Notice2024-15830
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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Published
July 18, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) have 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 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58403-58404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15830]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038300; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee,
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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 University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology (UTK) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) have 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 August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University of Tennessee, Office of
Repatriation, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921-6053,
telephone (865) 974-3370, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563837312624371623223d78333223"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066867617674674673726d28636273">[email protected]</span></a> and Phillip R. Hodge,
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243,
telephone (615) 626-2025, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6e6dedfda98fed9d2d1d3f6c2d898d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1f1c9c8cd8fe9cec5c6c4e1d5cf8fc6ced7">[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 UTK
and TDEC-DOA, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in their
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, 16 individuals have been
identified. The 101 lots of associated funerary objects are 17 lots of
lithics, 15 lots of faunal remains, 32 lots of floatation samples, 17
lots of charcoal, 15 lots of clay, three lots of hematite, and two lots
of shell. These individuals were removed from 40GL26, the Bailey site,
in Giles County, TN. The Bailey site was identified during an
archeological survey by the Tennessee Department of Transportation
(TDOT) due to proposed replacement of a bridge over Sugar Creek and
relocation of part of State Route 11. TDOT applied for and received the
required permits from TDEC-DOA. UTK was contracted to excavate and did
so from May 20 to August 23, 1986. All cultural material and
disinterred remains were transferred to UTK, where they have been
housed since. While some of the human remains have been ``repaired''
using glue, to our knowledge, no known hazardous substances were used
to treat any of the remains or objects.
Human remains representing at least, two individuals have been
identified. The single associated funerary object is one lot of faunal
remains. These individuals were removed from a mound in Giles County,
TN, around 1970 and donated to UTK by Greg Rost on an unknown date
prior to 2016. Given the location and site type, this unknown site
could be part of 40GL14, the Potts site. To our knowledge, no known
hazardous substances were used to treat any of the remains or objects.
Cultural affiliation between these human remains and funerary
objects, and the Indian Tribes listed in this notice was established
via historical information, geographical information, and oral
tradition. Giles County, TN is part of lands ceded to the United States
by the Chickasaw, as recorded in, Treaty with the Chickasaw, 1805.
Giles County, TN is also part of lands ceded to the United States by
the Cherokee, as recorded in, Treaty with the Cherokee, 1806, and
Treaty with the Cherokee, 1807. Tribal oral tradition also establishes
that Muscogee (Creek) Ancestors once inhabited Giles County.
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
UTK and TDEC-DOA have determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 18 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 102 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 connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians;
The Chickasaw Nation; 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
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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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August
19, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UTK and
TDEC-DOA 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. UTK and TDEC-DOA are 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: July 10, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-15830 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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