Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA, 54348-54349 [2023-17133]
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atlatl hook/spur, one bone atlatl tubular
weight, one incised bone drill, two bone
pin fragments, one bone awl fragment,
one polished bone fragment, one
granitic cobble tool, one lot consisting of
unmodified chert blocks, three lots
consisting of red ochre particles, eight
lots consisting of hematite fragments,
five lots consisting of slate fragments, 32
lots consisting of flakes/shatter, one lot
consisting of siltstone fragments, four
hematite manuports, four granite
manuports, one fire-cracked quartzite
manuport, two rounded cobble
manuports, one limestone manuport,
one slate manuport, one sandstone
manuport, one siltstone manuport, 25
lots consisting of non-human unburned
bone fragments, nine lots consisting of
non-human burned bone fragments, one
lot consisting of indeterminant seeds,
two lots consisting of burned nutshell,
four lots consisting of unmodified shell
fragments, one lot consisting of
charcoal, three lots consisting of firecracked rocks, and three lots consisting
of unmodified pebbles.
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Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated
funerary objects 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: a
final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission or the United States Court
of Claims, a treaty, an Act of Congress,
or an Executive Order.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the ISMHS has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 99 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 211 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.
• 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 objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe;
and The Osage Nation.
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 September 11, 2023. If
competing requests for disposition are
received, the ISMHS 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
competing requests. The ISMHS 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: August 3, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–17134 Filed 8–9–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036327;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Georgia Laboratory of
Archaeology, Athens, GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Georgia Laboratory of
Archaeology has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
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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 Dade County, GA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Amanda Roberts
Thompson, University of Georgia
Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 E.
Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605,
telephone (706) 542–8373, email
arobthom@uga.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the University of
Georgia Laboratory of 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 University of Georgia Laboratory
of Archaeology.
Description
Ancestral remains representing, at
minimum, 13 individuals were removed
from 9DD25, the Tunacunnhee site, in
Dade County, GA. This site is located
near Trenton, GA, a few hundred yards
east of Lookout Creek and several miles
south of the junction of Lookout Creek
and the Tennessee River. In 1973, these
human remains were excavated during
a University of Georgia (UGA) field
school led by Joseph R. Caldwell and
Richard W. Jefferies. All eight of the
mounds at the Tunacunnhee site were
tested during the 1973 field season, with
a total surface area of 8,000 feet was
excavated. Since being removed, the
collection has been housed at the
University of Georgia Laboratory of
Archaeology. The 304 associated
funerary objects consist of indigenous
ceramics, lithics, copper plates, mica,
copper and silver pan pipes, copper
earspools, copper pin, copper and silver
fragments, woven materials, burnt clay,
faunal remains, drilled bear canines,
drilled shark teeth, raptor talons, and
bone beads.
Ancestral remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from site 9DD57, Dyar
Rockshelter, in Dade County, GA,
during a survey conducted by Bruce
Smith in 1975. At the time the site was
surveyed, a collection was made from
the surface of the cave as well as from
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test pits and areas just outside the cave.
Since being removed, the collection has
been housed at the University of Georgia
Laboratory of Archaeology. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Ancestral remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from site 9DD35, Bone Cave, in Dade
County, GA, during a survey conducted
by Bruce Smith in 1975. At the time the
site was surveyed, a collection was
made from the surface of the site. Since
being removed, the collection has been
housed at the University of Georgia
Laboratory of Archaeology. The human
remains belong to an individual of
indeterminate age and sex. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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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 and
geographical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of Georgia
Laboratory of Archaeology has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 17 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 304 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;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of
Creek Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; 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
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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 September 11, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of Georgia Laboratory of
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 University of
Georgia Laboratory of 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: August 2, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–17133 Filed 8–9–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036325;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA, and
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 Department of Parks and
Recreation and California State
University, Chico have completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and have
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
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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
September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Leslie Hartzell, Cultural
Resources Division at California State
Parks 715 P Street, Suite 13,
Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (415)
831–2700, email leslie.hartzell@
parks.ca.gov and 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 the California
Department of Parks and Recreation and
California State University, 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 the California Department of Parks
and Recreation and California State
University, Chico.
Description
CA–BUT–3820/H
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Butte County, CA. In the
spring of 1976, Bidwell Adobe (CA–
BUT–3820/H) was excavated by M.
Kowta and other archeologists affiliated
with California State University, Chico.
This site is part of the Bidwell Mansion
State Historic Park and under the legal
control of the California Department of
Parks and Recreation. The human
remains, funerary objects, and other
items from this excavation are in the
custody of California State University,
Chico. The 3,822 associated funerary
objects are 285 organics, 81 lots
consisting of debitage, 15 modified
stone fragments, two lots of projectile
points, two shell fragments, 1,281
samples of charcoal, one sample of soil,
2,055 faunal elements, 72 modified
faunal elements, 20 pieces of clay, three
modified fragments of clay, one lot of
basalt flakes, one lot of cobble coretools, one lot of flakes, one lot of beads,
and one lot of pestles.
In 1987, Bidwell Adobe (CA–BUT–
3820/H) was excavated by Keith
Johnson and other archeologists
affiliated with California State
University, Chico under agreement with
the California Department of Parks and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036327; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Georgia Laboratory
of Archaeology, Athens, GA
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 University of Georgia Laboratory of
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 Dade
County, GA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Amanda Roberts Thompson, University of Georgia
Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 E. Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605,
telephone (706) 542-8373, 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
University of Georgia Laboratory of 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 University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology.
Description
Ancestral remains representing, at minimum, 13 individuals were
removed from 9DD25, the Tunacunnhee site, in Dade County, GA. This site
is located near Trenton, GA, a few hundred yards east of Lookout Creek
and several miles south of the junction of Lookout Creek and the
Tennessee River. In 1973, these human remains were excavated during a
University of Georgia (UGA) field school led by Joseph R. Caldwell and
Richard W. Jefferies. All eight of the mounds at the Tunacunnhee site
were tested during the 1973 field season, with a total surface area of
8,000 feet was excavated. Since being removed, the collection has been
housed at the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology. The 304
associated funerary objects consist of indigenous ceramics, lithics,
copper plates, mica, copper and silver pan pipes, copper earspools,
copper pin, copper and silver fragments, woven materials, burnt clay,
faunal remains, drilled bear canines, drilled shark teeth, raptor
talons, and bone beads.
Ancestral remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from site 9DD57, Dyar Rockshelter, in Dade County, GA, during a
survey conducted by Bruce Smith in 1975. At the time the site was
surveyed, a collection was made from the surface of the cave as well as
from
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test pits and areas just outside the cave. Since being removed, the
collection has been housed at the University of Georgia Laboratory of
Archaeology. No associated funerary objects are present.
Ancestral remains representing, at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 9DD35, Bone Cave, in Dade County, GA, during a survey
conducted by Bruce Smith in 1975. At the time the site was surveyed, a
collection was made from the surface of the site. Since being removed,
the collection has been housed at the University of Georgia Laboratory
of Archaeology. The human remains belong to an individual of
indeterminate age and sex. No associated funerary objects are present.
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 and geographical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology has
determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 17 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 304 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; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; 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 September 11, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of
Georgia Laboratory of 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 University of Georgia
Laboratory of 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: August 2, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-17133 Filed 8-9-23; 8:45 am]
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