Notice2023-10032
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN
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Published
May 11, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK), 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 Benton, Henry, Humphreys, Stewart, and Williamson Counties, TN, as well as from an unknown county in TN.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30340-30342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10032]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035850; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee,
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, 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 University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology (UTK), 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 Benton,
Henry, Humphreys, Stewart, and Williamson Counties, TN, as well as from
an unknown county in TN.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after June 12, 2023.
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ADDRESSES: Dr. Ozlem Kilic, University of Tennessee, Office of the
Provost, 527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0152, telephone (865)
974-2454, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1877737174717b586d6c73367d7c6d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6c9cdcfcacfc5e6d3d2cd88c3c2d3">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51272130301124253a7f343524"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86f0f6e7e7c6f3f2eda8e3e2f3">[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 UTK.
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 UTK.
Description
Likely in 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Benton County, TN, near Pilot Knob State
Park, by an unknown individual. That year, these human remains were
turned over to law enforcement officials and transferred to the
Forensic Anthropology Center (FAC) at UTK (case number 91-39). They
remained at the FAC until 2022, at which time they were transferred to
the UTK Office of Repatriation (OR). No associated funerary objects are
present.
On July 15, 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Kentucky Lake, in Henry County, TN, by a
mussel diver. These human remains were taken to local law enforcement
officials, who then transferred them to William Bass at UTK. Following
Bass' examination, the human remains were housed at the FAC (case
number 92-19). They remained at the FAC until 2022, at which time they
were transferred to the OR. The one associated funerary object is one
lot consisting of lithics.
On September 2, 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the bank of Kentucky Lake in Humphreys
County, TN. An individual saw the ancestral human remains while fishing
nearby and alerted local law enforcement officials, who contacted
William Bass at UTK to examine the human remains. Following Bass'
assessment (completed on September 9, 1985), the human remains were
transferred to the FAC (case number 85-20). They remained at the FAC
until 2022, at which time they were transferred to the OR. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from the bank of an unknown region of the Cumberland River in
Stewart County, TN. They were removed by an unknown individual and
turned over to law enforcement officials, who contacted William Bass at
UTK and transferred the human remains to UTK for examination. Following
the examination, the human remains were housed at the FAC (case number
94-42). They remained at the FAC until 2022, at which time they were
transferred to the OR. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from an unknown area near the Tennessee River, in Stewart County, TN.
The discoverer, a man from Clarksville, TN, took these ancestral human
remains to local law enforcement officials, who sent them to UTK for
examination on November 2, 1997. Following examination by William Bass,
the human remains were housed by the FAC (case number 97-31). They
remained at the FAC until 2022, at which time they were transferred to
the OR. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the shore of the Harpeth River in Williams County, TN. On March
10, 1996, law enforcement officials were called to the scene after
these ancestral human remains were found by a boy playing near the
river. The human remains were sent to the FAC for analysis (case number
96-12). They remained at the FAC until 2022, when they were transferred
to the OR. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were found
in Williamson County, TN. On April 8, 2002, a man alerted law
enforcement officials that his cousin had discovered these ancestral
human remains in a box in a barn. On April 13, 2006, local law
enforcement officials transferred the human remains to the FAC for
examination (case number 06-10). They remained at the FAC until 2022,
at which time they were transferred to the OR. The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of lithics.
Sometime prior to 1982, human remains representing, at minimum,
four individuals were removed from an unknown archeological site in the
Kentucky Lake region by Dr. Bobby Brown. Dr. Brown transferred these
human remains to the University of Iowa Office of the State
Archaeologist (UIOSA). Based on correspondence, in January of 1983,
UIOSA transferred the human remains to William Bass at UTK, and since
that date, the human remains have been housed there. The two associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of ceramics and one lot
consisting of shells.
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, biological, geographical, and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, UTK has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 16 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The four 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 June 12, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, UTK must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
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repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. UTK 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: May 5, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-10032 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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