Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL, 29158-29160 [2023-09582]
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Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after June
5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 S
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.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 Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. 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 the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program.
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DATES:
Description
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from an
unknown site near Hopkinsville, in
Christian County, KY. At an unknown
date, the human remains came into the
possession of a private collector in Fort
Madison, IA. After the collector’s death
in 1994, the human remains were
transferred to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program.
The cranial and dental remains (Burial
Project 785) belong to one elderly adult
male and two adults of indeterminate
age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
unknown site in Davidson County, TN.
These human remains cannot be
attributed to a particular archeological
context. At some point, the human
remains came into the possession of a
private collector in Fort Madison, IA.
After the collector’s death in 1994, the
human remains were transferred to the
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program. The cranial
and dental remains (Burial Project 785)
belong to one young-to-middle-aged
adult male and one adult of
undetermined age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a chert
projectile point likely dating to the Late
Woodland period.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice were
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removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian
Tribes. The following information was
used to identify the aboriginal land:
treaties.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of five individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• 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.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary object described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes 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, or who
shows that the requestor is an aboriginal
land Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after June 5, 2023. If competing
requests for disposition are received, the
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
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competing requests. The Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 10.11.
Dated: April 25, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, Mobile, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 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 Clay and Lowndes
Counties, MS.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after June
5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Alexandria Smith, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box
2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001,
telephone (251) 690–2728, email
Alexandria.N.Smith@usace.army.mil.
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 U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. 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 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Mobile District.
SUMMARY:
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Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 40 individuals were removed
from Clay County, MS. The Kellogg
Village site (22CL527) was located in
the Divide Cut Section of the Tennessee
Tombigbee Waterway, and contained
Middle Archaic, Woodland, and
Mississippian components. The site was
excavated by the Department of
Anthropology, Mississippi State
University under principal investigator
James R. Atkinson and field director G.
Gerald Berry, between June 29 and
September 16, 1978. The age and sex of
the individuals are undetermined. No
known individuals were identified. The
391 associated funerary objects are 36
lots consisting of soil samples, one
burned bone, 66 lots consisting of
ceramics, 77 lots consisting of shells, 57
lots consisting of unmodified stones, 85
faunal remains, three intact vessels, four
fired clay, five lots consisting of
miscellaneous stone/chert, two lots
consisting of mixed fill, 11 lithics, five
beads, four shell gorgets, one lot
consisting of stone/shell fill, one lot
consisting of organics/botanicals, four
flotation samples, 11 projectile points,
one sandstone cobble, one C–14 sample,
one firecracked rock, five lots consisting
of chipped/miscellaneous stones from
pit fill, four lots consisting of burial fill,
one groundstone, two conch shell
dipper/cups, one fired clay ball, and
two celts.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Clay County, MS. The
Yarborough Site (22CL814) is a small
settlement with a midden area
containing Late Gulf Formation Stage
components, with evidence of a
farmstead during the Late
Mississippian, Sorrells Phase. The site
was excavated by the Office of
Archaeological Research, University of
Alabama under the direction of Carey B.
Oakley, principal investigator, and
Carlos Solis, project director. A small
number of human skeletal fragments
were collected and at least one burial
was designated. The age and sex of the
individuals are undetermined. No
known individuals were identified. The
10 associated funerary objects are three
lots consisting of botanicals, five lots
consisting of soil samples, one lot
consisting of mixed stone, and one lot
consisting of lithics.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 30 individuals were removed
from Lowndes County, MS. The Shell
Bluff site (22LO530) is a shell midden
and base camp with Late Woodland and
Miller III components. The site was
excavated by the University of Southern
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Mississippi under principal
investigators Drs. David Heisler and
Robert Gilbert and field directors
Thomas Padgett and Don Crusoe in July
and August of 1979 and completed midOctober through late November 1979.
The age and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. The 345 associated
funerary objects are 64 lots consisting of
ceramics, 28 lots consisting of shells, 13
lots consisting of daub, 52 lots
consisting of lithics, 78 lots consisting
of soil samples, 36 lots consisting of
faunal remains, two projectile points,
one chert pebble, 18 lots consisting of
firecracked rock, six lots consisting of
burial fill, three lots consisting of
unsorted screen material, six pebbles, 18
pollen samples, three C–14 samples,
three fired clay, two lots consisting of
grinding stone fragments, two lots
consisting of ferrous sandstone, three
chert cores, one lot consisting of
unmodified rock, one hammerstone
fragment, three sandstone, one pipe
stem fragment, and one lot consisting of
preform.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, nine individuals were
removed from Lowndes County, MS.
The Vaughn Mound site (22LO538) has
Middle Archaic, Woodland, Miller III,
and Miller IV components. The site was
identified by Marc D. Rucker as part of
a field survey and was excavated by the
Mississippi State University’s
Department of Anthropology under
Rucker’s direction, with the assistance
of James R. Atkinson and Michael D.
Walls, over 10 weeks during the
summer of 1973. The age and sex of the
individuals are undetermined. No
known individuals were identified. The
47 associated funerary objects are one
lot consisting of firecracked rock, two
lots consisting of daub, 14 lots
consisting of faunal remains, six lots
consisting of shells, one lot consisting of
sandstone, 12 lots consisting of soil
samples, three pebbles, two lithics, two
clay, one possible scooping tool, one
sandstone grinding stone, one shell
ornament, and one lot consisting of
unmodified rock.
Human remains representing, at a
minimum, 15 individuals were removed
from Lowndes County, MS. The Tibbee
Creek site (22LO600) has components
from the early Gulf Formational through
the Mississippian with the most
concentrated occupation during the late
Woodland Miller III phase. The site was
excavated by the Department of
Anthropology, Mississippi State
University under the direction of
Crawford Blakeman, Principal
Investigator, and John O’Hear, Project
Director and later Principal Investigator,
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beginning in November 1976. The site
was completed in August 1977. The age
and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. The 189 associated
funerary objects are 43 lots consisting of
faunal remains, 21 lots consisting of
lithics, 31 lots consisting of ceramics, 46
lots consisting of shells, two lots
consisting of firecracked rock, eight lots
consisting of charcoal samples, six lots
consisting of unmodified stones, two
lots consisting of screened fill, one
projectile point, three lots consisting of
clay, one seed/corn cob, one chert drill,
one stone sphere, one bone ornament,
four flotation samples, one lot
consisting of pit fill, two pebbles, one
grooved stone, one sandstone, one
acorn, seven lots consisting of unsorted
fill, one turtle shell, one organic
material, one wood/charcoal flotation,
one bead, and one drilled bear canine.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological,
geographical, historical, other relevant
information, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Mobile District has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 97 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 982 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.
• 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 Chickasaw Nation
and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
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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 June 5, 2023. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: April 25, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–09582 Filed 5–4–23; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, Mobile, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 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 Lowndes and
Monroe Counties, MS.
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Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after June
5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Alexandria Smith, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box
2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001,
telephone (251) 690–2728, email
Alexandria.N.Smith@usace.army.mil.
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 U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. 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 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Mobile District.
DATES:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Lowndes County, MS. One of
several sites identified during early
mitigation measures for the prospective
Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, site
22LO553 (unnamed) was excavated
between December 1978 and May 1979
under the direction of Judith A. Bense.
No further work was ever conducted.
The age and sex of the individual are
undetermined. No known individual
was identified. The 10 associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of
lithics, six lots consisting of ceramics,
two lots consisting of unmodified
stones, and one lot consisting of shells.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Lowndes County, MS.
The Barnes Mound (22LO564) likely
was a seasonal occupation site from the
Early or Middle Archaic to the Middle
and Late Woodland periods. It was
excavated by the Mississippi State
University Department of Anthropology
under principal investigator James R.
Atkinson and field director G. Gerald
Berry during July 6–24, 1974. The age
and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. The four associated
funerary objects are two lots consisting
of soil samples, one lot consisting of
lithics, and one lot consisting of
ceramics.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 21 individuals were removed
from Lowndes County, MS. The
Cofferdam site (22LO599) is an EarlyLate Woodland occupation featuring
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some Miller II components. Cofferdam
was identified by Army Corps of
Engineers personnel during the
excavation of the cofferdam for the
Columbus Lock and Dam of the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, and it
was excavated by the Mississippi State
University Department of Anthropology
under the direction of James R.
Atkinson and field crew chief G. Gerald
Berry during August–October of 1975.
The age and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. The 221 associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of
mixed soil and fill, seven lots consisting
of unmodified rocks, 37 lots consisting
of lithics, 15 lots consisting of pebbles,
seven lots consisting of groundstone
fragments, 36 lots consisting of
ceramics, 24 lots consisting of shells, 33
lots consisting of faunal remains, two
lots consisting of clay balls, 12 lots
consisting of flotation samples, eight
lots consisting of projectile points, two
lots consisting of charcoal, one lot
consisting of stone cores, one lot
consisting of fragmented turtle shell
rattles, one lot consisting of pebbles,
seven lots consisting of sandstone, three
lots consisting of burned wood, two lots
consisting of matrix with unidentified
fill, six lots consisting of clay, four lots
consisting of daub, four lots consisting
of unscreened mixed materials, one lot
consisting of grog tempered pipe bowls,
two lots consisting of firecracked rock,
two lots consisting of gravel/concretion,
one lot consisting of petrified wood, one
lot consisting of nutshells, and one lot
consisting of shell gorgets.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were
removed from Lowndes County, MS.
The River Cut site (22LO860) is a small
village containing Woodland and
Mississippian components as well as
Miller III, with some signs of possible
Miller II habitation. The site was
reported to the USACE, Mobile District,
in 1983. Following salvage of a burial
from an eroding bank in 1984, the site
was excavated by the Cobb Institute of
Archaeology, Mississippi State
University, under principal investigator
Janet Rafferty, with Mary Evelyn Starr,
during December 29–30, 1985 and July
23–September 29, 1986. The age and sex
of the individuals are undetermined. No
known individuals were identified. The
14 associated funerary objects are four
lots consisting of ceramics, five lots
consisting of lithics, four lots consisting
of projectile point fragments, and one
lot consisting of sandstone.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Monroe County, MS. One of
several sites identified during early
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035778; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Mobile District, Mobile, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 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 Clay
and Lowndes Counties, MS.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after June 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Alexandria Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
District, 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001,
telephone (251) 690-2728, email [email protected].
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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. 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 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
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Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, 40 individuals were removed
from Clay County, MS. The Kellogg Village site (22CL527) was located in
the Divide Cut Section of the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, and
contained Middle Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian components. The
site was excavated by the Department of Anthropology, Mississippi State
University under principal investigator James R. Atkinson and field
director G. Gerald Berry, between June 29 and September 16, 1978. The
age and sex of the individuals are undetermined. No known individuals
were identified. The 391 associated funerary objects are 36 lots
consisting of soil samples, one burned bone, 66 lots consisting of
ceramics, 77 lots consisting of shells, 57 lots consisting of
unmodified stones, 85 faunal remains, three intact vessels, four fired
clay, five lots consisting of miscellaneous stone/chert, two lots
consisting of mixed fill, 11 lithics, five beads, four shell gorgets,
one lot consisting of stone/shell fill, one lot consisting of organics/
botanicals, four flotation samples, 11 projectile points, one sandstone
cobble, one C-14 sample, one firecracked rock, five lots consisting of
chipped/miscellaneous stones from pit fill, four lots consisting of
burial fill, one groundstone, two conch shell dipper/cups, one fired
clay ball, and two celts.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Clay County, MS. The Yarborough Site (22CL814) is a small
settlement with a midden area containing Late Gulf Formation Stage
components, with evidence of a farmstead during the Late Mississippian,
Sorrells Phase. The site was excavated by the Office of Archaeological
Research, University of Alabama under the direction of Carey B. Oakley,
principal investigator, and Carlos Solis, project director. A small
number of human skeletal fragments were collected and at least one
burial was designated. The age and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals were identified. The 10 associated
funerary objects are three lots consisting of botanicals, five lots
consisting of soil samples, one lot consisting of mixed stone, and one
lot consisting of lithics.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 30 individuals were removed
from Lowndes County, MS. The Shell Bluff site (22LO530) is a shell
midden and base camp with Late Woodland and Miller III components. The
site was excavated by the University of Southern Mississippi under
principal investigators Drs. David Heisler and Robert Gilbert and field
directors Thomas Padgett and Don Crusoe in July and August of 1979 and
completed mid-October through late November 1979. The age and sex of
the individuals are undetermined. No known individuals were identified.
The 345 associated funerary objects are 64 lots consisting of ceramics,
28 lots consisting of shells, 13 lots consisting of daub, 52 lots
consisting of lithics, 78 lots consisting of soil samples, 36 lots
consisting of faunal remains, two projectile points, one chert pebble,
18 lots consisting of firecracked rock, six lots consisting of burial
fill, three lots consisting of unsorted screen material, six pebbles,
18 pollen samples, three C-14 samples, three fired clay, two lots
consisting of grinding stone fragments, two lots consisting of ferrous
sandstone, three chert cores, one lot consisting of unmodified rock,
one hammerstone fragment, three sandstone, one pipe stem fragment, and
one lot consisting of preform.
Human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals were
removed from Lowndes County, MS. The Vaughn Mound site (22LO538) has
Middle Archaic, Woodland, Miller III, and Miller IV components. The
site was identified by Marc D. Rucker as part of a field survey and was
excavated by the Mississippi State University's Department of
Anthropology under Rucker's direction, with the assistance of James R.
Atkinson and Michael D. Walls, over 10 weeks during the summer of 1973.
The age and sex of the individuals are undetermined. No known
individuals were identified. The 47 associated funerary objects are one
lot consisting of firecracked rock, two lots consisting of daub, 14
lots consisting of faunal remains, six lots consisting of shells, one
lot consisting of sandstone, 12 lots consisting of soil samples, three
pebbles, two lithics, two clay, one possible scooping tool, one
sandstone grinding stone, one shell ornament, and one lot consisting of
unmodified rock.
Human remains representing, at a minimum, 15 individuals were
removed from Lowndes County, MS. The Tibbee Creek site (22LO600) has
components from the early Gulf Formational through the Mississippian
with the most concentrated occupation during the late Woodland Miller
III phase. The site was excavated by the Department of Anthropology,
Mississippi State University under the direction of Crawford Blakeman,
Principal Investigator, and John O'Hear, Project Director and later
Principal Investigator, beginning in November 1976. The site was
completed in August 1977. The age and sex of the individuals are
undetermined. No known individuals were identified. The 189 associated
funerary objects are 43 lots consisting of faunal remains, 21 lots
consisting of lithics, 31 lots consisting of ceramics, 46 lots
consisting of shells, two lots consisting of firecracked rock, eight
lots consisting of charcoal samples, six lots consisting of unmodified
stones, two lots consisting of screened fill, one projectile point,
three lots consisting of clay, one seed/corn cob, one chert drill, one
stone sphere, one bone ornament, four flotation samples, one lot
consisting of pit fill, two pebbles, one grooved stone, one sandstone,
one acorn, seven lots consisting of unsorted fill, one turtle shell,
one organic material, one wood/charcoal flotation, one bead, and one
drilled bear canine.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: archeological, geographical, historical, other relevant
information, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has
determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 97 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 982 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.
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 Chickasaw Nation and The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
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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 June 5, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Mobile District, must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Mobile District, is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: April 25, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-09582 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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