Notice2024-04989
Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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Published
March 8, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16798-16799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04989]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037564; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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 William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology,
University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, William S. Webb Museum of
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1020 Export St., Lexington, KY
40504, telephone (859) 257-5124, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87e4e2ebeef4e2a9e1f5eee4ece2f5c7f2ecfea9e2e3f2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3053555c5943551e564259535b554270455b491e555445">[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
WSWM, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The site 15BE06 (Petersburg) in Boone, KY
was initially excavated by the University of Kentucky Program for
Cultural Resource Assessment in 1990. A Fort Ancient determination for
these human remains is based on the presence of shell-tempered ceramics
and contact-period burial associations.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, 42 individuals have been reasonably identified. The 31
associated funerary objects are one lot lithic, seven bone beads, one
cannel coal pendant, one worked cannel coal, two lots ceramic, two lots
charcoal, two lots faunal, two lots floatation, two limestone disks,
seven projectile points, two lots shell, and two bifaces. Site 15BB12
(Buckner) in Bourbon, KY was first excavated in 1939 by the University
of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology under contract to the Works Progress
Administration, surface collections in 1977 by Turnbow and Hockensmith
were later donated to the WSWM and then the site was excavated again in
1987 by the University of Kentucky Field School. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains is based on the presence of wall-
trench houses, and diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered ceramics and
projectile points.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. Site 15BB45 (New Field) in Bourbon, KY
was excavated in 1992 by the University of Kentucky Program for
Cultural Resource Assessment. A Fort Ancient determination for these
human remains is based on the presence of shell/limestone tempered
ceramics characteristic of Fort Ancient occupations in eastern Kentucky
and C14 dates.
Based on the information available, nine associated funerary
objects are two lots faunal, two lots ceramic, two lots lithic, two
lots charcoal, and one lot floatation. Site 15BK02 (Snag Creek/
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Sharp/Bradford) in Bracken, KY was excavated in 1984 by members of the
William S. Webb Archaeological Society and University of Kentucky
students. A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based
on the presence of diagnostic Fox Farm and Madisonville ceramics and
triangular projectile points, combined with C14 dates which suggest
occupation between 1400 and 1500 CE.
Based on the information available, the seven associated funerary
objects are one lot shell, one ceramic sherd, three shells, and two
lithics. Burials from site 15BK04 (Augusta) in Bracken, KY were
excavated by Louie Edwards while digging a basement at his house and
donated to the WSWM in 1950. A Fort Ancient determination for these
human remains is based on the presence of stone box burials, weeping-
eye shell gorgets, shell-tempered sherds from a known Fort Ancient
village site and C14 dates from 1290-1640 CE.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, seven individuals have been reasonably identified. The 27
associated funerary objects are one turtle shell, three lots faunal,
two lots lithic, two lithics, two lots shell, three lots charcoal, two
lots ceramic sherds, six shells, one lot bone bead fragments, one bone
bead, two shell beads, one copper bead, and one bone drift. Site 15BK06
(Augusta) in Bracken, KY was excavated in 2016 by the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey as a salvage project related to residential
basement excavation. A Fort Ancient determination for these human
remains is based on the presence of diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered
ceramics and projectile points.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, six individuals have been reasonably identified. The 67
associated funerary objects are six lots ceramic sherds, six lots
lithic, six lots shell fragments, three lots wood fragments, six lots
charcoal, six lots faunal remains, one perforated human tooth, 26 shell
beads and seven bone beads. Site 15BK200 (Augusta) in Bracken, KY was
excavated in 2023 by the Kentucky Archaeological Survey salvage
excavation from Augusta city infrastructure development. A Fort Ancient
determination for these human remains is based on the presence of
diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered ceramics and projectile points.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, 23 individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. Site 15MS01 (Fox Farm/Fox Field) in
Mason, KY was first surveyed, surface collected and excavated by E.S.
Maxwell and William S. Webb between 1920 and 1930 and donated to the
University of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology. Another excavation took
place in 1969 by Maysville Community College students which was donated
to the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, who then donated it to the WSWM
in 2009. Additional donations to the WSWM were made by private
collectors in 1960, 1991, and 2018. Additional individuals were found
in the WSWM collections in 2024. A Fort Ancient determination for these
human remains is based on diagnostic ceramic types, triangular
projectile points, and marine shell gorgets.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The WSWM has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 80 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 141 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally 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 reasonable connection 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
authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 April 8, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the WSWM 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 WSWM 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 10.10.
Dated: February 29, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04989 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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