Notice2024-08874
Notice of Inventory Completion: Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
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Published
April 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Jacksonville State University 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 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31765-31766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08874]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037806; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Jacksonville State University,
Jacksonville, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Jacksonville State University 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 May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Tim Lindblom, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Rd
N, Jacksonville, AL 36265, telephone (256) 782-8488, email
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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
Jacksonville State University, 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, 21 individuals have been reasonably identified. The at least
1,901 associated funerary objects include lithic debris, ceramic
sherds, shells, worked stone objects, wood objects, glass sherds, iron
objects, a European-manufactured ceramic sherd, unidentified objects,
bone fragments, lithic debitage, mixed fragmentary materials, charcoal
samples, and a soil sample. The remains and associated objects are from
10 sites in Alabama. Remains and associated objects from Coosa River
(exact provenience unknown), Copena Burial Cave (Talladega County,
exact provenience unknown), Bains Gap (1CA625), and Polecat Ford
(1CE308) were provided to Jacksonville State University by members of
the public. Remains and associated objects from Morgan Mountain
(1CA42), Blue Hole (1CA421), Wright's Farm (1CA18), Terrapin Creek
(1CE309), and Hog Island (1CE421) were excavated by Jacksonville State
University's Archaeological Research Laboratory and field school
courses under the direction of Dr. Harry O. Holstein. Remains and
associated objects have been curated at Jacksonville State University
following excavation or donation. Records indicate that remains from De
Soto State Park (1DK49) were excavated by members of the public and/or
a follow-up excavation by Jacksonville State University, but have not
been physically located.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
Jacksonville State University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least 21 individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The at least 1,901 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
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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 May 28, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, Jacksonville State
University 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. Jacksonville State University 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: April 15, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-08874 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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