Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 96677-96678 [2024-28498]
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Band of Mission San Juan Bautista in
Lakeport, CA; Costanoan Ohlone
Rumsen-Mutsen Tribe in Watsonville,
CA; Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe in
Pomona, CA; Esselen Tribe of Monterey
County in Carmel Valley, CA; Indian
Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan in
Hollister, CA; Muwekma Ohlone Indian
Tribe of the SF Bay Area in Castro
Valley, CA; North Valley Yokuts Tribe
in Linden, CA; Ohlone/CostanoanEsselen Nation in Monterey, CA; The
Ohlone Indian Tribe in Fremont, CA;
KaKoon Ta Ruk Band of OhloneCostanoan Indians of the Big Sur
Rancheria in Woodland, CA; Rumsen
Am:a Tur:ataj Ohlone in Hesperia, CA;
and Tamien Nation in San Jose, CA.
The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen
Nation responded to the invitation and
participated in consultation.
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 January 6,
2025. If requests for repatriation are
received, the Monterey Peninsula
College must evaluate the requests and
respond in writing to the requestors.
The Monterey Peninsula College 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.
Cultural Affiliation
The following types of information
about the cultural affiliation of the
human remains in this notice are
available: geographical and other
relevant information.
The information, including the results
of consultation, identified:
1. The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen
Nation as an earlier group connected to
the human remains.
2. The Tule River Indian Tribe of the
Tule River Reservation, California as an
Indian Tribe connected to the human
remains.
3. No relationship of shared group
identity between the earlier group and
the Indian Tribe that can be reasonably
traced through time.
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations
The Monterey Peninsula College has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual 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 human remains will be
reinterred according to applicable laws
and policies.
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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
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
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
William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky
(WSWM) 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
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
SUMMARY:
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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 37 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 37
unassociated funerary objects are
charcoal, faunal, floatation, lithics,
shell, ceramics and a dog burial. Site
15BE06 (Petersburg) in Boone County,
KY was excavated 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 shelltempered ceramics and contact-period
burial associations. No known
hazardous substances are present.
A total of eight cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The
eight unassociated funerary objects are
botanics, faunal, ceramics, lithics, and
burned clay. 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.
A total of 13 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 13
unassociated funerary objects are a
stone celt, shell pendants, dogs and
ceramics. Site 15GP22 (Hardin Village)
in Greenup County, KY was excavated
in 1939 by the University of Kentucky
Museum of Anthropology under
contract to the Works Progress
Administration (WPA). A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on the presence of diagnostic
shell/limestone-tempered ceramics, and
projectile points, wall-trench houses,
and shell gorgets. No known hazardous
substances are present.
A total of 10 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 10
unassociated funerary objects are
ceramics, charcoal, faunal, lithics, shell,
a bear tooth pendant, bone beads and a
worked bone. Site 15HR22 (Florence) in
Harrison County, KY was excavated
between 1989 and 1990 by the Kentucky
Archaeology Survey and Kentucky
Heritage Council. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on diagnostic ceramic types,
triangular projectile points, and C14
dates. No known hazardous substances
are present.
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A total of seven cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The
seven unassociated funerary objects are
ceramics, faunal, lithics, and a cannel
coal pendant. Site 15JO14 (Mayo) in
Johnson County, KY was excavated in
1939 by the University of Kentucky
Museum of Anthropology under
contract to the Works Progress
Administration. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics, overall site plan,
and rectangular single-set-post houses.
No known hazardous substances are
present.
A total of 31 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 31
unassociated funerary objects are bone
awls, engraved bear tooth pendants, a
shark tooth, a lithic tool, shell beads,
shell gorgets, shell pendants, and
ceramics. Site 15MS01 (Fox Farm/Fox
Field) in Mason County, KY was first
surveyed, surface collected and
excavated by E.S. Maxwell and William
S. Webb between 1920 and 1930 and
donated to the University of Kentucky
Museum of Anthropology. An
additional donation to the WSWM was
made by a private collector in 1991. A
Fort Ancient determination for these
human remains is based on diagnostic
ceramic types, triangular projectile
points, and marine shell gorgets. No
known hazardous substances are
present.
A total of 22 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 22
unassociated funerary objects are ash,
ceramic, charcoal, faunal, lithics, shell,
a biface, ceramic pipe, clay bead, gun
flint, lithic cores, microdrill, projectile
points/knives, red ochre, and a uniface.
Site 15ME15 (Wheeler, Mercer Village)
in Mercer County, KY was excavated in
2013 as part of a University of Kentucky
field school by the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on the presence of diagnostic
shell-tempered ceramics and triangular
projectile points. No known hazardous
substances are present.
A total of 99 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 99
unassociated funerary objects are shell
beads, ceramics and pipe fragment. Site
15PI227 (Pauley Station) in Pike
County, KY was surface collected and
then donated to the University of
Kentucky Museum of Archaeology by a
private collector in 1959. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains
is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics and stone slab graves
characteristic of Fort Ancient culture in
Eastern Kentucky. No known hazardous
substances are present.
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Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The WSWM has determined that:
• The 227 unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the
Shawnee Tribe.
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 January 6, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the WSWM 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 WSWM 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: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Riley
County Historical Society and
Museum, Manhattan, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Riley
County Historical Society and Museum
(RCHSM) 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
January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dawn Munger, Curator of
Collections, Riley County Historical
Society and Museum, 2309 Claflin
Road, Manhattan, KS 66502, telephone
(785) 565–6490, email dmunger@
rileycountyks.gov and Katharine
Hensler, Director, Riley County
Historical Society and Museum, 2309
Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66502,
telephone (785) 565–6490, email
khensler@rileycountyks.gov.
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 RCHSM, 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.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 15 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 15
unassociated funerary objects include
brass bells, a small metal cone, and
beads made of shell and other
unidentified material. According to
institutional notes, these items were
removed from a Native American grave
located at Fort Laramie, WY. This
would have likely occurred sometime
between the 1930s and 1960s when the
donor was most actively collecting. The
items listed here were likely originally
loaned along with many other items to
the museum by collector and donor
Elmer E. ‘‘Peg’’ Walter in the 1960s, and
they were then converted into a gift to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039143; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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 William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology,
University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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 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 [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
WSWM, 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 37 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 37 unassociated funerary objects are charcoal, faunal, floatation,
lithics, shell, ceramics and a dog burial. Site 15BE06 (Petersburg) in
Boone County, KY was excavated 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 contact-period burial
associations. No known hazardous substances are present.
A total of eight cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The eight unassociated funerary objects are botanics,
faunal, ceramics, lithics, and burned clay. 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.
A total of 13 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 13 unassociated funerary objects are a stone celt, shell pendants,
dogs and ceramics. Site 15GP22 (Hardin Village) in Greenup County, KY
was excavated in 1939 by the University of Kentucky Museum of
Anthropology under contract to the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based on the
presence of diagnostic shell/limestone-tempered ceramics, and
projectile points, wall-trench houses, and shell gorgets. No known
hazardous substances are present.
A total of 10 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 10 unassociated funerary objects are ceramics, charcoal, faunal,
lithics, shell, a bear tooth pendant, bone beads and a worked bone.
Site 15HR22 (Florence) in Harrison County, KY was excavated between
1989 and 1990 by the Kentucky Archaeology Survey and Kentucky Heritage
Council. A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based
on diagnostic ceramic types, triangular projectile points, and C14
dates. No known hazardous substances are present.
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A total of seven cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The seven unassociated funerary objects are ceramics,
faunal, lithics, and a cannel coal pendant. Site 15JO14 (Mayo) in
Johnson County, KY was excavated in 1939 by the University of Kentucky
Museum of Anthropology under contract to the Works Progress
Administration. A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is
based on the presence of shell-tempered ceramics, overall site plan,
and rectangular single-set-post houses. No known hazardous substances
are present.
A total of 31 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 31 unassociated funerary objects are bone awls, engraved bear tooth
pendants, a shark tooth, a lithic tool, shell beads, shell gorgets,
shell pendants, and ceramics. Site 15MS01 (Fox Farm/Fox Field) in Mason
County, KY was first surveyed, surface collected and excavated by E.S.
Maxwell and William S. Webb between 1920 and 1930 and donated to the
University of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology. An additional donation
to the WSWM was made by a private collector in 1991. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains is based on diagnostic ceramic
types, triangular projectile points, and marine shell gorgets. No known
hazardous substances are present.
A total of 22 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 22 unassociated funerary objects are ash, ceramic, charcoal,
faunal, lithics, shell, a biface, ceramic pipe, clay bead, gun flint,
lithic cores, microdrill, projectile points/knives, red ochre, and a
uniface. Site 15ME15 (Wheeler, Mercer Village) in Mercer County, KY was
excavated in 2013 as part of a University of Kentucky field school by
the Kentucky Archaeological Survey. A Fort Ancient determination for
these human remains is based on the presence of diagnostic shell-
tempered ceramics and triangular projectile points. No known hazardous
substances are present.
A total of 99 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 99 unassociated funerary objects are shell beads, ceramics and pipe
fragment. Site 15PI227 (Pauley Station) in Pike County, KY was surface
collected and then donated to the University of Kentucky Museum of
Archaeology by a private collector in 1959. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains is based on the presence of
shell-tempered ceramics and stone slab graves characteristic of Fort
Ancient culture in Eastern Kentucky. No known hazardous substances are
present.
Determinations
The WSWM has determined that:
The 227 unassociated funerary objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee
Tribe.
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 January 6, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the WSWM 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 WSWM 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: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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