Notice2023-28177
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Published
December 22, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. The associated funerary objects were removed from Sumner and Williamson counties, TN.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88643-88644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28177]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037122; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology (PMAE), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, has completed an
inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe. The associated funerary objects were removed from
Sumner and Williamson counties, TN.
DATES: Disposition of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138,
telephone (617) 496-3702, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbabb8baabb4b5be9bbdbaa8f5b3baa9adbaa9bff5bebfae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5e4d4f5e41404b6e484f5d00464f5c584f5c4a004b4a5b">[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
PMAE. 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 PMAE.
Description
The human remains associated with the associated funerary objects
were previously published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018
(83 FR 65741-65743), September 15, 2022 (87 FR 56695-56696), and April
26, 2023 (88 FR 25426-25427) and transfer of control has been
completed. The present notice reflects the identification of additional
associated funerary objects.
In 1878, associated funerary objects were removed from the site of
Gray's Farm (40Wm11) in Williamson County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part
of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The one associated funerary object is a shell spoon.
In 1878, associated funerary objects were removed from the site of
Noel Cemetery, also known as Oscar Noel's Farm (40Dv3), in Davidson
County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The one associated
funerary object is a stone bead.
In 1882, associated funerary objects were removed from the
Brentwood Library Site (40Wm210) also known as Dr. Jarman's Site, in
Williamson County, TN, by F.W. Putnam as part of a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition. The one associated funerary
object is a pearl bead.
In 1879, associated funerary objects were removed from the
Rutherford-Kizer site (40Su15) in Sumner, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part
of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The two associated funerary objects are one shell fragment and
one shell bead.
Aboriginal Land
The associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from
known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of
one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to
identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission or the United States Court of Claims and treaties.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the PMAE has
determined that:
<bullet> The five objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or
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later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January
22, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, the PMAE
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition.
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The PMAE 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 and
10.11.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28177 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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