Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA, 86357-86358 [2024-25194]
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sometime between the 19th and 20th
centuries. In August 2013 any human
remains in the osteological collection
that showed evidence of having been
disinterred (visible soil/staining, water
damage, and weathering) rather than
mechanically cleaned/prepared by a
medical supply vendor or other entity
were presumed to be Native American.
Wesleyan has no records suggesting
their geographic origin or acquisition
history.
The presence of potentially hazardous
substances (i.e., pesticide residues) on
these remains in unknown. In 2021,
Wesleyan University discovered the
presence of pesticide residue (arsenic)
on one organic object from Samoa that
was transferred from the Smithsonian in
the 19th century, as well as several
taxidermy specimens. While pesticides
were not typically applied to human
skeletal remains, they were managed
together with organic objects in a large
ethnographic teaching collection, so
cross-contamination is a possibility.
There is one documented instance of
pest fumigation relating to the
collections that dates to 1972–1973.
This was to treat a silverfish infestation
in underground storage rooms that held
the museum’s objects after it closed. The
proposal was for the application of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
to the floors, the placement of open
containers or paradichlorobenzene
(PDB) around the room, and the
placement of a mildew-retarding
insecticide inside the wraps of museum
specimens. The specific contents of the
room in which the chemicals were
applied, and to what extent they were
shielded from them, is unknown.
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Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe;
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut; and the Narragansett
Indian Tribe. Invitations to consult were
also sent to the following non-federally
recognized Indian groups: Brothertown
Indian Nation, Eastern Pequot Tribal
Nation; Golden Hill Paugussett Indian
Nation; and the Schagticoke Indian
Nation. The Mashantucket Pequot
Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of
Indians of Connecticut responded to the
invitation and participated in
consultation. Other Indian Tribes and/or
groups either chose to defer,
participated in preliminary phone calls,
or did not participate.
Cultural Affiliation
No information about the cultural
affiliation of the human remains in this
notice are available. The information,
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including the results of consultation,
identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the
human remains.
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization connected to the human
remains.
3. No relationship of shared group
identity between the earlier group and
the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization that can be reasonably
traced through time.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations
SUMMARY:
Wesleyan University has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 16 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• No known lineal descendant who
can trace ancestry to the human remains
in this notice has been identified.
• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation to
the human remains in this notice has
been clearly or reasonably identified.
• The Mashantucket Pequot Indian
Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians
of Connecticut have requested transfer
of the human remains described in this
notice.
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 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests
for repatriation may be submitted by
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization who
shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization with cultural
affiliation.
Repatriation, transfer, or reinterment
of the human remains described in this
notice may occur on or after November
29, 2024. If requests for repatriation are
received, Wesleyan University must
evaluate the requests and respond in
writing to the requestors. Wesleyan
University is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to any consulting
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: October 25, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
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 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.
Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
November 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson,
University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road,
Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 542–
8737, 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, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
DATES:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 2,739 cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The
2,739 of unassociated funerary objects
are a copper axe, pipe effigy fragment,
lithics, indigenous ceramics, sherdlets,
faunal remains including drum teeth,
shell, unmodified slate fragment, mica,
botanical shell bead, eroded garnet,
burnt clay, glass, flotation samples.
In approximately the 1940s, one
copper axe was removed from 9BR24
Shaw Mound, a burial mound, in
Bartow County, Georgia. The collection
was excavated by the landowner, Frank
Shaw, in 1940. The object was given to
the Department of Anthropology in
1994. This object was collected from the
burial mound is considered an
unassociated funerary object. No known
research has been conducted on these
objects. There is no record of any
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potentially hazardous substances used
to treat the unassociated funerary
objects.
In 1984, Bill Kilmer collected 26
lithics and indigenous ceramics from
9BR26 in Bartow County, Georgia. The
material currently housed at the
University of Georgia Laboratory of
Archaeology was collected by Bill
Killmer in 1984. These objects were
noted as being collected above the
burial and are being considered
unassociated funerary objects. No
known research has been conducted on
these objects. There is no record of any
potentially hazardous substances used
to treat the unassociated funerary
objects.
In 1991, a collection that is believed
to be from 9BR57, Garfield in Bartow
County, Georgia was transferred to the
University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology. It is unclear who
transferred the collection. James
Chapman’s name is associated with the
material housed at the UGA Laboratory
of Archaeology. The one lot (1983.9)
faunal remains are included here as
unassociated funerary objects for the
proveniences that contain ancestral
remains. It is not known what, if any
additional research has been done on
these objects. There is no record of any
potentially hazardous substances used
to treat the unassociated funerary
objects.
In 1951, Mary Kellog surface collected
five lithics, sherdlets, and unmodified
slate fragment from 9BR195, in Bartow
County, Georgia. Due to proximity of
proveniences with ancestors, these
objects are considered unassociated
funerary objects. It is not known what,
if any additional research has been done
on these objects. There is no record of
any potentially hazardous substances
used to treat the unassociated funerary
objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary
Kellog excavated 59 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, mica, faunal,
botanical, shell bead, and eroded garnet
from 9BR199, Cora Harris Cave in
Bartow County, Georgia. Because of the
nature of disturbance from looting at the
site, these objects are considered
unassociated funerary objects to the
ancestors excavated at the site. It is not
known what, if any additional research
has been done on these objects. There is
no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary
Kellog excavated 329 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, faunal, glass, burnt
clay, botanicals, faunal, and shell from
9BR201, Raines Cave No. 2 in Bartow
County, Georgia. Because of the nature
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of disturbance from looting at the site,
these objects are considered
unassociated funerary objects to the
ancestors excavated at the site. It is not
known what, if any additional research
has been done on these objects. There is
no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
From 1988–1990, one bird effigy pipe
fragment was removed from 9BR2
Leake, a site in Bartow County. The
collection including 31 burials were
excavated by University of Georgia
during those years and then housed at
the University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology. While much research has
occurred at this site, it does not appear
that any research has occurred on this
pipe fragment. There is no record of any
potentially hazardous substances used
to treat the unassociated funerary
objects.
From 1968 to 2009, 391 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, soil, burnt clay, faunal
including drum fish teeth, and flotation
samples were collected from various
periods of excavations and surface
collections were made at 9GO4,
Thompson, in Gordon County, Georgia.
These objects are considered
unassociated funerary objects due to
their proximity to ancestor remains.
There is no record of any potentially
hazardous substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
In 1968, WW Scheppler surface
collected 1,813 indigenous ceramics,
lithics, faunal, and shell at 9GO8,
Baxter, in Gordon County, Georgia.
These objects are considered
unassociated funerary objects due to
their proximity to ancestor remains.
There is no record of any potentially
hazardous substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology has
determined that:
• The 2,739 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 Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under 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 November 29, 2024. 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 cultural
items 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
and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
San Diego Archaeological Center, San
Diego, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San
Diego Archaeological Center 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038965; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after November 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706)
542-8737, 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, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 2,739 cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The 2,739 of unassociated funerary objects are a copper
axe, pipe effigy fragment, lithics, indigenous ceramics, sherdlets,
faunal remains including drum teeth, shell, unmodified slate fragment,
mica, botanical shell bead, eroded garnet, burnt clay, glass, flotation
samples.
In approximately the 1940s, one copper axe was removed from 9BR24
Shaw Mound, a burial mound, in Bartow County, Georgia. The collection
was excavated by the landowner, Frank Shaw, in 1940. The object was
given to the Department of Anthropology in 1994. This object was
collected from the burial mound is considered an unassociated funerary
object. No known research has been conducted on these objects. There is
no record of any
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potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1984, Bill Kilmer collected 26 lithics and indigenous ceramics
from 9BR26 in Bartow County, Georgia. The material currently housed at
the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology was collected by
Bill Killmer in 1984. These objects were noted as being collected above
the burial and are being considered unassociated funerary objects. No
known research has been conducted on these objects. There is no record
of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1991, a collection that is believed to be from 9BR57, Garfield
in Bartow County, Georgia was transferred to the University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology. It is unclear who transferred the
collection. James Chapman's name is associated with the material housed
at the UGA Laboratory of Archaeology. The one lot (1983.9) faunal
remains are included here as unassociated funerary objects for the
proveniences that contain ancestral remains. It is not known what, if
any additional research has been done on these objects. There is no
record of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
In 1951, Mary Kellog surface collected five lithics, sherdlets, and
unmodified slate fragment from 9BR195, in Bartow County, Georgia. Due
to proximity of proveniences with ancestors, these objects are
considered unassociated funerary objects. It is not known what, if any
additional research has been done on these objects. There is no record
of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary Kellog excavated 59 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, mica, faunal, botanical, shell bead, and eroded
garnet from 9BR199, Cora Harris Cave in Bartow County, Georgia. Because
of the nature of disturbance from looting at the site, these objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects to the ancestors excavated
at the site. It is not known what, if any additional research has been
done on these objects. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary Kellog excavated 329 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, faunal, glass, burnt clay, botanicals, faunal, and
shell from 9BR201, Raines Cave No. 2 in Bartow County, Georgia. Because
of the nature of disturbance from looting at the site, these objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects to the ancestors excavated
at the site. It is not known what, if any additional research has been
done on these objects. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
From 1988-1990, one bird effigy pipe fragment was removed from 9BR2
Leake, a site in Bartow County. The collection including 31 burials
were excavated by University of Georgia during those years and then
housed at the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology. While
much research has occurred at this site, it does not appear that any
research has occurred on this pipe fragment. There is no record of any
potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
From 1968 to 2009, 391 indigenous ceramics, lithics, soil, burnt
clay, faunal including drum fish teeth, and flotation samples were
collected from various periods of excavations and surface collections
were made at 9GO4, Thompson, in Gordon County, Georgia. These objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects due to their proximity to
ancestor remains. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
In 1968, WW Scheppler surface collected 1,813 indigenous ceramics,
lithics, faunal, and shell at 9GO8, Baxter, in Gordon County, Georgia.
These objects are considered unassociated funerary objects due to their
proximity to ancestor remains. There is no record of any potentially
hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology has
determined that:
The 2,739 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 Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under 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 November 29, 2024. 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 cultural items 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 and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: October 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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