Notice2021-17063
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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August 11, 2021
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Abstract
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Peabody Museum) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary object and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44052-44053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17063]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032397; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University (Peabody Museum) has completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary object and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object
to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the
address in this notice by September 10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d0d1e1c0d1213183d1b1c0e53151c0f0b1c0f1953181908"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f3e0e2f3ecede6c3e5e2f0adebe2f1f5e2f1e7ade6e7f6">[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 an
associated funerary object under the control of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary object were removed from Mercer,
Burlington, and Monmouth Counties, NJ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 and associated funerary
object was made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1905, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Lalor Field in Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk as
part of a Peabody Museum expedition. Volk removed the human remains
from an unknown provenience within Lalor Field. The human remains are
fragmentary cranial remains of an adult of indeterminate sex and age.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Between 1910 and 1912, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location in Trenton in Mercer
County, NJ, by Charles C. Abbott and his son Richard (Dick) M. Abbott.
Charles C. Abbott donated the human remains to the Peabody Museum in
1912. The human remains are fragmentary postcranial remains of an adult
of indeterminate sex and age. No known
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individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1882, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a gravel deposit at an unknown location in Trenton in
Mercer County, NJ, by Charles C. Abbott as part of a Peabody Museum
expedition. The human remains are fragmentary cranial remains of an
adult of indeterminate sex and age. No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
On April 18, 1884, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a railroad cut in Trenton in Mercer
County, NJ, by Charles C. Abbott as part of a Peabody Museum
expedition. The human remains were originally encountered by workmen
digging a cut for the railroad in Trenton. The workmen excavated the
human remains and later reconstructed for Abbott the original location
of the human remains. The human remains lay in either ``ferruginous
sand'' or gravel 16 feet below the surface. The human remains are
fragmentary cranial remains of an adult of indeterminate sex and age.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In April 1886, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a railroad cut in Trenton in Mercer
County, NJ, by Charles C. Abbott. Abbott donated the human remains to
the Peabody Museum on May 6, 1886. The human remains were removed from
the railroad cut east of the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station,
where they lay in gravel 11 feet below the surface. The human remains
are fragmentary cranial remains of an adult of indeterminate sex and
age. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
On September 10, 1895, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Charles C. Abbott from the roadside
southeast of his house in Mercer County, NJ. Abbott donated the human
remains to the Peabody Museum on September 21, 1895. The human remains
lay in gravel. The human remains are fragmentary cranial remains of an
adult of indeterminate age who is probably male. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Around 1897, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown site on the ``Assiscunk
Creek'' approximately three miles from Burlington in Burlington County,
NJ, by Stacy Scott. Scott conveyed the human remains to Charles C.
Abbott at an unknown date, and Abbott donated the human remains to the
Peabody Museum in 1913. The human remains are the partial cranial
remains of an adult male between the ages of 20 and 40 years old and
the partial cranial remains of a subadult between the ages of 16 and 20
years old who is probably female. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Between 1858 and 1887, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from ``near Hornerstown'' in Monmouth County,
NJ, by Samuel Lockwood. Lockwood sold the human remains to the Peabody
Museum in 1888. The human remains are the fragmentary cranial and
postcranial remains of an adult of indeterminate sex and age. No known
individual was identified. The one associated funerary object is a
corner-notched biface.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis,
archeological context, and museum records.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of nine 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary object and any present-day Indian
Tribe.
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary object may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Patricia
Capone, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496-3702, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65150604150a0b00250304164b0d0417130417014b000110"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="364655574659585376505745185e57444057445218535243">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 10, 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17063 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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