Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN, 12772-12773 [2025-04636]
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Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the
Klamath Tribes.
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.
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 April 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the Deschutes National Forest
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 Deschutes
National Forest 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture,
Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture
(UTK) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
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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
April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University
of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation,
5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN
37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370,
email nagpra@utk.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 UTK, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in their 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,
five individuals have been identified
from 40BT2, the Prater Site. The 64 lots
of associated funerary objects are three
lots of beads, one lot of botanical
material, 26 lots of ceramics, 18 lots of
faunal material, 13 lots of lithics, two
lots of pipes, and one Dog Burial. The
Prater site is located along the
Tennessee River in Blount County, TN.
The site was excavated between
February and March 1942 by Works
Progress Administration archaeologists
Chandler Rowe and Andrew Whiteford,
affiliated with UTK at the time. Original
reports from Rowe and Whiteford and
subsequent review of cultural items
suggest a multicomponent Middle/Late
Woodland through Mississippian
occupation (c. 200–900 CE through 1600
CE). All human remains and cultural
items were brought to UTK after
removal and were housed at the
McClung Museum of Natural History
and Culture until they were transferred
recently to the Office of Repatriation
(OR). Some of the human remains were
‘‘repaired’’ with glue, but to our
knowledge, no hazardous substances
were used to treat any of the remains or
objects.
Human remains representing, at least,
seven individuals have been identified
from 40BT7, the Chilhowee Site. The 84
lots of associated funerary objects are
seven lots of beads, seven lots of
botanical material, 23 lots of ceramics,
11 lots of faunal material, two lots of
historic materials, 21 lots of lithics, one
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lot of ochre, four lots of pipes, and eight
lots of soils. Also known as the Samuel
McMurray site, 40BT7 is located on the
Little Tennessee River in Blount
County, TN. The site was inundated
following the construction of the
Chilhowee Dam after 1957. All human
remains described in this notice were
removed between 1956 and 1957 by
amateur archaeologists James H.
Polhemus and R. Myers, both affiliated
with the Tennessee Archaeological
Society (TAS). The cultural items
described here were removed by TAS
members. The Chilhowee site was first
disturbed in the late 19th century by
E.O. Dunning (Peabody Museum) and
Cyrus Thomas (Smithsonian), who
noted the presence of Mounds and a
Stone Box cemetery. Historical
information and maps suggest the
Chilhowee site is the location of a
Historic Overhill Cherokee village of the
same name. Original reports from
Polhemus and Myers and later review of
cultural items indicate Mississippian
and Historic Cherokee occupations of
the site. Recent work dating beads
removed from the site suggest the site
was occupied beginning sometime
between 1630 and 1680 CE and ending
in the late 18th century. Ceramic styles
found at the site suggest a possible
earlier Mississippian component ca.
1100 CE. All human remains and
cultural items were brought to UTK after
removal and were housed at the
McClung Museum of Natural History
and Culture until they were transferred
recently to the OR. Some of the human
remains were ‘‘repaired’’ with glue, but
to our knowledge, no hazardous
substances were used to treat any of the
remains or objects.
Human remains representing, at least,
56 individuals have been identified
from 40BT8, the Tallassee Site. The 244
lots of associated funerary objects are 24
lots of beads, 17 lots of botanical
material, 64 lots of ceramics, 52 lots of
faunal material, 17 lots of historic
materials, 44 lots of lithics, four lots of
metals, two lots of ochre, nine lots of
pipes, six lots of soils, and five Dog
Burials. Also known as Hardin Farm,
site 40BT8 is located along the Little
Tennessee River in Blount County, TN.
The Tallassee site was also inundated
by the construction of the Chilhowee
Dam. All human remains and most
cultural items were removed prior to the
construction of the dam as part of a
contract between the Aluminum
Company of America (Alcoa) and UTK/
TAS to conduct ‘‘salvage’’ excavations
prior to inundating the area. UTK
faculty T.M.N. Lewis and Madeline
Kneberg supervised TAS excavations
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between 1955 and 1957. Additional
materials were removed during post2002 visits to the site. All human
remains and cultural items were brought
to UTK and were housed at the
McClung Museum of Natural History
until they were recently transferred to
the OR. Some of the human remains
were ‘‘repaired’’ with glue, but to our
knowledge, no hazardous substances
were used to treat any of the remains or
objects.
Cultural affiliation between these
human remains and funerary objects
and the Indian Tribes listed in this
notice was established via
anthropological information,
archaeological information,
geographical information, historical
information, linguistic information,
Native American traditional knowledge,
and oral tradition. Blount County, TN is
part of the aboriginal lands of Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
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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Determinations
UTK has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 68 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 392 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
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
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.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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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 April 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, UTK and TDEC–DOA 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. UTK and TDEC–
DOA are 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: February 25, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 18, 2025.
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.
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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, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from two individuals who were
recorded as being 18 years old and one
individual who was recorded as being
17 years old and identified as
‘‘Wintun.’’ Samuel H. Gilliam took the
hair clippings at the Sherman Institute
between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent
the hair clippings to George Woodbury,
who donated the hair clippings to the
PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the available information
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Cachil DeHe Band
of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian
Community of the Colusa Rancheria,
California; Greenville Rancheria; and
the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the
Cortina Rancheria (previously listed as
Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians).
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039602; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN
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 Tennessee, McClung Museum
of Natural History & Culture (UTK) 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 April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University of Tennessee, Office of
Repatriation, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921-6053,
telephone (865) 974-3370, 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 UTK,
and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in their 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, five individuals have been
identified from 40BT2, the Prater Site. The 64 lots of associated
funerary objects are three lots of beads, one lot of botanical
material, 26 lots of ceramics, 18 lots of faunal material, 13 lots of
lithics, two lots of pipes, and one Dog Burial. The Prater site is
located along the Tennessee River in Blount County, TN. The site was
excavated between February and March 1942 by Works Progress
Administration archaeologists Chandler Rowe and Andrew Whiteford,
affiliated with UTK at the time. Original reports from Rowe and
Whiteford and subsequent review of cultural items suggest a
multicomponent Middle/Late Woodland through Mississippian occupation
(c. 200-900 CE through 1600 CE). All human remains and cultural items
were brought to UTK after removal and were housed at the McClung Museum
of Natural History and Culture until they were transferred recently to
the Office of Repatriation (OR). Some of the human remains were
``repaired'' with glue, but to our knowledge, no hazardous substances
were used to treat any of the remains or objects.
Human remains representing, at least, seven individuals have been
identified from 40BT7, the Chilhowee Site. The 84 lots of associated
funerary objects are seven lots of beads, seven lots of botanical
material, 23 lots of ceramics, 11 lots of faunal material, two lots of
historic materials, 21 lots of lithics, one lot of ochre, four lots of
pipes, and eight lots of soils. Also known as the Samuel McMurray site,
40BT7 is located on the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, TN.
The site was inundated following the construction of the Chilhowee Dam
after 1957. All human remains described in this notice were removed
between 1956 and 1957 by amateur archaeologists James H. Polhemus and
R. Myers, both affiliated with the Tennessee Archaeological Society
(TAS). The cultural items described here were removed by TAS members.
The Chilhowee site was first disturbed in the late 19th century by E.O.
Dunning (Peabody Museum) and Cyrus Thomas (Smithsonian), who noted the
presence of Mounds and a Stone Box cemetery. Historical information and
maps suggest the Chilhowee site is the location of a Historic Overhill
Cherokee village of the same name. Original reports from Polhemus and
Myers and later review of cultural items indicate Mississippian and
Historic Cherokee occupations of the site. Recent work dating beads
removed from the site suggest the site was occupied beginning sometime
between 1630 and 1680 CE and ending in the late 18th century. Ceramic
styles found at the site suggest a possible earlier Mississippian
component ca. 1100 CE. All human remains and cultural items were
brought to UTK after removal and were housed at the McClung Museum of
Natural History and Culture until they were transferred recently to the
OR. Some of the human remains were ``repaired'' with glue, but to our
knowledge, no hazardous substances were used to treat any of the
remains or objects.
Human remains representing, at least, 56 individuals have been
identified from 40BT8, the Tallassee Site. The 244 lots of associated
funerary objects are 24 lots of beads, 17 lots of botanical material,
64 lots of ceramics, 52 lots of faunal material, 17 lots of historic
materials, 44 lots of lithics, four lots of metals, two lots of ochre,
nine lots of pipes, six lots of soils, and five Dog Burials. Also known
as Hardin Farm, site 40BT8 is located along the Little Tennessee River
in Blount County, TN. The Tallassee site was also inundated by the
construction of the Chilhowee Dam. All human remains and most cultural
items were removed prior to the construction of the dam as part of a
contract between the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) and UTK/TAS to
conduct ``salvage'' excavations prior to inundating the area. UTK
faculty T.M.N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg supervised TAS excavations
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between 1955 and 1957. Additional materials were removed during post-
2002 visits to the site. All human remains and cultural items were
brought to UTK and were housed at the McClung Museum of Natural History
until they were recently transferred to the OR. Some of the human
remains were ``repaired'' with glue, but to our knowledge, no hazardous
substances were used to treat any of the remains or objects.
Cultural affiliation between these human remains and funerary
objects and the Indian Tribes listed in this notice was established via
anthropological information, archaeological information, geographical
information, historical information, linguistic information, Native
American traditional knowledge, and oral tradition. Blount County, TN
is part of the aboriginal lands of Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
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.
Determinations
UTK has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 68 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 392 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 Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
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.
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 April 18,
2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UTK and
TDEC-DOA 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. UTK and TDEC-DOA are 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: February 25, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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