Notice2021-17064
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction
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August 11, 2021
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Abstract
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on July 30, 2007. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. 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 objects 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 objects 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 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44045-44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17064]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032395; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on July 30, 2007. This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. 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
objects 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
objects 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 objects 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#34445755445b5a51745255471a5c5546425546501a515041"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="760615170619181336101705581e17040017041258131203">[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 correction of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Burlington,
Gloucester, and Mercer Counties, NJ, and Chester County, PA.
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 objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (72 FR 41524-41525, July 30, 2007).
[The cultural affiliation determinations made in this Notice of
Inventory Completion were subsequently corrected in the Federal
Register (73 FR 58625-58626, October 7, 2008, and 77 FR 46120-46121,
August 2, 2012)]. Following further consultation and inventory review
with the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology has determined that the minimum number of
individuals should be increased by 17 and the number of associated
funerary objects should be increased by the addition of two previously
unidentified associated funerary objects and four associated funerary
objects for which cultural affiliation has now been established.
Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not
occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41524, July 30, 2007), column 3,
paragraph 1 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:
In 1879, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were recovered from an unknown location in Burlington County, NJ, by
Michael Newbold during a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition led by C.C. Abbott. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41524, July 30, 2007), column 3,
paragraph 2, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
Osteological characteristics indicate that these individuals are
Native American.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41524, July 30, 2007), column 3,
paragraph 5 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:
On October 2, 1894, human remains representing a minimum of 12
individuals were recovered from the Lalor Field site in Trenton,
Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk. No known
individuals were identified. The six associated funerary objects are
one animal mandible with teeth, one notched stone, three stone
implements, and one stone gorget. The animal mandible with teeth,
notched stone, and stone implements were accessioned into the
museum's collection in 1952 and the stone gorget was accessioned
into the museum's collection in 1895.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41525, July 30, 2007), column 1,
paragraph 1, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
The polished stone gorget associated with the human remains, as
well as artifacts recovered from the grave fill but not associated
with the human remains, including lithic flakes and ceramic sherds,
support this date.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41525, July 30, 2007), column 1,
paragraph 2 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:
Between 1894 and 1895, human remains representing a minimum of
four individuals were recovered from the Lalor Field site in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk during a Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41525, July 30, 2007), column 1,
paragraph 3, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
The lack of known burials predating the Middle Woodland Period
in the area of Lalor Field excavated in 1894-1895, the artifacts
recovered from the grave fill but not associated with the human
remains, including lithic flakes, bifacial implements and fragments,
and ceramic sherds, the positioning of the deceased, and the lack of
associated funerary objects support this date.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41525, July 30, 2007), column 1,
paragraph 5, the following paragraphs are added at the end of paragraph
5:
In 1894, human remains representing a minimum of seven
individuals were likely recovered from the Lalor Field site in
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk during a Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Osteological characteristics indicate that these individuals are
Native American. The
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interments most likely date to the Middle to Late Woodland periods
(A.D. 0--1500). The lack of known burials predating the Middle
Woodland Period in the area of Lalor Field excavated in 1894-1895
supports this date. Archeological evidence, museum documentation,
and oral histories indicate that the human remains are from an area
considered to be part of the aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
Between 1894 and 1895, human remains representing a minimum of
one individual were recovered from either the Lalor Field site or
the Lowland site in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk
during a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led
by Mr. Volk. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate that this individual is
Native American. The interment most likely dates to the Middle to
Late Woodland periods (A.D. 0--1500). The lack of known burials
predating the Middle Woodland Period in the area of Lalor Field
excavated in 1894-1895 or in the area of the Lowland site excavated
in 1895 supports this date. Archeological evidence, museum
documentation, and oral histories indicate that the human remains
are from an area considered to be part of the aboriginal homelands
and traditional burial areas of the Delaware people.
In 1909, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were likely recovered from the A.K. Rowan Farm site in Trenton,
Mercer County, NJ, by Ernest Volk during a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Mr. Volk. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Osteological characteristics indicate that this individual is
Native American. The interment most likely dates to the Late
Woodland or Contact Periods (900-1700 A.D.). The lack of known
burials likely predating the Late Woodland Period in the area of the
A.K. Rowan Farm site excavated in 1909, associated funerary objects
in known burial contexts from 1909 at the A.K. Rowan Farm site,
stratigraphic context and burial positioning, and artifacts
recovered from the grave fill but not associated with human remains
support this date. Archeological evidence, museum documentation, and
oral histories indicate that the human remains are from an area
considered to be part of the aboriginal homelands and traditional
burial areas of the Delaware people.
Between 1886 and 1887, human remains representing a minimum of
three individuals were recovered from an ``Indian Burial Ground'' on
Lalor Farm in Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by C.C. Abbott during a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by Dr.
Abbott. No known individuals were identified. The associated
funerary objects are two dog teeth and one dog jaw. The dog jaw is
not in the possession or control of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology.
Osteological characteristics indicate that this individual is
Native American. The interment most likely dates to the Late
Woodland Period (900-1500 A.D.). Dog burials occur throughout the
northeastern United States from the Late Archaic through Contact
Periods (B.C. 4000-1600 A.D.) both independently and accompanying
human burials. In the Delaware Valley and other areas historically
inhabited by the Delaware people, dog burials in association with
human remains are most frequent in the Late Woodland Period. The
placement of the remains of a dog with the three individuals in this
burial supports this date. Archeological evidence, museum
documentation, and oral histories indicate that the human remains
are from an area considered to be part of the aboriginal homelands
and traditional burial areas of the Delaware people.
Between 1892 and 1894, human remains representing a minimum of
one individual were recovered from the Dutch Trader's House site on
Burlington Island in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, by
C.C. Abbott. No known individuals were identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one cattle bone and three fragments
of white-tailed deer bones.
Osteological characteristics indicate that this individual is
Native American. This interment most likely dates to the Contact or
Historic period (post-A.D. 1500) and the associated funerary objects
recovered with the human remains support this date. Archeological
evidence, museum documentation, and oral histories indicate that the
human remains are from an area considered to be part of the
aboriginal homelands and traditional burial areas of the Delaware
people.
In the Federal Register (72 FR 41525, July 30, 2007), column 2,
paragraph 1, sentences 1 and 2 are corrected by substituting the
following sentences:
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 represent the physical remains of 36
individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 22 objects
described in this notice are 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.
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 objects 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#bbcbd8dacbd4d5defbdddac895d3dac9cddac9df95dedfce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14647775647b7a71547275673a7c7566627566703a717061">[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 objects to the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin that
this notice has been published.
Dated: July 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17064 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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