Notice of Inventory Completion: South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 87801-87802 [2023-27793]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices
Dated: December 8, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: South
Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South
Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology (SCIAA) 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 Chester, Fairfield,
Kershaw, Orangeburg, and Unknown
Counties, SC.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nina Schreiner, South
Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology (SCIAA), College of Arts
and Sciences, University of South
Carolina, 1321 Pendleton Street,
Columbia, SC 29208, email Schreinn@
email.sc.edu.
SUMMARY:
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 SCIAA. 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 SCIAA.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
In 1971, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 38CS2, Turkey Creek/
McCollum Mound, Chester County, SC,
by Mr. Thomas M. Ryan of SCIAA, with
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permission of property owner, Lockhart
Power Company of Lockhart, SC. The
four funerary objects are one lot
consisting of shell material, one lot
consisting of faunal material, one lot
consisting of ceramic material, and one
lot consisting of lithic material.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
same site, 38CS2, Chester County, SC,
by Mr. John R. Hart and Boy Scout
Troop 35 of York, SC. Hart transferred
the collection to SCIAA in 1980. The
three funerary objects are one lot
consisting of charcoal, one lot consisting
of lithic material, and one lot consisting
of faunal material.
In 1992, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from site 38FA204/205, Bear
Creek, Fairfield County, SC, by
Southeastern Archaeological Services
(SAS), Inc., of Athens, Georgia under
contract with Kennecott-Ridgeway
Mining Company of Ridgeway, South
Carolina. SAS transferred them to
SCIAA in 1994. The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of
lithic material.
In 1985, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 38KE11, Adamson
Mounds, Kershaw County, SC, by Dr.
Chester B. DePratter and Mr.
Christopher Judge of the Department of
Anthropology, University of South
Carolina, Columbia with permission of
the property owner. The Department of
Anthropology transferred them to
SCIAA in 1988. The three funerary
objects are one lot consisting of faunal
material, one lot consisting of lithic
material, and one lot consisting of
ceramic material.
In 1951–52, one associated funerary
object, a ceramic urn was removed from
site 38KE11, Adamson Mounds,
Kershaw County, SC, by an unknown
individual and given to Mr. George
Stuart, graduate student at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill (UNC–CH). Stuart transferred the
object to UNC–CH Research Labs of
Archaeology (RLA) in 1975. Stuart
acquired three additional associated
funerary objects, one lot consisting of
ceramic material, one lot consisting of
shell material, and one lot consisting of
lithic material, from 38KE11 at an
unknown date and transferred them to
RLA in 2012. RLA transferred the four
associated funerary objects to SCIAA in
2023 to facilitate consultation and
repatriation pursuant to, and in
accordance with, the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
In 1991, human remains representing,
at minimum, 23 individuals were
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removed from site 38KE18, Ferry
Landing, Kershaw County, SC, by Dr.
Chester B. DePratter and Dr. Ted A.
Rathbun of SCIAA and the Department
of Anthropology, University of South
Carolina, Columbia with permission of
the property owner. The five associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of
ceramic material, one lot consisting of
lithic material, one lot consisting of
shell material, one lot consisting of
botanical material, and one lot
consisting of soil.
In 1986, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 38OR122, SCHD
Orangeburg 7, Orangeburg County, SC,
by Ms. Olga Caballero of the South
Carolina Department of Highways and
Public Transportation during the U.S.
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investigations. SCHDPT transferred the
collection to SCIAA in 1987. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in South Carolina by
unknown means. The date of SCIAA
acquisition is unknown. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from an
unknown location by unknown means.
In 1976, the estate of Mr. John A. May
of Aiken, SC transferred them to the
South Carolina State Museum in
Columbia, SC. The State Museum
transferred them to SCIAA in 1994. 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: anthropological
information, archeological information,
and historical information.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the SCIAA has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 36 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
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• The 20 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 Catawba Indian
Nation; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
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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 January 18, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the SCIAA 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 SCIAA is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations 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: December 8, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Voyageurs National Park,
International Falls, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Voyageurs National Park
(VOYA) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any Indian
Tribe. The human remains were
removed from St. Louis County, MN.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Bob DeGross,
Superintendent, Voyageurs National
Park, 360 Hwy. 11 East, International
Falls, MN 56649, telephone (218) 283–
6600, email bob_degross@nps.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
Superintendent, VOYA. Additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by
VOYA.
SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from St. Louis County, MN.
The human remains were excavated by
the National Park Service from a bundle
burial on Wigwam Island (site 21SL183)
that had been exposed due to erosion.
Three individuals were identified, two
adults and a child. The burial is dated
as Middle to Late Woodland (200 BC—
A.D. 1650). The thermoluminescence
date for a fabric impressed body sherd
recovered near, but not within, the
burial is A.D. 1360 plus or minus 100
years. No associated funerary objects are
present.
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
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Tribes. The following information was
used to identify the aboriginal land: a
treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, VOYA has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of at least three 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 (Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake)).
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 January 18, 2024.
If competing requests for disposition are
received, VOYA 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. VOYA 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: December 11, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037086; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: South Carolina Institute of
Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia,
SC
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 South Carolina Institute of Archaeology
and Anthropology (SCIAA) 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 Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Orangeburg, and Unknown Counties, SC.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nina Schreiner, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology (SCIAA), College of Arts and Sciences, University of South
Carolina, 1321 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29208, 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
SCIAA. 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 SCIAA.
Description
In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 38CS2, Turkey Creek/McCollum Mound, Chester
County, SC, by Mr. Thomas M. Ryan of SCIAA, with permission of property
owner, Lockhart Power Company of Lockhart, SC. The four funerary
objects are one lot consisting of shell material, one lot consisting of
faunal material, one lot consisting of ceramic material, and one lot
consisting of lithic material.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the same site, 38CS2, Chester County, SC,
by Mr. John R. Hart and Boy Scout Troop 35 of York, SC. Hart
transferred the collection to SCIAA in 1980. The three funerary objects
are one lot consisting of charcoal, one lot consisting of lithic
material, and one lot consisting of faunal material.
In 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from site 38FA204/205, Bear Creek, Fairfield County, SC,
by Southeastern Archaeological Services (SAS), Inc., of Athens, Georgia
under contract with Kennecott-Ridgeway Mining Company of Ridgeway,
South Carolina. SAS transferred them to SCIAA in 1994. The one
associated funerary object is one lot consisting of lithic material.
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 38KE11, Adamson Mounds, Kershaw County, SC, by
Dr. Chester B. DePratter and Mr. Christopher Judge of the Department of
Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia with permission of
the property owner. The Department of Anthropology transferred them to
SCIAA in 1988. The three funerary objects are one lot consisting of
faunal material, one lot consisting of lithic material, and one lot
consisting of ceramic material.
In 1951-52, one associated funerary object, a ceramic urn was
removed from site 38KE11, Adamson Mounds, Kershaw County, SC, by an
unknown individual and given to Mr. George Stuart, graduate student at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). Stuart
transferred the object to UNC-CH Research Labs of Archaeology (RLA) in
1975. Stuart acquired three additional associated funerary objects, one
lot consisting of ceramic material, one lot consisting of shell
material, and one lot consisting of lithic material, from 38KE11 at an
unknown date and transferred them to RLA in 2012. RLA transferred the
four associated funerary objects to SCIAA in 2023 to facilitate
consultation and repatriation pursuant to, and in accordance with, the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, 23 individuals
were removed from site 38KE18, Ferry Landing, Kershaw County, SC, by
Dr. Chester B. DePratter and Dr. Ted A. Rathbun of SCIAA and the
Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia with
permission of the property owner. The five associated funerary objects
are one lot consisting of ceramic material, one lot consisting of
lithic material, one lot consisting of shell material, one lot
consisting of botanical material, and one lot consisting of soil.
In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 38OR122, SCHD Orangeburg 7, Orangeburg County,
SC, by Ms. Olga Caballero of the South Carolina Department of Highways
and Public Transportation during the U.S. 21 Borrow Pit Nos. 1 and 2
investigations. SCHDPT transferred the collection to SCIAA in 1987. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location in South Carolina by
unknown means. The date of SCIAA acquisition is unknown. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from an unknown location by unknown means. In
1976, the estate of Mr. John A. May of Aiken, SC transferred them to
the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC. The State Museum
transferred them to SCIAA in 1994. 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: anthropological information, archeological information,
and historical information.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the SCIAA has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American ancestry.
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The 20 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 Catawba Indian Nation;
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; 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 January 18, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SCIAA 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 SCIAA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 8, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-27793 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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