Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA, 5258-5259 [2024-01538]

Download as PDF 5258 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2024 / Notices 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows: 1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7593 (69 FR 4172), which withdrew 80 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the USFS-managed Davenport Electronic Site, is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period and the legal description reads as follows: New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico T. 1 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 29, S1⁄2NW1⁄4. The areas described aggregate 80 acres. 2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of this order unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be further extended. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f)) Robert T. Anderson, Solicitor. [FR Doc. 2024–01551 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037280; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute 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 Okaloosa County, FL. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Jan 25, 2024 Jkt 262001 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.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 Robert S. Peabody Institute 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology. remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 13 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 Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Okaloosa County, FL. Clarence B. Moore disturbed and removed burials from the site that he called Mound at Walton Camp, also known as Fort Walton Temple Mound (8OK6). Moore transferred the human remains, representing one adult of indeterminate age and sex, to the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (then called the Department of Archaeology, Phillips Academy) in 1901. The 13 associated funerary objects are four lots of stone celts; one stone disk; one lot of shell ornaments; one lot of bone perforators; three lots of chipped stone points; one hematite bar; one ceramic vessel; and one lot of medium sized shell beads and fragments. Requests for Repatriation 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 information, geographical information, historical information, oral tradition, and the expert opinion of Tribal representatives. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 February 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Robert S. Peabody Institute 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal Register and includes the required information, the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2024 / Notices Dated: January 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–01538 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037279; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) 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 Solano County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752–8501, email mnoble@ucdavis.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 UC Davis. 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 UC Davis. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from Solano County, CA. In 1973, CA–SOL–271 was excavated by Helen Clough as part of a UC Davis Field School (UC Davis Accession 66). In 1999, the same site was excavated again by UC Davis Anthropology Graduate Student, Eric Wohlgemuth (UC Davis Accession 537). There are VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Jan 25, 2024 Jkt 262001 1,330 lots of associated funerary objects. Of that number, 1,316 funerary objects have been located and 14 objects are currently missing. UC Davis continues to look for the missing associated funerary objects. The 1,316 located funerary objects are three lots consisting of worked shell (including beads and pendants); 28 lots consisting of worked bone (awls, whistles, and other worked bone); five lots consisting of stone beads; 115 lots consisting of projectile points, bifaces, and other chipped stone; 132 lots consisting of groundstone; 333 lots consisting of debitage; 162 lots consisting of worked stone; 19 lots consisting of baked clay/ceramics; 320 lots consisting of unmodified animal bone; 94 lots consisting of unmodified shell; 23 lots consisting of charcoal, ash, and ochre; five lots consisting of mixed bone, shell and seeds; 18 lots consisting of plant material (seeds, nuts, acorn caps); and 59 lots consisting of flotations, fire affected rock, soil, and unmodified stone. The 14 currently missing associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of worked shell; one lot consisting of worked bone; four projectile points; one lot consisting of debitage; one lot consisting of worked stone; three lots consisting of unmodified animal bone; one lot consisting of unmodified shell; and one lot consisting of unmodified stone; and one lot consisting of unknown material. 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, archeological, geographical, historical, linguistics, and oral tradition. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, UC Davis has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 1,330 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 5259 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 Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (Previously listed as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California. 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 February 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UC Davis 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. UC Davis is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal Register and includes the required information, the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: January 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–01536 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01538]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037280; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of 
Archaeology, Andover, MA

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 Robert S. Peabody Institute 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 
Okaloosa County, FL.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 
180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749-4490, 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 
Robert S. Peabody Institute 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from Okaloosa County, FL. Clarence B. Moore disturbed and removed 
burials from the site that he called Mound at Walton Camp, also known 
as Fort Walton Temple Mound (8OK6). Moore transferred the human 
remains, representing one adult of indeterminate age and sex, to the 
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (then called the Department 
of Archaeology, Phillips Academy) in 1901. The 13 associated funerary 
objects are four lots of stone celts; one stone disk; one lot of shell 
ornaments; one lot of bone perforators; three lots of chipped stone 
points; one hematite bar; one ceramic vessel; and one lot of medium 
sized shell beads and fragments.

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 information, geographical information, 
historical information, oral tradition, and the expert opinion of 
Tribal representatives.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The 13 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 Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; 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 
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 February 26, 2024. 
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Robert S. 
Peabody Institute 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of 
Archaeology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the 
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this 
notice.
    This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised 
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 
2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal 
Register and includes the required information, the National Park 
Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.


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    Dated: January 18, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-01538 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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