Notice2021-23488
Notice of Inventory Completion: Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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Published
October 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and an 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 Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum. 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 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59755-59756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23488]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032880; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Temple University Anthropology
Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum has
completed an inventory of human remains and an 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 Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum. 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 Temple University Anthropology Laboratory
and Museum at the address in this notice by November 29, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Reeder-Myers, Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, 1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall
Room 204, Philadelphia, PA 19122, telephone (215) 204-1418, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#274b42544b4e42095542424342550a4a5e4255546753424a574b4209424352"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="523e37213e3b377c2037373637207f3f2b3720211226373f223e377c373627">[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 Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
and associated funerary object were removed from Warren 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 Temple
University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and the Stockbridge-Munsee
Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a burial on the Rapp Farm site in Warren County, NJ,
by amateur archeologist Russ Davis. Davis discovered the human remains
on a high bank on the southern side of the Pohatcong Creek, about 50
feet from its junction with the Delaware River, in the Delaware Valley.
Davis contacted professional archeologist Michael Stewart at Temple
University, who visited the site. The human remains were brought to
Temple University's Anthropology Laboratory for examination by physical
anthropologist Leonard Greenfield, after which they were returned to
Davis. In 2021, Davis donated the human remains to the Temple
Anthropology Laboratory. The human remains belong to a thirty-something
adult of unknown sex. No known individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is an incised earthenware sherd.
The positioning of the human remains within the sedimentary context
of the eroding riverbank indicates a date within the Late Woodland
period (A.D. 900- 1600). The site's proximity to the Overpeck site,
located about 5 miles away, on the west side of the Delaware River,
indicates a cultural affiliation with Lenape descendants, the Delaware
Tribes.
Geographic affiliation is consistent with the historically
documented territory of the Delaware Tribes. Archeological evidence is
consistent with documented use of the area by the Delaware Tribes.
Historical evidence and expert opinion indicate shared group identity
between the Delaware Tribes and the Rapp Farm site.
Determinations Made by the Temple University Anthropology Laboratory
and Museum
Officials of the Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and
Museum have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice
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represent the physical remains of one individual 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 Leslie Reeder-Myers, Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, 1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall
Room 204, Philadelphia, PA 19122, telephone (215) 204-1418, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe929b8d92979bd08c9b9b9a9b8cd393879b8c8dbe8a9b938e929bd09b9a8b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563a33253a3f33782433333233247b3b2f3324251622333b263a3378333223">[email protected]</span></a>, by November 29, 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 Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-23488 Filed 10-27-21; 8:45 am]
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