Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA, 96667-96668 [2024-28484]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
BISO has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma have priority for disposition
of the human remains described in this
notice.
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039148;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Big South Fork National
River and Recreation Area, Oneida, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of Interior, National Park
Service, Big South Fork National River
and Recreation Area (BISO) intends to
carry out the disposition of human
remains removed from Federal or Tribal
lands to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
with priority for disposition in this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 6, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by December 5,
2025, the human remains in this notice
will become unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Niki S. Nicholas,
Superintendent, National Park Service,
Big South Fork National River and
Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood
Road, Oneida, TN 37841, telephone
(423) 569–9778, email niki_nicholas@
nps.gov.
DATES:
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
Superintendent, BISO, and additional
information on the human remains in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related
records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
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Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Human remains
were discovered within the Luna Moth
Rockshelter in Scott County, TN, in
1994. The human remains were
discovered while National Park Service
archaeologists were excavating in a
disturbed context along with diagnostic
ceramics. The human remains were
collected and transferred to the
Southeast Archeology Center (SEAC) in
Tallahassee, FL, where they are
currently housed.
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Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the appropriate official identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no
claim for disposition is received by
December 5, 2025, the human remains
in this notice will become unclaimed
human remains. Claims for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in
this notice may occur on or after January
6, 2025. If competing claims for
disposition are received, BISO must
determine the most appropriate
claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. BISO is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039147;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science (LSUMNS) 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 in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Irene Martı́ Gil, LSU
Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster
Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803,
telephone (225) 578–2855, email
imart23@lsu.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 LSUMNS, 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.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Seven associated funerary objects
have been identified. These are pottery
vessels that were removed by James
Ford in the Spring of 1940 from
different locations across Arkansas: two
from Carson Lake (3MS13), two from
Bell Place (3MS8), one from Neely’s
Ferry (3CS24), one from Williamson
(3CS26) and one from Dupree (3PH1).
They were partially reconstructed at a
later date.
Cultural Affiliation
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Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the associated funerary
objects described in this notice.
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Determinations
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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LSUMNS has determined that:
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• The seven 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 reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Quapaw Nation.
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
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after January
6, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, LSUMNS 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.
LSUMNS 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 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
SUMMARY:
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William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky
(WSWM) 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
January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker,
William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky,
1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY
40504, telephone (859) 257–5124, email
celise.fricker@uky.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 WSWM, 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, 19
individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 350 associated funerary
objects are 43 lots lithic, 24 lots stone,
five chipped stone tools, two stone
drills, three stone discodials, two stone
pipe fragments, one biface, one blade,
one scraper, 11 lithic projectile points,
one grinding slab, eight lithic cores, one
bone drift, 24 modified bone tools, one
bone bead, one deer mandible, one bear
tooth pendant, two bone awls, 44 lots
faunal, 38 lots shell, one shell hoe, 43
lots ceramic, one lot clay, 32 lots
charcoal, 26 lots soil samples, 17 lots
floatation, and 16 lots historic. Site
15BE06 (Petersburg) in Boone County,
KY was initially excavated by the
University of Kentucky Program for
Cultural Resource Assessment in 1990,
then excavated by the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey as a salvage
project in 2007 and again as part of a
cultural resource management project
by K&V CRM and the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey in 2013. A Fort
Ancient determination for these human
remains is based on the presence of
shell-tempered ceramics and contactperiod burial associations. No known
hazardous substances are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been reasonably
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identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Site 15BE08
(McCabe Mound) in Boone County, KY
was excavated in 1939 by the University
of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology
under contract to the WPA. A Fort
Ancient determination for these human
remains is based on the presence of
diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered
ceramics and projectile points, and on
C14 dates of 830 +/¥90 BP. No known
hazardous substances are present.
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associated funerary objects are seven
lots lithic, five lots shell, four lots
burned clay, four lots faunal, six lots
sherds, two lots soil flotations, one soil
sample, one nail, one piece of wood,
and seven lots charcoal. Site 15BB13
(Larkin) in Bourbon County, KY was
excavated by Kentucky Heritage Council
staff in 1986. A Fort Ancient
determination is based on the presence
of ceramic vessel shapes (salt pans,
colanders, globular jars) and ‘weeping
eye’ shell mask gorgets characteristic of
Late Fort Ancient culture in the Central
Bluegrass region. No known hazardous
substances are present.
Based on the information available, 11
associated funerary objects are one lot
ceramic, two sherds, two lots faunal,
two faunal bones, one lot lithic, one
lithic fragment, and two lots shell. Site
15BB45 (New Field) in Bourbon County,
KY was excavated in 1992 by the
University of Kentucky Program for
Cultural Resource Assessment. A Fort
Ancient determination is based on the
presence of shell/limestone tempered
ceramics characteristic of Fort Ancient
occupations in eastern Kentucky and on
C14 dates. No known hazardous
substances are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Site 15BK200
(Augusta) in Bracken County, KY was
excavated in 1984 as part of the
University of Kentucky’s Contact Period
Project. A Fort Ancient determination
for these human remains is based on the
presence of shell-tempered
Madisonville ceramics and triangular
projectile points. No known hazardous
substances are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Site 15BK03
(unnamed) in Bracken County, KY was
surface collected in 1960 by University
of Kentucky archaeologists as part of the
Bracken County Survey. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on the presence of shell-
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039147; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University,
Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
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 Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science (LSUMNS) 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 in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Irene Mart[iacute] Gil, LSU Museum of Natural Science,
119 Foster Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, telephone (225) 578-2855,
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
LSUMNS, 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
Seven associated funerary objects have been identified. These are
pottery vessels that were removed by James Ford in the Spring of 1940
from different locations across Arkansas: two from Carson Lake (3MS13),
two from Bell Place (3MS8), one from Neely's Ferry (3CS24), one from
Williamson (3CS26) and one from Dupree (3PH1). They were partially
reconstructed at a later date.
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 associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Determinations
LSUMNS has determined that:
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The seven 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 reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Quapaw Nation.
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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after January 6, 2025. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, LSUMNS 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. LSUMNS 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 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-28484 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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