Notice2021-11943
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
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June 8, 2021
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Abstract
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary object, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary object and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary object should submit a written request to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30475-30476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11943]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032045; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary object, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
object and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in this notice by July 8,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Woods, Williams
Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone
(215) 898-4050, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b2f22392e283f24390b3b2e2525263e382e3e266524392c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff9b968d9a9c8b908dbf8f9a9191928a8c9a8a92d1908d98">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary object under the control of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA.
The human remains and associated funerary object were removed from
Lalor and Wright Fields site (28ME10), Mercer County, NJ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In November 1890, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals (record numbers 8286 and 8292) were removed from ``ash
pits'' near Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk (b. 1845-d.
1919), according to the Museum's records. At the time, Volk was an
archeologist working under the aegis of the Harvard Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. Based on what is known about Volk's
fieldwork activities (as gleaned from his notes of November 1890 and
other, published information), these human remains most likely were
removed from Lalor and Wrights Field site (28ME10). According to Volk's
records, he dug two trenches at Lalor Field during November 3-8, 1890.
In one, he found features that he labeled ``Potholes.'' Volk described
the presence of bone, ash or charcoal (or both), lithics, pottery, and
faunal remains. Based on this description, the Museum's records, and
consultation information, the above listed human remains most likely
were removed from these ``Potholes'' or from other features located
during the Lalor Field excavations. That same month, these human
remains were gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology by Carl Edelheim and Clarence S. Bement,
both of whom were associated with the University of Pennsylvania and
its museum. How the human remains came to be in the possession of
Edelheim and Bement is unclear. The human remains--cranial elements--
belong to two adults of undetermined sex. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary object is an unidentified
animal bone (record number 8290).
The archeological evidence from Lalor Field indicates this site
dates to the Middle and Late Woodland Period. These human remains were
determined to be Native American based on their archeological context
and collection history. Archeological, consultation, historical, and
linguistic information, and oral tradition support a cultural
affiliation of this Woodland site with the Delaware (Lenape). Today,
the Lenape are represented by three Indian Tribes--the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
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and Anthropology have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is 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.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary object and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Christopher Woods, Williams Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-4050,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23474a514640574c516353464d4d4e565046564e0d4c5144"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7d3dec5d2d4c3d8c5f7c7d2d9d9dac2c4d2c2da99d8c5d0">[email protected]</span></a>, by July 8, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary object to The Tribes may proceed.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-11943 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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