Notice2023-27801
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Published
December 19, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma (SNOMNH) 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 McCurtain County, OK.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87810-87811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27801]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037095; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History, University of Oklahoma (SNOMNH) 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 McCurtain County, OK.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401
Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072-7029, telephone (405) 325-1994,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6abaaa3b0afa8a386a9b3e8a3a2b3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cdccc5d6c9cec5e0cfd58ec5c4d5">[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
SNOMNH. 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 SNOMNH.
Description
In 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals
were removed from the A.W. Davis site (34Mc6) in McCurtain County, OK.
The site is located on the west bank of the Glover River and about one
mile west of the small community of Glover, OK. Following extensive
looting at the site, the University of Oklahoma carried out excavations
at 34Mc6 in June and July of 1955, and at an unknown date, the
excavated material remains were transferred to the SNOMNH. The human
remains belong to a neonate, an infant, a child, and three adults of
indeterminate sex who had been interred at the site during the pre-
contact era, between A.D. 1200 and 1500. The 432 associated funerary
objects are: 17 stone projectile points, one flake, three unmodified
stones, one sample of pigment, two faunal bone fragments, one shell
fragment, three samples of charcoal, three Avery Engraved ceramic
vessels, one Harleton Applique ceramic jar, 10 decorated ceramic
vessels, two partially reconstructed decorated ceramic vessels, one
undecorated ceramic vessel, 66 decorated potsherds, 303 undecorated
potsherds, 16 daub fragments, and two fragments of fired clay.
In 1941, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals
were removed from the Clement 3 site (34Mc10) in McCurtain County, OK.
This site was excavated in November of 1941 by the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) under the direction of archeologists from the
University of Oklahoma, and in 1941, the excavated material remains
were transferred to the SNOMNH. The human remains belong to four adults
of indeterminate sex, four children, and an individual whose age and
sex could not be determined who had been interred at the site during
the pre-contact era, between A.D. 1200 and 1500. The 115 associated
funerary objects are six decorated ceramic jars, one decorated ceramic
bowl, five undecorated ceramic bowls, one undecorated ceramic jar, two
bags of decorated potsherds, 14 decorated potsherds, one bag of
undecorated potsherds, 83 undecorated potsherds, one groundstone
fragment, and one sample of green pigment.
In 1941, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 individuals
were removed from the McDonald 1 site (34Mc11) in McCurtain County, OK.
This site was excavated by the WPA in 1941-1942, and in 1965, the
excavated material remains were transferred to the SNOMNH. The human
remains belong to two children, two adult males, and 16 adults of
indeterminate sex who had been interred at the site during the pre-
contact era, between A.D. 1200 and 1500. The 272 associated funerary
objects are one Simms Engraved ceramic bowl, one decorated ceramic
bottle, 12 decorated ceramic vessels, 25 ceramic vessels, 206
potsherds, 17 projectile points, two modified stones, two stone
pebbles, two quartz crystals, one animal bone fragment, one bag of
animal bone fragments, and two bags of shell fragments.
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In 1964-1965, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Baldwin site (34Mc84) in McCurtain
County, OK. This site was excavated in 1964-1965 by the University of
Oklahoma, and in 1965, the excavated material remains were transferred
to the SNOMNH. The human remains consist of a partial skeleton
belonging to an adult female and a partial skeleton belonging to a
young adult who is probably female. The 29 associated funerary objects
are two ceramic jars, one ceramic bottle, one partial ceramic vessel,
one bag of decorated potsherds, 14 undecorated potsherds, two bags of
undecorated potsherds, seven animal bone fragments, and one modified
stone.
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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, historical,
and oral traditional.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the SNOMNH has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 37 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 848 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 Caddo Nation of 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 January 18, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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, Sec.
10.10, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: December 8, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-27801 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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