Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA, 11863-11864 [2024-03090]
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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
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were removed from northwestern
Tennessee and Monroe County, TN.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
March 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180
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.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from an unknown site, likely in
northwestern Tennessee. Mollie Hall, a
resident of Hopkinsville KY, transferred
the human remains, representing one
adult male, age 35 to 37, to the Robert
S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
(then called the Department of
Archaeology, Phillips Academy) in
1903. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from historic Cherokee town sites in
Monroe County, TN. In 1942, prior to
inundation by the TVA, George
Sherwood removed cultural items and
Native American ancestral remains from
several historic Cherokee town sites
along the Little Tennessee River above
Fort Loudoun. Sherwood transferred the
human remains, representing one adult
male, to the Robert S. Peabody Institute
of Archaeology (then called the
Department of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy) in 1981. The eight associated
funerary objects are three ceramic
fragments, one lithic flake, two chipped
bifaces, and two projectile points.
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
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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 two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The eight 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 March 18, 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
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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.
Dated: February 7, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: 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
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and that
have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The
cultural items were removed from
unknown locations in Tennessee and
sites along the Little Tennessee River,
Monroe County, TN.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
March 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, 180 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
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the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records held
by the Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology.
Description
Fourteen cultural items were removed
from Monroe County, TN. The 14
unassociated funerary objects are two
lots of ceramic sherds (271/01 and 271/
15), one antler tool (271/02), one lot of
unmodified shell (271/03), one shell
ornament (271/04), three lots of chipped
stone tools and tool-making debitage
(271/05; 271/07, and 271/08), one
obsidian pestle (271/09), three lots of
ground stone tools (271/11; 271/13; and
271/17), one bone flute (271/19), and
one stone axe (271/16). In 1942, George
Sherwood removed cultural items from
several historic Cherokee town sites
along the Little Tennessee River above
Fort Loudoun. Sherwood transferred the
cultural items to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology (then known as
the Robert S. Peabody Foundation for
Archaeology) in 1981.
Ninety-six cultural items were
removed from unknown sites in
Tennessee, likely northwestern
Tennessee. The 96 unassociated
funerary objects are three lots of stone
anvils, one lot of stone axes, nine lots
of stone bifaces, three lots of stone celts,
nine lots chipped stone tools, one lot
stone choppers, one lot stone cores, two
lots stone debitage, four lots stone edge
tools, two lots chipped stone flakes,
three lots ground stone items, four lots
hammerstones, nine lots knives, three
lots miscellaneous stone tools, one lot
mortars, one lot stone nodules, one lot
pebbles, four lots stone perforators, two
lots stone pestles, 24 lots chipped stone
points, eight lot scrapers, and one large
animal tooth. Catalog numbers for these
cultural items range from 25433 through
25530, with the exception of Catalog ID
25434, which was not assigned. In 1903,
Mollie Hall, a resident of Hopkinsville,
KY, transferred 96 cultural items from
Tennessee to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology (then known as
the Department of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy). More detailed provenance
was not given for the cultural items,
though Hall may have been removing
items from localities in northwestern
Tennessee, near Hopkinsville, KY,
where she lived.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items 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
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Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: anthropological
information, archeological information,
geographical information, historical
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 Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology has determined
that:
• The 110 cultural items described
above 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items and
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after March 18, 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 cultural items 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037387; 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
northwestern Tennessee and Monroe County, TN.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after March 18, 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 an unknown site, likely in northwestern Tennessee. Mollie Hall, a
resident of Hopkinsville KY, transferred the human remains,
representing one adult male, age 35 to 37, to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology (then called the Department of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy) in 1903. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from historic Cherokee town sites in Monroe County, TN. In 1942, prior
to inundation by the TVA, George Sherwood removed cultural items and
Native American ancestral remains from several historic Cherokee town
sites along the Little Tennessee River above Fort Loudoun. Sherwood
transferred the human remains, representing one adult male, to the
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (then called the Department
of Archaeology, Phillips Academy) in 1981. The eight associated
funerary objects are three ceramic fragments, one lithic flake, two
chipped bifaces, and two projectile points.
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 two individuals of Native American ancestry.
The eight 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 March 18, 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
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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.
Dated: February 7, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-03090 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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