Notice2023-28914
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Chillicothe, OH
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January 3, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 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 Ross County, OH.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 403-404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28914]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037158; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park,
Chillicothe, OH
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 U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 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 Ross County, OH.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chris Alford, Superintendent, Hopewell Culture National
Historical Park, 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601,
telephone (740) 774-1126, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f09398829983af919c969f8294b09e8083de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482b203a213b1729242e273a2c0826383b662f273e">[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
Superintendent, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held
by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Hopewell Mound Group (33RO27) or a nearby locale in
Ross County, OH, most likely in the late 19th century by a member of
the Biszantz family. A collection including these human remains and
funerary objects was gifted to Mound City National Monument (now
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) by Miss Anna Biszantz in
1964. The 167 associated funerary objects are four ceramic sherds, one
ceramic disk, one copper earspool fragment, three cut mica disks, four
chert bifaces, two quartz bifaces, three prismatic blades, one hematite
ring, one chlorite schist gorget, one fragmented chisel of meteoric
iron, two fragments of galena, 10 shark teeth fragments, three
fragments of crystal quartz objects, 20 animal teeth, 105 shell beads,
four bone beads, one faunal remain, and one animal bone object.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH, between 1917 and 1921 by a
Lt. Kuhn. The human remains were removed from federal property and were
accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument
(now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most
probably date to the Middle Woodland period. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH between 1920 and
1921 by William C. Mills of the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human remains and
funerary objects were removed from federal property and were
accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument
(now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most
probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The 279 associated
funerary objects are one copper axe, one copper headplate, one copper
headdress, four copper strips, 14 copper beads, one copper earspool,
two obsidian bifaces, one chert biface, one quartz fragment, six marine
shell containers, 34 stones, 204 mica, and nine pearls.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1963 by James Brown. The
human remains and funerary objects were removed from federal property
and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National
Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human
remains and funerary objects most probably date to the Middle Woodland
period. The 381 associated funerary objects are 11 pearl beads, 31
shell beads, two prismatic blades, four bone artifacts, one stone celt,
one copper celt, one copper headplate, nine chert bifaces, eight copper
artifacts, six fossilized coral, 178 faunal remains, one obsidian
flake, 100 mica, one pipe, eight shells and shell fragments, five
ceramic sherds, three red ocher fragments, and 11 stones.
Human remains representing one individual were removed from the
Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1965 by National Park Service
archeologist Lee Hanson. The human remains were removed from federal
property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group
National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The
human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1971 by Raymond
S. Baby and colleagues of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History
Connection). The human remains and funerary objects were removed from
federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound
City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical
Park). The human remains and funerary objects most probably date to the
Middle Woodland period. The 389 associated funerary objects are six
shell fragments, 123 mica, 31 chert flakes, 55 ceramic sherds, one
fossil, 118 faunal remains, two chert tools, one prismatic blade, one
chert biface, and 51 stones.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1972 by Bert Drennan of
the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human
remains were removed from federal property and were accessioned into
the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell
Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most probably date
to the Middle Woodland period. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1973 by Raymond S. Baby
and Bert Drennan of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History
Connection). The human remains and funerary objects were removed from
federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound
City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical
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Park). The human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland
period. The 59 associated funerary objects are 59 faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1975 by Raymond
S. Baby of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection).
The human remains were removed from federal property and were
accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument
(now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most
probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The nine associated
funerary objects are two shell fragments, three faunal remains, two
mica, one ceramic sherd, and one prismatic blade.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH between 1920 and 1975 by an
unknown individual or individuals. The human remains and funerary
objects were removed from federal property and were accessioned into
the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell
Culture National Historical Park). The human remains and associated
funerary objects most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The
84 associated funerary objects are 28 shark teeth, seven shell beads,
six bone beads, three animal teeth, 10 mica, and 30 faunal remains.
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 information, archeological information,
geographical information, historical information, linguistics, oral
tradition.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 57 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,368 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 Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee
Tribe.
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 February 2, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park 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. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28914 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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