anthropological evidence
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley.
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis
Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 375 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 733 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 Quapaw
Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians).
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 Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 Indian
Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, email
[email protected], by April 20, 2023. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians) may proceed.
The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum is
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-05733 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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