Notice2023-04899
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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Published
March 10, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) 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 Hardin, Lincoln, Madison, Obion, Perry, Tipton, and Williamson Counties, TN.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15074-15075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04899]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035449; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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 Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) 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 Hardin, Lincoln, Madison, Obion,
Perry, Tipton, and Williamson Counties, TN.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, telephone (615) 626-2025, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a4a7273763452757e7d7f5a6e74347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcecd4d5d092f4d3d8dbd9fcc8d292dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
TDEC-DOA. 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 TDEC-DOA.
Description
In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 40HR35 in Hardin County, TN, by archeologists
associated with then Memphis State University (now the University of
Memphis). In 1995, the human remains of this individual were
accessioned into the TDEC-DOA's repository and transferred into its
possession. No additional information is available regarding the
curation history at the University of
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Memphis nor the subsequent transfer to the TDEC-DOA. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, 24 individuals
were removed from site 40LN16 in Lincoln County, TN, by archeologists
with the TDEC-DOA prior to construction of the Lincoln County High
School. The TDEC-DOA's 1975 excavations at this site were conducted
under the permission of the landowner, the Lincoln County Board of
Education. No known individuals were identified. The five associated
funerary objects are one lot of shale fragments, one lot of fragments
of a limestone-tempered ceramic vessel, one rectangular stone, one
galena cube, and one lot of mica fragments.
In 1963, 1981, and 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, 24
individuals were removed from site 40MD1 in Madison County, TN, by
archeologists with the TDEC-DOA. No known individuals were identified.
The 1,524 associated funerary objects are 986 freshwater pearl beads,
529 marine columella beads, two bone rattles containing quartzite
pebbles, two lithic fragments, one bone awl, one bone pin, one green
schist pendant, one sheet of mica, and one green schist ``boatstone''
vessel.
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 95 individuals
were removed from site 40OB6 in Obion County, TN, by archeologists with
Arrow Enterprises of Bowling Green, KY, under contract to the U.S. Soil
Conservation Service. The human remains were accessioned into TDEC-
DOA's repository the same year. No known individuals were identified.
The 56 associated funerary objects are 25 marine shell beads, 11 pieces
of lithic debitage, shatter, and fire-cracked rock, nine ceramic
vessels, four ceramic sherds, one projectile point/knife, one piece of
marine shell whelk, two lithic flakes, one stone effigy pipe, one
carbon sample, and one stone discoidal.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 35 individuals were removed
from Perry County, TN. Human remains belonging to 15 of these
individuals were recovered from 40PY207 in secondary contexts along the
Tennessee River by park rangers with Tennessee State Parks. These human
remains were transferred to TDEC-DOA in 1991 and 1997. Human remains
belonging to 17 of these individuals were excavated by Memphis State
University between 1972 and 1976. No documentation is available to
explain why these human remains were accessioned into TDEC-DOA's
repository. No information exists regarding the provenance of the human
remains belonging to three of these individuals or the circumstances
under which they were accessioned into TDEC-DOA's repository. No known
individuals were identified. The 24 associated funerary objects include
21 unidentified faunal long bones, two turkey tarsometatarsi, and one
projectile point/knife.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Tipton County, TN. The human remains had eroded from the bank of
the Hatchie River at site 40TP1. They were found by rangers with the
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge on January 1, 1979, and were
transferred the TDEC-DOA the same day. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals
were removed from site 40WM33 in Williamson County, TN. These remains
were excavated by volunteer avocational archeologists working under the
auspices of the TDEC-DOA prior to road construction. The TDEC-DOA
accessioned the human remains and an associated funerary object on
December 11, 1979. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a partially reconstructed ceramic jar.
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: geographical and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the TDEC-DOA has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 186 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,610 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 10, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the TDEC-DOA 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 TDEC-DOA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice
to the Indian Tribes 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: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-04899 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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