Notice2022-26803
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Museum, Albany, NY
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December 9, 2022
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum (NYSM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Albany, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington Counties, NY, and Rutland County, VT.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75659-75662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26803]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034982; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Museum, Albany, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum (NYSM) has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Albany, Greene,
Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington Counties, NY,
and Rutland County, VT.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, email
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
NYSM. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the NYSM.
Description
In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from the Abele site in Menands, Albany County, NY, during
excavations conducted by the University at Albany, State University of
New York. The human remains were transferred to the NYSM in 2004. The
human remains belong to one possible male over the age of 50, two
adults of unknown sex (represented by partial hand bones), and one
infant (represented by fragmentary vertebrae). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on
their archeological context, the human remains may date to the Middle
Woodland period or later.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Barren Island site in Albany County, NY, during
excavations conducted by avocational archeologists Mr. R. Arthur
Johnson and Mr. E.B. Christman. The human remains were donated to the
NYSM in the same year. The human remains belong to one, probably male,
adult. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Based on their archeological context, the human
remains have been associated with the Middle Woodland period.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, seven
individuals were removed from the Dennis site in Menands, Albany
County, NY, during salvage excavations conducted by Mr. R. Arthur
Johnson and others after the site was disturbed by mining activity. The
human remains were donated to the NYSM in the 1960s and 2000. The
fragmentary remains belong to one male 35-50 years old, one female 15-
17 years old, two young adults of unknown sex, one adult who is
probably female, and two adults of unknown sex. No known individuals
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were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Archeological evidence indicates the Dennis site was occupied
intermittently from the Late Archaic through Late Woodland periods;
these human remains are thought to date to the later occupation.
In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from the Fish Club Cave site in Coeymans, Albany County,
NY, during excavations conducted by Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM and
avocational archeologist Mr. R. Arthur Johnson. No burials were
identified during the excavation. The human remains were subsequently
identified during an examination of the animal bones recovered from
refuse deposits. They belong to one possible adult female (represented
by cranial fragments and a tooth) and one adult of unknown sex. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. Archeological evidence indicates the Fish Club Cave site was
occupied intermittently from the Late Archaic to late Middle Woodland
period; the human remains are believed to date to the later period of
occupation.
In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed during construction on the South Mall or Empire State
Plaza in Albany County, NY, and transferred by the Albany County
Coroner to the NYSM. They belong to a female 25-35 years old
(represented by the skull and a tibia). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. No information
on the archeological context of these human remains is available.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from the vicinity of Selkirk in Albany County, NY, during
construction of a water filtration plant. The human remains were
probably transferred to the NYSM by local law enforcement. They include
the commingled cranial remains of one female and two males 30-50 years
old, and one adult of unknown sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains have been dated to the Late Woodland period.
Between 1933 and 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Van Schaick's Island site in Albany
County, NY, by avocational archeologist Mr. Homer Folger after they
were found eroding from the riverbank. In 2012, Folger's family donated
these human remains to the NYSM. They include the extremely fragmentary
and commingled remains of a male 35-55 years old and an individual of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The 38
associated funerary objects are 20 dark blue faceted glass beads, 14
white glass seed beads, one fragment of turtle shell, and three chert
flakes. Based on the glass beads in the collection, the human remains
date to ca A.D. 1725-1750.
In 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from the Black Rock site in Greene County, NY, during
excavations conducted by Mr. Noah T. Clarke of the NYSM. The human
remains belong to a female over the age of 60 years and a male 40-44
years old. No known individuals were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are one dog skeleton and one bone awl.
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from the Black Rock site in Greene County, NY, during
excavations conducted by Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM. The human
remains belong to two adults of unknown sex. No known individuals were
identified. No funerary objects are present. Archeological evidence
from the Black Rock site indicates the human remains and associated
funerary objects date to the late Middle Woodland period, ca. A.D. 850.
In 1931, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Lefurgy site in Greene County, NY, by Mr. Noah T.
Clarke of the NYSM after they were accidentally disturbed. The human
remains belong to a possible male 35-45 years old. No known individual
was identified. The 11 associated funerary objects are one ground wolf
mandible and maxilla, one chert projectile point, one chert flake, and
eight animal bone fragments. The artifacts suggest the burial dates
sometime between the Late Archaic and Middle Woodland periods.
In 1963 and 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, 32
individuals were removed from the Tufano site in Greene County, NY,
during excavations conducted by Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM. The
fragmentary human remains belong to two infants, eight children 7-15
years old, eight females 17-50 years old, nine males 24-60 years old,
and five adults of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified.
The 217 associated funerary objects are one two-holed gorget, one
rubbing stone, three box turtle carapace fragments, one pottery elbow
pipe, 24 pottery sherds, 13 projectile points, one projectile point
base, two drills, 22 bifaces, one flake knife, 117 flakes, two
hammerstones, one pitted stone, 11 unmodified stones, one redware
fragment, one rough stone tool, one bone fishhook, five samples of
animal bone, two shell samples, three soil samples, three charcoal
samples, and one red ocher sample. Archeological evidence indicates the
Tufano site dates to the late Middle Woodland period, ca A.D. 700.
Between 1955 and 1957, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the Van Orden site in Greene County, NY,
during excavations conducted by Dr. William A. Ritchie of the NYSM and
avocational archeologist Mr. Carl S. Sundler after the site was
disturbed by construction. In 1974, items from the site that had been
retained by Mr. Sundler were donated to the NYSM as part of a larger
collection. The extremely fragmentary human remains belong to one
possible adult female, four adults of unknown sex, and one individual
of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The 161
associated funerary objects are 46 rolled copper beads, 11 projectile
points, two preforms, six chert tools, 88 chert flakes, two pottery
sherds, one steatite sherd, two charcoal samples, and three turtle
shell fragments. Archeological evidence indicates the Van Orden site
dates to the Early to Middle Woodland period.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Burden Estate in Troy, Rensselaer County, NY, and
transferred by law enforcement to the NYSM. The human remains represent
a female 40-50 years old. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unknown location on Third Avenue Extension in East
Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, and transferred by law enforcement to
the NYSM. The human remains--a fragmentary skull--belong to an adult
female. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Town of Schodack in Rensselaer County, NY, during
highway construction. In 1996, they were transferred by the New York
State Police to the NYSM after being identified as Native American by
Dr. William R. Maples of the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory
at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The human remains--a
fragmentary skull and humerus--belong to a male 40-50 years old. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
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In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from property owned by the General Electric Company in
Waterford, Saratoga County, NY, after they were discovered during
construction. They were transferred to the NYSM that same year. The
fragmentary, commingled human remains belong to one female 55-70 years
old, one possible female 25-35 years old, and one child 10-16 years
old. No known individuals were identified. The 18 associated funerary
objects are 14 chert flakes, two deer bone fragments, one sturgeon
bone, and one charcoal sample. Archeological evidence suggests the
human remains date to the Late Woodland period.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Winney's Rift site, also known as Lewandowski, on
Fish Creek, in Saratoga County, NY, during excavations conducted by Dr.
William A. Ritchie of the NYSM. The human remains--a molar tooth--
belong to a young adult of unknown sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime prior to 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Lewandowski site, also known as
Winney's Rift, in Saratoga County, NY, during excavations conducted by
avocational archeologist Mr. Louis Follett. In 1968, Follett donated
these human remains to the NYSM. The human remains belong to a male 25-
30 years old. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Sometime prior to 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the vicinity of Fish Creek, possibly the
Lewandowski site, also known as Winney's Rift, in Saratoga County, NY,
by avocational archeologist Mr. Joseph Furey. In 1976, Furey donated
these human remains to the NYSM. The fragmentary human remains belong
to a female 25-35 years old and an infant. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime prior to the 1970s, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from the vicinity of Fish Creek in
Saratoga County, NY, by avocational archeologist Mr. William Rice. In
2006, Rice's family donated his collection, including these human
remains, to the NYSM. Although no documentation accompanied the
collection, Rice is known to have conducted excavations at the
Lewandowski site, also known as Winney's Rift, on Fish Creek in 1968
and 1969. The human remains--a skull--belong to a male 40-50 years old.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. Archeological evidence indicates long-term use of the
Lewandowski/Winney's Rift site, with increasingly intensive occupation
through the Late Woodland period.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from the Campbell Ave site in Rotterdam, Schenectady
County, NY, by Schenectady Museum staff after being discovered during
sand and gravel mining activity. In 1974, the items removed from the
site were transferred to the NYSM. The fragmentary, commingled human
remains belong to one female 50-60 years old, one possible female 25-35
years old, and one infant. No known individuals were identified. The 34
associated funerary objects are one Levanna-type projectile point and
33 animal bone fragments. Artifacts recovered from the site suggest the
human remains date to the Late Woodland period.
In 1926, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Dunham's Bay site in Lake George, Warren County,
NY, during excavations conducted by Mr. Noah T. Clarke of the NYSM. The
human remains--three maxillary teeth--belong to a child 9-10 years old.
The 12 associated funerary objects are five rolled copper beads, six
olivella and columella shell beads, and one charcoal sample.
Archeological evidence suggests the human remains date to the Early
Woodland period.
In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed from the Barton site in Easton, Washington County, NY,
during salvage excavations conducted by Dr. Robert E. Funk and Dr.
William A. Ritchie of the NYSM after being discovered during
construction activity. The fragmentary human remains belong to one
child, three possible adult males, and one adult of unknown sex. No
known individuals were identified. The 127 associated funerary objects
are 53 copper beads, 46 columella shell beads, four projectile points,
12 chipped stone tools, two stone flakes, one animal bone fragment, one
antler fragment, five galena nodules, two charcoal samples, and one
soil sample. Archeological evidence suggests the human remains date to
the Early Woodland period.
In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals
were removed from the Otter Creek 2 site in Rutland County, VT, during
excavations conducted by Mr. Richard T. Passino. In 1978, Passino
donated the items recovered from the site to the NYSM. The fragmentary,
commingled human remains belong to four children and three males 25-45
years old. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a dog skeleton. Archeological evidence suggests the
Otter Creek 2 site dates to the Late Archaic period; the human remains
may be associated with a later occupation.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: archeological, geographical, and linguistic.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the NYSM has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 91 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 621 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> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
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Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 9, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the NYSM must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The NYSM is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-26803 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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