Notice2022-09160
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Arkansas Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR
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April 29, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of Arkansas Museum Collections 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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 objects should submit a written request to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. 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 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25527-25529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09160]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033787; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Arkansas Museum
Collections, Fayetteville, AR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas Museum Collections 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 a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 objects should submit a
written request to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. 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 University of Arkansas Museum Collections
at the address in this notice by May 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary Suter, University of Arkansas
Museum Collections, Biomass 125, Fayetteville, AR 72701, telephone
(479) 575-3456, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18c9294958493a19480938acf848594"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af7e9efeeffe8daeffbe8f1b4fffeef">[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 objects under the control of the University of
Arkansas Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from various sites in eastern
Arkansas.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Arkansas Museum Collections professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Quapaw Nation [previously
listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians].
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Barfield Point Site (3MS109) in
Mississippi County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown
donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At
an unknown date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas (UA), and in 2006,
the UA Department of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the
University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Campbell Site (23PM5) in Pemiscot
County, MO. In 1991, these human remains were donated to the University
of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individual was identified. The
one associated funerary object is a red-slipped, partially
reconstructed ceramic bottle.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Carden Bottoms Site (3YE14) in Yell
County, AR. In 1927, these human remains were purchased from an
antiquities dealer. No known individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are one complete ceramic bowl and two
reconstructed ceramic bowls.
In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from the De Rossitt Site (3SF49) in St. Francis County,
AR, during a University of Arkansas Museum-sponsored excavation. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
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individual were removed from the Denton Site (23PM) in Pemiscot, MO. In
1975, the unidentified collector donated the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the University of Arkansas Museum
Collections. No known individual was identified. The 62 associated
funerary objects are 61 shell-tempered sherds and one small piece of
wood.
At various unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum,
69 individuals were removed from unidentified sites located in Eastern
Arkansas. In 1959, the University of Arkansas Museum purchased these
human remains together with associated funerary objects from the
collector. No known individuals were identified. The seven associated
funerary objects are seven animal teeth.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 29
individuals were removed from the Hales Point Site (3MS78) in
Mississippi County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown
donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At
an unknown date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA
Department of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the
University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 84
individuals were removed from unidentified sites located in Northeast
Arkansas. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown donated these
human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At an unknown
date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the Department
of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA Department
of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the University of
Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Parkin Site (3CS29) in Cross County,
AR. In 1963, these human remains were donated to the University of
Arkansas Museum. In 1965 and 1966, human remains representing, at
minimum, 14 individuals were removed from the Parkin Site during
University of Arkansas Museum-sponsored excavations. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
small thinning flake.
In 1964 and 1967, human remains representing two individuals were
removed from the Point Remove Site (3CN4) in Conway County, AR. These
human remains were removed during University of Arkansas Museum-
sponsored excavations. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Sanford Site (3PO49) in Poinsett
County, AR. In 1967, these human remains were donated to the University
of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Scott Place Site (3PO27) in Poinsett County, AR.
These human remains were collected from the surface of the site during
a land-leveling survey conducted by the University of Arkansas Museum.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the St. Francis Site I (3SF54) in Saint Francis
County, AR. These human remains were collected from the surface of the
site as a reporter was recording archeological sites in eastern
Arkansas. In 1966, the reporter donated the human remains to the
University of Arkansas Museum. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the St. Mary's Parish Site (3IN480) in
Independence County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons
unknown donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport,
Iowa. At an unknown date, the Putnam Museum donated or transferred the
human remains to the Department of Anthropology, University of
Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA Department of Anthropology transferred
the human remains to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1932, 34 associated funerary objects were removed from the
Kinkaid-Mainard Site (3PU2) during a University of Arkansas Museum-
sponsored excavation. Of these associated funerary objects, 28
currently are present in the collection. They include one reconstructed
red-slipped bottle, one mussel shell, and 26 body sherds. The six
associated funerary objects currently missing from the collection
include one animal hide, three badly crushed pots, and two projectile
points.
During the Mississippian period (A.D. 950-1541) in the Mississippi
valley, distinctive local groups emerged in the archeological record
that correspond in geographical extent and cultural cohesiveness to the
Quapaw Nation. In the late 17th century, French explorers noted the
existence of Quapaw villages around the confluence of the Arkansas and
Mississippi Rivers. Based on this archeological, historical, and
geographical information, the University of Arkansas Museum Collections
has determined that the human remains listed in this notice are
culturally affiliated with the Quapaw Nation [previously listed as The
Quapaw Tribe of Indians].
Determinations Made by the University of Arkansas Museum Collections
Officials of the University of Arkansas Museum Collections have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 211 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 101 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.
<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 objects and the Quapaw
Nation [previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians].
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 Dr. Mary Suter, University of Arkansas Museum
Collections, Biomass 125, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, telephone (479)
575-3456, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed3cdcbcadbccfecbdfccd590dbdacb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83eef0f6f7e6f1c3f6e2f1e8ade6e7f6">[email protected]</span></a>, by May 31, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation
[previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians] may proceed.
The University of Arkansas Museum Collections is responsible for
notifying the Quapaw Nation [previously listed as
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The Quapaw Tribe of Indians] that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 20, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-09160 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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