Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL, 92970-92971 [2024-27511]
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additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
three individuals have been identified.
The one associated funerary object is
one lot of faunal bones. Human remains,
and association funerary objects were
collected at the Crib Mound in Spencer
County, Indiana, likely by Benjamin
McCown via the now-defunct
Archaeology Survey Association.
Human remains representing one
individual has been identified. The one
associated funerary object is one lot of
lithics. Human remains were found on
the B.F. McCown Farm (orchard), near
the Ohio River, where they were
excavated from an unnamed mound on
July 13, 1935. Human remains comprise
of one cranium, aged around 75 years
old. Historic records show the McCown
Farms was located 3 miles north of
Hanover, Ohio.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The San Bernardino County Museum
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The two lots of objects described in
this notice are reasonably believed to
have been placed intentionally with or
near individual human remains at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; and the Shawnee Tribe.
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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.
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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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after December 26,
2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the San
Bernardino County Museum 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 San Bernardino
County 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: November 18, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Alabama Department of Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL
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 Alabama
Department of Archives and History,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
The two lots of associated funerary
objects are two lots of objects that
belonged to a Seminole leader who died
at Ft. Moultrie, South Carolina, in 1838.
The objects were acquired by the ADAH
in 1975.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The Alabama Department of Archives
and History has determined that:
• The two lots of objects described in
this notice are reasonably believed to
have been intended to be placed
intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Seminole Tribe of
Florida and The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma.
AGENCY:
Requests for Repatriation
ACTION:
Written requests for repatriation of the
associated funerary objects 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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects described in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
December 26, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Alabama Department of Archives
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Alabama Department of Archives and
History has completed an inventory of
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the associated
funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after December 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: John Robert Elmore, III,
Alabama Department of Archives and
History, 624 Washington Avenue,
Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334)
353–4696, email nagpra.adah@
archives.alabama.gov.
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and History must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the associated funerary
objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The
Alabama Department of Archives and
History 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: November 18, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–27511 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam
Noble Museum of Natural History,
Norman, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History (SNOMNH) 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
in this notice may occur on or after
December 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate
Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History,
University of Oklahoma, 2401
Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK
73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994,
email mlevine@ou.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 SNOMNH, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records. The
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SUMMARY:
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National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
14 individuals were removed from the
Henry Peck site (34Lf23) in LeFlore
County, OK. This site was excavated in
1940 by the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) and transferred
to the Museum in 1947. The human
remains include five females, one male,
three probable females, two probable
males, one adult for whom sex could
not be determined, and two individuals
for whom age and sex could not be
determined. No known individuals were
identified. The 44 associated funerary
objects are seven stone projectile points,
one stone celt, three paintstones, three
potsherds, 18 shell beads, two bone
hairpins, one bone awl, one deer antler
billet, one deer bone, one bear tooth,
one polished bone, and five bags of
animal bone fragments. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
from site 34Lf23 were interred during
the Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D.
900).
In 1939–1940 and in 1947, human
remains representing, at minimum, 252
individuals were removed from the J.W.
Williams 1 site (34Lf24) in LeFlore
County, OK. This site was excavated by
the WPA, and the associated finds were
transferred to the Museum in 1947. The
human remains include 35 adult
females, 12 adult males, 24 adolescents,
37 children, 12 infants, 36 probable
adult females, 21 probable adult males,
32 adults for whom sex could not be
determined, and 43 individuals for
whom age and sex could not be
determined. The 340 associated
funerary objects are 38 potsherds, 41
projectile points, one projectile point
embedded in hard-soil matrix, 67
projectile point fragments, three stone
bifaces, six stone biface fragments, one
stone core, one stone hoe fragment,
three boatstones, four boatstone
fragments, four stone manos, two stone
celts, three stone gorget fragments, one
nutting-stone, one stone axe, 11 bags of
paintstones, three worked stones, three
unmodified stones, four bone awls,
eight bone awl fragments, one bone
knife, eight bags of turtle shell
fragments, two bags of deer antler
fragments, one bag of deer mandible
fragments, two animal teeth, 97 bags of
animal bone fragments, six bags of shell
beads, one shell pendant, one perforated
conch shell, two bags of shells, one shell
and one projectile point embedded in
hard-soil matrix, one bag of wood
fragments, eight bags of ash samples,
two bags of daub, and one bag of burned
clay. The human remains and associated
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funerary objects from site 34Lf24 were
interred during the Woodland Period
(300 B.C.–A.D. 900).
Human remains representing, at least,
21 individuals were removed from the
J.W. Williams 2 site (34Lf25) in LeFlore
County, OK. The site was excavated by
the WPA in 1939–1940 and transferred
to the Museum in 1940. The human
remains include two adult females, one
adult male, two children, three infants,
eight probable adult females, two
probable adult males, and three adults
for whom sex could not be determined.
No known individuals were identified.
The 37 associated funerary objects are
four stone projectile points, one bone
flute, one bone bracelet, nine bone
beads, one modified animal bone, three
deer antlers, one tooth, 10 animal bones,
one bag of unidentified animal bones,
one shell fragment, four copper beads,
and one wood fragment. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
from site 34Lf25 were interred during
the Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D.
900).
Human remains representing, at least,
101 individuals were removed from the
James B. Sam site (34Lf28) in LeFlore
County, OK. The site was excavated by
the WPA in 1940 and transferred to the
Museum in 1947. The human remains
include 27 adult females, three adult
males, seven adolescents, seven
children, 26 probable adult females,
nine probable adult males, 15 adults for
whom sex could not be determined, and
seven individuals for whom age and sex
could not be determined. No known
individuals were identified. The 86
associated funerary objects are seven
ceramic vessels, three potsherds, 26
projectile points, one projectile point
fragment, one stone drill, one stone
bead, three stone celts, one stone mano,
one hammerstone, one stone biface, two
paintstones, one perforated stone, one
bag of bone beads, one bone awl, two
bags of deer jaw fragments, three bags of
deer bone fragments, one bag of bear
teeth, one dog mandible, one bag of
worked animal bone, 23 bags of animal
bone fragments, three bags of shell
beads, one metal bead, and one bag of
ash. The human remains and associated
funerary objects from site 34Lf28 were
interred during the Woodland Period
(300 B.C.–A.D. 900).
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 and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039106; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives
and History, Montgomery, AL
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 Alabama Department of Archives and
History has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and
has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after December 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: John Robert Elmore, III, Alabama Department of Archives and
History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334)
353-4696, 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
Alabama Department of Archives and History, and additional information
on the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
The two lots of associated funerary objects are two lots of objects
that belonged to a Seminole leader who died at Ft. Moultrie, South
Carolina, in 1838. The objects were acquired by the ADAH in 1975.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The Alabama Department of Archives and History has determined that:
The two lots of objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been intended to be placed intentionally
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
There is a connection between the associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Seminole Tribe of Florida and
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary
objects 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the associated funerary objects described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 26, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Alabama
Department of Archives
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and History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The Alabama Department of Archives and History 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: November 18, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-27511 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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