Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC, 40859-40860 [2023-13309]
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that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any
Indian Tribe. The human remains were
removed from Cass County, MN.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. James Doyle, Director,
Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn
State University, 410 Carpenter
Building, University Park, PA 16802,
telephone (814) 865–2033, email
matsonmuseum@psu.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 Matson
Museum of Anthropology, Penn State
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 the Matson Museum of
Anthropology, Penn State University.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, eight individuals were
removed from the Leech River area in
Cass County, MN. In 1978, Mrs. Bertha
H. Lucas donated these human remains
to Pennsylvania State University. Since
1902, her husband, Mr. Howard K.
Lucas, had been collecting prehistoric
items, and during the 1920s and 1930s,
he purchased some items from other
collectors. The human remains (Penn
State Lot 27), consisting of seven skulls,
one unassociated mandible, and
disarticulated teeth, belong to two adult
females (PSU27:130, PSU27:131), one
young adult female (PSU27:112), two
elderly adult males (PSU27:114;
PSU27:164), one adult male
(PSU27:149), one adult of indeterminate
sex (PSU27:113), and one individual of
indeterminate age and sex (no PSU
number). No associated funerary objects
are present.
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Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice
were 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: the
1837 Pine Tree Treaty and the 1855
Treaty of Washington.
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the Matson Museum of
Anthropology, Penn State University
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of, at minimum, eight
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains described in
this notice were removed from the
aboriginal land of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Leech Lake
Band).
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains 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
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If
competing requests for disposition are
received, the Matson Museum of
Anthropology, Penn State University
must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The Matson
Museum of Anthropology, Penn State
University is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036076;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology,
Raleigh, NC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology 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 Jackson and Swain
Counties, NC.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Emily McDowell, Office of
State Archaeology, 215 West Lane
Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone
(919) 715–5599, email emily.mcdowell@
ncdcr.gov.
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 North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology. 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 North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology.
SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jackson County, NC. In
1992, these human remains were
recovered during a salvage excavation
conducted by Dr. David Moore, who
was employed at the Office of State
Archaeology. The excavation was
conducted in response to the
unanticipated discovery of significant
archeological features during the
construction of the K–8 Cullowhee
Valley School. As a result, archeological
sites 31JK32 and 31JK270 were
registered. The archeological context of
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these individuals is unclear. We do not
know whether they were recovered from
the Connestee phase component (ca.
200–600 CE) or the Late Woodland
component (ca. 800–1000 CE). The latter
component is characterized by Napierstyle pottery, which is associated with
Muskogean presence or influence. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 11 individuals were removed
from Swain County, NC. In 1990, these
human remains were excavated from the
Ela Site, 31SW5, by Western Carolina
University, during a survey for the East
Elementary School. The human remains
are associated with the Cherokee Qualla
Phase occupation of the site, with some
of the individuals being removed from
a Qualla Phase structure. Following the
excavation, the human remains were
transferred to Wake Forest University in
Winston Salem, NC, for analysis, and in
2010, they were transferred to the North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology. No
known individuals were identified. The
4,056 associated funerary objects are
1,591 pieces of fired clay, 1,048 flakes,
555 pottery sherds, 375 faunal elements,
316 pieces of shatter, 19 projectile
points/projectile point fragments, 98
unworked items (such as mica), 12
charcoal samples, nine cobbles, six
beads, 10 cores, five wedges, three
polishers, two hammerstones, two
bifaces, one spokeshave, one ceramic
disc, one gaming stone, one soapstone
sherd, and one shell gorget.
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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, and oral
traditional.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 13 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 4,056 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
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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 Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
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 July 24, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology 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 North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University, Chico,
Chico, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
California State University Chico (CSU
Chico) 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 Butte County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski,
California State University, Chico, 400
W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929,
telephone (530) 898–3090, email
drewolinski@csuchico.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 CSU Chico. 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 CSU Chico.
SUMMARY:
Description
Accession 72
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 78 individuals were removed
from Butte County, CA. In 1969, the
Campbell Site was recorded by Ray L.
Milhorn, and in 1971, it was excavated
by Dorothy Hill and the Butte College
Anthropology 3 class. After the
excavation, the collection was
personally stored by Dorothy Hill for an
unknown amount of time and then at an
unknown date, likely prior to 1974, it
was transferred to CSU Chico. No
known individuals were identified. The
8,389 associated funerary objects are
three organics, 38 lots consisting of
debitage, 123 modified stones, 118
projectile points, 519 unmodified shells,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036076; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology, Raleigh, NC
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 North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology 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 Jackson
and Swain Counties, NC.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Emily McDowell, Office of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane
Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone (919) 715-5599, 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
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. 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 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jackson County, NC. In 1992, these human remains were
recovered during a salvage excavation conducted by Dr. David Moore, who
was employed at the Office of State Archaeology. The excavation was
conducted in response to the unanticipated discovery of significant
archeological features during the construction of the K-8 Cullowhee
Valley School. As a result, archeological sites 31JK32 and 31JK270 were
registered. The archeological context of
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these individuals is unclear. We do not know whether they were
recovered from the Connestee phase component (ca. 200-600 CE) or the
Late Woodland component (ca. 800-1000 CE). The latter component is
characterized by Napier-style pottery, which is associated with
Muskogean presence or influence. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals were removed
from Swain County, NC. In 1990, these human remains were excavated from
the Ela Site, 31SW5, by Western Carolina University, during a survey
for the East Elementary School. The human remains are associated with
the Cherokee Qualla Phase occupation of the site, with some of the
individuals being removed from a Qualla Phase structure. Following the
excavation, the human remains were transferred to Wake Forest
University in Winston Salem, NC, for analysis, and in 2010, they were
transferred to the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. No known
individuals were identified. The 4,056 associated funerary objects are
1,591 pieces of fired clay, 1,048 flakes, 555 pottery sherds, 375
faunal elements, 316 pieces of shatter, 19 projectile points/projectile
point fragments, 98 unworked items (such as mica), 12 charcoal samples,
nine cobbles, six beads, 10 cores, five wedges, three polishers, two
hammerstones, two bifaces, one spokeshave, one ceramic disc, one gaming
stone, one soapstone sherd, and one shell gorget.
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, and oral
traditional.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology has
determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 13 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 4,056 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
in Oklahoma.
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 July 24, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology 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 North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13309 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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