Notice2024-14465
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA
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Published
July 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54505-54506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14465]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038197; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology, Andover, 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after July 31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology,
180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749-4490, 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 the
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, and additional information
on the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The
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National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 1,277 cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. Under the auspices of the Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology (then the Department of Archaeology at Phillips Academy),
Warren K. Moorehead conducted an archeological survey of Maine from
1912-1920. During this survey, Moorehead removed thousands of items
from multiple cemetery and burial sites in the state and sent much of
it to what is now the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology.
Moorehead detailed his expedition in A Report on the Archaeology of
Maine published in 1922. While much of the material removed from these
sites is housed at the Peabody Institute, Moorehead also traded items
from Maine cemeteries with other institutions. Some cultural items from
these cemeteries are present in other institutional collections.
The 828 unassociated funerary objects were removed from seven known
cemeteries in Hancock County, ME. The 828 cultural items include flaked
and ground stones, modified faunal remains, ceramic fragments, and
samples of soil, ochre, and charcoal. Of those items listed above, 74
are recorded in the Peabody Institute's database but could not be
located. Peabody Institute staff members continue to look for these 74
missing items.
The nine unassociated funerary objects were removed from one known
cemetery in Kennebec County, ME. The nine cultural items are chipped
and ground stones.
The 297 unassociated funerary objects were removed from three known
cemeteries in Knox County, ME. The 297 cultural items include flaked
and ground stones, modified flora and faunal remains, and ceramic
fragments. Of those items listed above, 11 are recorded in the Peabody
Institute's database but could not be located. Peabody Institute staff
members continue to look for these 11 missing items.
The 142 unassociated funerary objects were removed from three known
cemeteries in Penobscot County, ME. The 142 cultural items include
flaked and ground stones as well as samples of soil, pyrite, and ochre.
The one unassociated funerary object was removed from a known
cemetery in Somerset County, ME. The one unassociated funerary item is
a pipe.
Determinations
The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has determined that:
<bullet> The 1,277 unassociated funerary objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Houlton Band of Maliseet
Indians; Mi'kmaq Nation (previously listed as Aroostook Band of
Micmacs); Passamaquoddy Tribe; and the Penobscot Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after July 31, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology is responsible for sending a copy of
this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: June 24, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14465 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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