Notice2024-17878
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN
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August 12, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Department of Anthropology, 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 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65660-65661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17878]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038465; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Department
of Anthropology, 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 September 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Livia Taylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, ATTN: CENWO-PMA-C, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102,
telephone (402) 995-2434, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b57524d525a155a154f5a425754497b4e485a585e155a49564215565257"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd91948b949cd39cd3899c8491928fbd888e9c9e98d39c8f9084d3909491">[email protected]</span></a> and 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#95fbf4f2e5e7f4d5e0e1febbf0f1e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f717e786f6d7e5f6a6b74317a7b6a">[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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
North Dakota
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Mercer County, ND. The human skeletal remains include one adult
that was removed from the Rock Village site (32ME15). Site
investigation began in 1947 with Marvin F. Kivett and later in 1950
extensive excavations were directed by G. Ellis Burcaw. The site is a
fortified earthlodge village that has been identified as belonging
temporally to the Knife River Phase (A.D. 1780-1845). No known
individuals were identified. There are no associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Sioux County, ND. The human skeleton remains include one adult
that was removed from the Paul Brave site (32SI4), also known as the
Fort Yates site. In 1947, the University of North Dakota and the State
Historical Society of North Dakota co-sponsored archeological work in
the upper limits of the Oahe Reservoir, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
reservoir in North Dakota. Test excavations at 32SI4 were included in
the work done during this project. The site was investigated a second
time in 1955, under the sponsorship of the State Historical Society of
North Dakota. No known individuals were identified. There are no
associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals were removed
from Sioux County, ND. The human skeletal remains include eight adults,
four adult females, eight adult males, and five children that were
removed from the Boundary Mounds site (32SI1). These individuals were
removed in 1960 by Robert W. Neuman as part of a Smithsonian River
Basin Survey project and were sent by the State Historical Society of
North Dakota to William Bass. It is likely this occurred while Bass was
at the University of Kansas and he later brought the individuals with
him to University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). The Boundary Mounds
site is a Middle Woodland site with four burial mounds that has been
identified as a Sonota Complex site dating between A.D. 1-A.D. 600. No
known individuals were identified. The 44 associated funerary objects
are one rock, six timber fragments, seven lithics, and 30 faunal bones.
South Dakota
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from Campbell County, SD. The human skeletal remains include
one infant, one non-adult, and four adults that were removed from the
Anton Rygh site (39CA4). During the summers of 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969,
1970, and 1973, human remains were removed from site 39CA4 under the
direction of William Bass. Post-excavation, Bass transferred the human
remains to the University of Kansas. In 1971, Bass transferred the
human remains to UTK. Site 39CA4 is a large, multi-component earth
lodge village, part of the Plains Village Tradition. It is a fortified
village site covering around 11-12 acres. At least two occupations are
suggested by archeological evidence. The first occupation dates to the
Extended Middle Missouri period (A.D. 1000-1500), while the second
occupation dates to the Extended Coalescent (A.D. 1500-1675) and Post
Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675-1780) periods. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary object is a faunal bone.
Human remains, representing, at minimum 15 individuals were removed
from Campbell County, SD. The human skeletal remains include nine
adults, three young adults, and three children from the Helb site
(39CA208). These individuals had been loaned to the Smithsonian
Institution by Marvin Kay and were returned to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in 2024. The site was identified in 1966 by J.J. Hoffman,
David Evans, Donald J. Lehmer, and William M. Bass and excavated in the
early 1970s. The site is a fortified village site dating to the
Extended Middle Missouri period (A.D. 1150-1550). No known individuals
were identified. The 21 associated funerary objects are faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Charles Mix County, SD. The human skeletal remains include one
adult male that was removed from site 39CH212. This individual was
removed on an unknown date and transferred to the South Dakota State
Archaeological Research Center. Sometime between 1987-1988, this
individual was transferred to UTK for inventory and then transferred
back to SARC. However, UTK retained a portion of this individual. Site
39CH212 dates to the Woodland period (1500 B.C.-AD. 900). No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
soil sample.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Corson County, SD. The human skeletal remains include two
infants removed from the Potts Village site (39CO19) in the late 1980s
and subsequently stored at South Dakota's State Archaeological Research
Center (SARC). In 1988, these human remains were transferred by SARC to
UTK for inventory and were retained by UTK. The site is a fortified
earth lodge village dating to the Extended Coalescent Period (A.D.
1550-1675). No known individuals were identified. The 271 associated
funerary objects are faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
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from Hughes County, SD. The human skeletal remains include one adult
that was removed from the Bleached Bone site (39HU48). In 1931, Alfred
Bowers removed eleven burials from a previously looted mound at 39HU48
during investigations sponsored by the Logan Museum. Additional
investigations were conducted by the Missouri River Basin Project
(MRBP) in 1962, during which field crew 10, directed by William Bass,
removed an additional 13 burials. The site included stone circles,
mounds, and other configurations. Woodland Period (500 B.C.-A.D. 1000)
pottery was reportedly found during the 1962 season. In addition, the
presence of a metallic projectile point suggested possible occupation
during the Historic Period. No known individuals were identified. The
52 associated funerary objects are faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Lyman County, SD. The human skeletal remains include one adult
individual that was removed from the Langdeau site, 39LM209. This
individual was likely removed from the site during excavations in the
1960s. The site is an earthlodge village that has been dated to the
Initial Middle Missouri period (A.D. 1000-1100). No known individuals
were identified. The four associated funerary objects are faunal
remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from the Second Hand site (39PO207) Potter County, SD. The
circumstances of the removal of this individual are not well-known.
This individual may have been one of eight burials that were reported
as being exposed by local residents, reburied, and then subsequently
collected by William Bass in 1962. The site was likely identified
during surveys by W.R. Farrell and Jake Hoffman in 1952. The chronology
of the site is unknown. No known individuals were identified. There are
no associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Stanley County, SD. The human skeletal remains that include one
adult were removed from the Buffalo Pasture Cemetery site (39ST216).
This individual was likely remobed in 1955 when burials of several
individuals were uncovered during fill dirt removal. William Bass
examined these burials in 1957. The site was a medium-sized fortified
village believed to be dated to the 18th century. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from an unknown site in Stanley County, SD. The human skeletal remains
include on adult female. This individual was removed from a borrow pit
north of Oahe Dam at an unknown archaeological site as part of the
Missouri River Basin Project and loaned to Bass at the University of
Kansas by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. This individual
was likely transferred to UTK by Bass in the late 1960s or early 1970s
when he began working for UTK. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Walworth County, SD. The individual is a child that was removed
from the Larson site (39WW2) on an unknown date. Sometime prior to
1971, these human remains were transferred to William Bass at the
University of Kansas. In 1971, Bass took these human remains to UTK.
Archeological evidence places the Larson site in the Post-Contact
Coalescent period (A.D. 1675-1780). Many excavations have taken place
at this fortified village site, since the late 1890's, under the
direction of L. De Lestry, W.H. Adams and W.H. Casler, W.H. Over,
Alfred W. Bowers, J.J. Hoffman and William Bass. No known individuals
were identified. There are no associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Walworth County, SD. The individuals include an adult male
and an adolescent that were removed from the No Road site (39WW48).
These individuals were removed from the site in 1983 and were sent to
William Bass at UTK. Little is known about the site, but from observed
lithic materials, the site is likely to represent a Pre-Plains village
occupation. No known individuals were identified. There are no
associated funerary objects.
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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 59 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 394 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 Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 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 September
11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17878 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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