Notice2023-05733
Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
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March 21, 2023
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The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum (Nash 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 Nash 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 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035513; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum
(Nash 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
Nash 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 Nash Museum at the address in this notice
by April 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987
Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7a4afb2a4a6abaeb4b4a687aaa2aab7afaeb4e9a2a3b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07646f7264666b6e747466476a626a776f6e7429626372">[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 C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) in Shelby County, TN.
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 Nash
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation (previously listed as
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from Unit 1 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1-1/B-1, 40SY1-1/B-2, 40SY1-1/639, 40SY1-1/NC-1)
belong to one female adult; one subadult of unknown sex; and two
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 40 associated funerary objects include one whole
ceramic vessel, one ceramic vessel section, four lithics, five
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, 18 ceramic sherds, 10 pieces of
daub, and one piece of charcoal.
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Between 1955 and 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, 20
individuals were removed from Unit 2 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by C.H. Nash Museum
at Chucalissa staff. The human remains (40SY1-2/B-1, 40SY1-2/B-2,
40SY1-2/B-3, 40SY1-2/B-3A, 40SY1-2/B-4, 40SY1-2/B-5, 40SY1-2/B-6,
40SY1-2/B-7, 40SY1-2/B-8, 40SY1-2/B-9, 40SY1-2/B-10, 40SY1-2/B-11,
40SY1-2/B-12, 40SY1-2/B-13, 40SY1-2/B-14, 40SY1-2/B-15, 40SY1-2/69,
40SY1-2/110-1, 40SY1-2/NC-1) belong to five female adults; four male
adults; nine subadults of unknown sex; and two individuals of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The 121 associated
funerary objects include seven whole ceramic vessels, four ceramic
vessel sections, one abrader, 19 ceramic sherds, one sample of
carbonized corn cobs, two pebbles, 30 pieces of daub, 56 miscellaneous
animal bone fragments, and one piece of iron-oxide sandstone.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000--1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the Unit 1 (40SY1-1)
and Unit 2 (40SY1-2) burials and associated funerary objects date to
the Walls Phase occupation of the site (ca. 1400--1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Beginning in 1955, and later, during museum construction projects
in the 1960s through the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum,
94 individuals were removed from Unit 3 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1,
in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (40SY1-3/B-1, 40SY1-3/B-4, 40SY1-3/B-6, 40SY1-
3/B-7, 40SY1-3/B-8, 40SY1-3/B-9, 40SY1-3/B-10, 40SY1-3/B-11, 40SY1-3/B-
14, 40SY1-3/B-15, 40SY1-3/B-16, 40SY1-3/B-17, 40SY1-3/B-18, 40SY1-3/B-
19, 40SY1-3/B-20, 40SY1-3/B-21, 40SY1-3/B-22, 40SY1-3/B-23, 40SY1-3/B-
24, 40SY1-3/B-24B, 40SY1-3/B-25, 40SY1-3/B-26A, 40SY1-3/B-26B, 40SY1-3/
B-27, 40SY1-3/B-30, 40SY1-3/B-31, 40SY1-3/B-32, 40SY1-3/B-33, 40SY1-3/
B-34, 40SY1-3/B-35, 40SY1-3/B-36, 40SY1-3/B-37, 40SY1-3/B-38, 40SY1-3/
B-39, 40SY1-3/B-40, 40SY1-3/B-41, 40SY1-3/B-42A, 40SY1-3/B-42B, 40SY1-
3/B-43, 40SY1-3/B-44, 40SY1-3/B-45, 40SY1-3/B-46, 40SY1-3/B-47, 40SY1-
3/B-48, 40SY1-3/B-49, 40SY1-3/B-50, 40SY1-3/B-51, 40SY1-3/B-52, 40SY1-
3/B-53,40SY1-3/B-54, 40SY1-3/B-55, 40SY1-3/B-56, 40SY1-3/B-57, 40SY1-3/
B-59, 40SY1-3/B-60, 40SY1-3/B-61, 40SY1-3/B-62, 40SY1-3/B-63, 40SY1-3/
B-64, 40SY1-3/B-65, 40SY1-3/B-66, 40SY1-3/B-67, 40SY1-3/B-68, 40SY1-3/
B-69, 40SY1-3/B-71, 40SY1-3/B-72, 40SY1-3/B-73, 40SY1-3/B-73A, 40SY1-3/
B-73B, 40SY1-3/B-73C, 40SY1-3/B-74, 40SY1-3/B-75, 40SY1-3/508-1, 40SY1-
3/531, 40SY1-3/573, 40SY1-3/574, 40SY1-3/575, 40SY1-3/576, 40SY1-3/577,
40SY1-3/666-1, 40SY1-3/1283, 40SY1-3/1354, 40SY1-3/NC-1, 40SY1-3/NC-2,
40SY1-3/NC-3, 40SY1-3/NC-4, 40SY1-3/NC-5) belong to 21 female adults;
17 male adults; nine adults of unknown sex; 39 subadults of unknown
sex; and eight individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 144 associated funerary objects include 29 ceramic
vessels, three ceramic vessel sections, one stone projectile point, two
shell earplugs, two shell gorgets, three shell beads, six mussel shell
spoon fragments, one vial of hematite, three bone awls, one worked
animal bone, one stone biface, one fossilized marine shell, one antler
tine, 11 antler tine projectile points, 26 ceramic sherds, 17
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, seven fish bones, three
unidentified artifacts, 13 pieces of daub, one piece of concretion, one
bag of burial fill, one replica shell gorget, four replica shell
earplug fragments, one piece of limonite, two pieces of chert, one
lithic, one turtle carapace fragment, and one burned animal bone
fragment.
Between 1957 and 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, 100
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1-6/B-1, 40SY1-5/B-2A-B, 40SY1-6/B-3, 40SY1-6/B-4, 40SY1-6/B-5,
40SY1-6/B-6, 40SY1-6/B-7, 40SY1-6/B-8, 40SY1-6/B-9, 40SY1-6/B-10,
40SY1-6/B-11, 40SY1-6/B-12, 40SY1-6/B-13, 40SY1-6/B-14, 40SY1-6/B-15,
40SY1-6/B-16, 40SY1-6/B-17A-B, 40SY1-6/B-18, 40SY1-6/B-19, 40SY1-6/B-
20, 40SY1-6/B-21, 40SY1-6/B-22, 40SY1-6/B-23, 40SY1-6/B-24, 40SY1-6/B-
25, 40SY1-6/B-26, 40SY1-6/B-27, 40SY1-6/B-28, 40SY1-6/B-29, 40SY1-6/B-
30, 40SY1-6/B-31, 40SY1-6/B-32, 40SY1-6/B-33, 40SY1-6/B-34, 40SY1-6/B-
35, 40SY1-6/B-36, 40SY1-6/B-38, 40SY1-6/B39, 40SY1-6/B-40, 40SY1-6/B-
41, 40SY1-6/B-42, 40SY1-6/B-43, 40SY1-6/B-44, 40SY1-6/B-45, 40SY1-6/B-
46, 40SY1-6/B-46B, 40SY1-6/B-47, 40SY1-6/B-48, 40SY1-6/B-49, 40SY1-6/B-
50, 40SY1-6/B-51, 40SY1-6/B-51A, 40SY1-/B-51B, 40SY1-6/B-52, 40SY1-6/B-
53, 40SY1-6/B-54, 40SY1-6/B-55, 40SY1-6/B-56, 40SY1-6/B-57, 40SY1-6/B-
58, 40SY1-6/B-59, 40SY1-6/B-60, 40SY1-6/B-60B, 40SY1-6/B-61, 40SY1-6/B-
62, 40SY1-6/B-63, 40SY1-6/B-64, 40SY1-6/B-65, 40SY1-6/B-66, 40SY1-6/B-
67, 40SY1-6/B-68, 40SY1-6/B-69, 40SY1-6/B-70, 40SY1-6/B-71, 40SY1-6/B-
72, 40SY1-6/B-73, 40SY1-6/56A, 40SY1-6/391A, 40SY1-6/391B, 40SY1-6/
391C, 40SY1-6/512, 40SY1-6/1636-1, 40SY1-6/2402, 40SY1-6/2403, 40SY1-6/
2404, 40SY1-6/4224, 40SY1-6/4468, 40SY1-6/4487, 40SY1-6/5103, 40SY1-6/
5775, 40SY1-6/6345, 40SY1-6/6548, 40SY1-6/NC-1) belong to 20 female
adults; 19 male adults; 10 adults of unknown sex; 37 subadults of
unknown sex; and 14 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 357 associated funerary objects are 12
whole ceramic vessels, 10 ceramic vessel sections, seven crinoid stem
beads, one bone awl, one stone projectile point, 74 lots of
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, one animal tooth, one gar scale,
one abrader, one piece of limonite, 13 pottery sherds, one ceramic
disc, seven mussel shell fragments, one complete mussel shell, one
mussel shell disc, 64 lots of daub, 122 lots of daub/fired clay, 16
pieces of fired clay, nine pieces of fired clay/dirt, one broken rock,
four pebbles, two lithics, two soil samples, and five pieces of
charcoal.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, most of the Unit 3
(40SY1-3) and Unit 6 (40SY1-6) human remains and associated funerary
objects date to the Boxtown Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) or Walls Phase
(ca. 1400-1540 C.E.); some burials and associated funerary objects were
recovered from Stratum IV, where evidence indicates an earlier
occupation phase, such as Mitchell or Ensley (ca. 900-1250 C.E. and
pre-900 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence support a
cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post
contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
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from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, 108
individuals were removed from Unit 4 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains
(40SY1-4/B-1, 40SY1-4/B-1 NC, 40SY1-4/B-2, 40SY1-4/B-2 NC, 40SY1-4/B-3,
40SY1-4/B-3 NC, 40SY1-4/B-4, 40SY1-4/B-4 NC, 40SY1-4/B-5, 40SY1-4/B-5
NC, 40SY1-4/B-6, 40SY1-4/B-6 NC, 40SY1-4/B-7, 40SY1-4/B-7 NC, 40SY1-4/
B-8, 40SY1-4/B-10A, 40SY1-4/B-10B, 40SY1-4/B-11, 40SY1-4/B-11 NC,
40SY1-4/B-12, 40SY1-4/T-1, 40SY1-4/T-2, 40SY1-4/T-3, 40SY1-4/T-4,
40SY1-4/22, 40SY1-4/34, 40SY1-4/53, 40SY1-4/54, 40SY1-4/56, 40SY1-4/57,
40SY1-4/58, 40SY1-4/60, 40SY1-4/69, 40SY1-4/70, 40SY1-4/71, 40SY1-4/72,
40SY1-4/73, 40SY1-4/74, 40SY1-4/75, 40SY1-4/78, 40SY1-4/79, 40SY1-4/80,
40SY1-4/81, 40SY1-4/83, 40SY1-4/84, 40SY1-4/86, 40SY1-4/87-2, 40SY1-4/
90, 40SY1-4/92, 40SY1-4/95, 40SY1-4/101, 40SY1-4/102, 40SY1-4/103,
40SY1-4/117, 40SY1-4/122, 40SY1-4/124, 40SY1-4/125, 40SY1-4/132c,
40SY1-4/134, 40SY1-4/139, 40SY1-4/142, 40SY1-4/146, 40SY1-4/147, 40SY1-
4/148, 40SY1-4/149, 40SY1-4/151, 40SY1-4/153, 40SY1-4/154, 40SY1-4/155,
40SY1-4/156, 40SY1-4/NC-2, 40SY1-4/NC-3) belong to three female adults;
11 male adults; 73 adults of unknown sex; five subadults of unknown
sex; and 16 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 10 associated funerary objects include two bone
awls, two antler flakers, two pieces of hematite, one ceramic disc, and
three turtle shell fragments.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the archeological
evidence from the Unit 4 (40SY1-4) human remains and associated
funerary objects indicates a date range beginning with the Late
Woodland and Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (i.e., pre-900 C.E.) and
continuing through the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-
1400), and Walls (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and
anthropological evidence support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw
with late precontact and early post contact polities in the northern
Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural affiliation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by material cultural,
ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1959 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum,
eight individuals were removed from Unit 5 of the Chucalissa site,
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human
remains (40SY1-5/B-1, 40SY1-5/100, 40SY1-5/585-1, 40SY1-5/593-1, 40SY1-
5/748A, 40SY1-5/753B, 40SY1-5/1144-1, 40SY1-5/1266) belong to one
female adult; six adults of unknown sex; and one individual of unknown
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic bottle.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 5
(40SY1-5) burials and associated funerary objects belong to the Walls
Phase (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley.
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Between 1952 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, 19
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Memphis
Archaeological and Geological Society (MAGS) for the Tennessee
Department of Conservation. After excavation, these human remains were
curated at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum, which donated the collection
to the Nash Museum between 1956 and 1974. The human remains (40SY1-6MA/
B-1, 40SY1-6MA/B-2, 40SY1-6MA/B-3, 40SY1-6MA/B-4, 40SY1-6MA/B-5, 40SY1-
6MA/B-6, 40SY1-6MA/B-A, 40SY1-6MA/B-B, 40SY1-6MA/B-C, 40SY1-6MA/B-D,
40SY1-6MA/B-E, 40SY1-6MA/B-F, 40SY1-6MA/B-G, 40SY1-6MA/B-H, 40SY1-6MA/
90, 40SY1-6MA/91) belong to two adult females; one adult male; three
adults of unknown sex; six subadults of unknown sex; and seven
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 59 associated funerary objects are one whole ceramic
vessel, two ceramic vessel sections, 43 miscellaneous animal bone
fragments, two worked animal bones, eight pieces of daub, two lithics,
and one pottery sherd.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 6
(40SY1-6MA) burials and associated funerary objects date to the Boxtown
Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) and Walls Phase (ca. 1400-1540 C.E.).
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Sometime prior to 1985, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from Unit 12 of the Chucalissa site,
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human
remains (40SY1-12/B-1, 40SY1-12/NC-1, 40SY1-12/NC-2) belong to one
female adult and two individuals of unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
pottery sherd.
Sometime prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from either Unit 3 or Unit 6 of the
Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were
excavated by the Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (S1955.01.03/.06) belong to one adult and two
subadults. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were surface collected by Nash Museum
staff. The human remains (40SY1/NC-1, 40SY1/NC-2, 40SY1/NC-3) belong to
four individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 10
individuals were removed from the North Slope of the Chucalissa site,
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40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash
Museum staff. The human remains (40SY1/NA-A, 40SY1/NA-B, 40SY1/NA-C,
40SY1/NA-D, 40SY1/NA-E, 40SY1/NA-F, 40SY1/NA-G, 40SY1/NA-H, 40SY1/NA-J)
belong to 10 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby
County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash Museum staff. The
human remains (40SY1/NA-K, 40SY1/NA-L) belong to two individuals of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the human remains and associated
funerary objects from Unit 12 (40SY1-12) and Unit 3/6 (40SY1-3/6), as
well as those human remains that were surface collected from the
Chucalissa site (40SY1) or found on the site, cannot be assigned a
date, the archeological evidence at the Chucalissa site (40SY1)
suggests they date range beginning with the Late Woodland and
Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (pre-900 C.E.) and continuing through
the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-1400), and Walls
(ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and anthropological evidence
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley.
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis
Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 375 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 733 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 Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 Indian
Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99faf1ecfaf8f5f0eaeaf8d9f4fcf4e9f1f0eab7fcfdec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a69627f696b666379796b4a676f677a626379246f6e7f">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 20, 2023. 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 C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum is
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-05733 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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