Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 19866 [2024-05855]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / Notices
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: March 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–05849 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037600;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn
Museum) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher Woods,
Williams Director, University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology, 3260 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324,
telephone (215) 898–4050, email
director@pennmuseum.org.
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 Penn Museum,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains
are a cranium and mandible of one
individual who was recorded as
probably female, aged 50 or more years
old. Lieutenant Commander Ebenezer
Farrand of the United States Navy
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removed the human remains from a
burial platform mound at the site of
Bear Point [1BA1] in Baldwin County,
Alabama. Bear Point is a protohistoric
archaeological site dated to the Bear
Point Phase (c. 1550 to 1700 C.E.) and
is attributed to the Pensacola
Archaeological Culture. The remains
were transferred to Dr. Isaac Hulse in
1844 and by 1849 transferred to Dr.
Samuel G. Morton. After Morton’s death
in 1851, the remains were transferred to
the Academy of Natural Sciences in
1853. In 1966, the human remains were
loaned to the Penn Museum, and in
1997, they were formally gifted to the
Penn Museum (PM# 97–606–1455).
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 10.10.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains.
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PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Determinations
The Penn Museum has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the authorized representative
identified in this notice under
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 in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after April 19, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Penn Museum must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Penn Museum
is responsible for sending a copy of this
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Dated: March 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–05855 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
collected at the Chemawa (Salem)
Indian School, Marion County, OR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–2374, email jpickering@
fas.harvard.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 PMAE. 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 PMAE.
SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
collected at Chemawa (Salem) Indian
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037600; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
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 Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher Woods, Williams Director, University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-4050, 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
Penn Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The human remains are a cranium and
mandible of one individual who was recorded as probably female, aged 50
or more years old. Lieutenant Commander Ebenezer Farrand of the United
States Navy removed the human remains from a burial platform mound at
the site of Bear Point [1BA1] in Baldwin County, Alabama. Bear Point is
a protohistoric archaeological site dated to the Bear Point Phase (c.
1550 to 1700 C.E.) and is attributed to the Pensacola Archaeological
Culture. The remains were transferred to Dr. Isaac Hulse in 1844 and by
1849 transferred to Dr. Samuel G. Morton. After Morton's death in 1851,
the remains were transferred to the Academy of Natural Sciences in
1853. In 1966, the human remains were loaned to the Penn Museum, and in
1997, they were formally gifted to the Penn Museum (PM# 97-606-1455).
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains.
Determinations
The Penn Museum has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after April 19, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Penn Museum must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Penn Museum 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 10.10.
Dated: March 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-05855 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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