Notice2022-19614
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC
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Published
September 12, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Charleston 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 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 Charleston Museum. 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 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55842-55843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19614]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034485; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Charleston Museum,
Charleston, SC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Charleston 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 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 Charleston Museum. 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 Charleston Museum at the address in this
notice by October 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Zierden, The Charleston Museum,
360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403, telephone (843) 722-2996 Ext.
225, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc918695998e989992bc9f949d8e90998f88939291898f998991d2938e9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25485f4c405741404b65464d4457494056514a4b4850564050480b4a5742">[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 Charleston Museum,
Charleston, SC. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from ``Mounds near Pioneer'' in West Carroll Parish, LA.
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
Charleston Museum professional staff, Dr. Suzanne Abel of the
Charleston County Coroner's Office, and Dr. Wolf Bueschgen, a forensic
dentist, in consultation with representatives of the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (hereafter
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1925, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from unidentified ``mounds near Pioneer'' in West Carroll
Parish, LA. Subsequently, they were given to the Louisiana State
Museum. In 1926, the Louisiana State Museum, under Director Robert
Glenk, donated the human remains and associated cultural items to The
Charleston Museum, where they have been curated since March of 1926.
The human remains, consisting of four skeletal elements, were examined
in 2019 by Dr. Suzanne Abel in consultation with The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma. Dr. Abel determined that these human remains probably belong
to a single individual. No known individual was identified. The 37
associated funerary objects are five clay poverty point objects, 16
pottery fragments, three portions of pottery vessels, six stone tools
or projectile points, four stone plummets or gorget fragments, one
stone net sinker, and two rubbing stones.
Based on consultation with the Office of State Archaeologist for
Louisiana, the clay objects and plummets are typical Poverty Point
period cultural materials (1700-1300 BC). Seven pottery sherds are
likely from a single engraved, shell-tempered vessel, probably
Plaquemine or Mississippian in age (after A.D. 1000). Eight sherds,
Coles Creek Incised or Mazique Incised, are dated A.D. 800-1200. Three
grog-tempered sherds probably date to after A.D. 700. A nearly complete
shell tempered vessel, the neck of a water bottle, and a partial hybrid
Coles Creek vessel all date to sometime after A.D. 1000.
Information on the actual site location and collection history is
limited to a single letter to The Charleston Museum from the Louisiana
State Museum in 1926. Determination of the cultural affiliation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects is based upon
geographical, kinship, biological, archeological, linguistic, oral
traditional, and historic information.
Determinations Made by The Charleston Museum
Officials of The Charleston Museum have determined that:
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<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 37 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 Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma.
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 Martha Zierden, The Charleston Museum, 360
Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403, telephone (843) 722-2996 Ext.
225, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4998e9d918690919ab4979c9586989187809b9a998187918199da9b8693"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b5641525e495f5e557b58535a49575e484f5455564e485e4e561554495c">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 12, 2022. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma may proceed.
The Charleston Museum is responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19614 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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