Notice2024-21544
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
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Published
September 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77188-77189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21544]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038744; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Leonard
Wood, MO
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 Garrison Fort Leonard Wood
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated
funerary objects removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with
priority for disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains and cultural items in this
notice may occur on or after October 21, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by September 22, 2025, the human remains and
cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed human remains or
cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Stephanie Nutt, Archaeologist/Cultural Resources Manager,
8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473,
telephone (573) 596-7607, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a496e7f6a727b74737f345634546f6e6e3479736c5a7b68776334777376"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26755243564e47484f43086a086853525208454f506647544b5f084b4f4a">[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 Fort
Leonard Wood and additional information on the human remains or
cultural items in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the identifications in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, three individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Freeman
Cave, site 23PU58, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed
from disturbed deposits during archaeological excavation and evaluation
of the site for listing on the National Register for Historic Places by
the Public Service Archaeology Program at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign between 1995 and 1997. The individuals were later
identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates
from the Middle Archaic (5000-2500 BC) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-
950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from
Saltpeter Cave, site 23PU209, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals
were removed during a geotechnical stabilization project and
archaeological assessment performed by the Illinois State Museum on
three cave sites on Fort Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals
were later identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The
site dates from the Archaic (7800-700 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-
1600)
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Joy
Cave, site 23PU210, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed
during a geotechnical stabilization and archaeological assessment
project performed by the Illinois State Museum on three cave sites on
Fort Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals were later
identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates
from the Early Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-1600).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Davis
Cave #1, 23PU211, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed
during a geotechnical stabilization and archaeological assessment
performed by the Illinois State Museum on three cave sites on Fort
Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals were later identified
during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates from the Early
Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-1600).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Martin
Cave B, site 23PU217, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were
removed as part of the Cultural and Biological Cave Survey Project
conducted by the Illinois State Museum Society on Fort Leonard Wood
property in 2002. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D.
450) to Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. The 517
funerary objects are 511 mussel shell, four debitage, and two faunal
bone fragments. The individuals and associated funerary objects were
removed from Martin Cave, site 23PU218, in Pulaski County, MO. The
individuals and associated funerary objects were removed as part of an
evaluation of Martin Cave for the National Register of Historic Places
between 2002 and 2003 by the Illinois State Museum on Fort Leonard Wood
property. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D. 450) to
the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, seven individuals have been reasonably identified. The 23
funerary objects include eight grayish chert bifaces, one grayish and
white chert drill, one gray banded chert scraper, two chipped stones,
six antler tool fragments, one antler awl, one bone awl, one mano, one
soil sample, and one faunal fragment. The individuals and associated
funerary objects were removed from Sadie's Cave, site 23PU235, in
Pulaski County, MO. The individuals and associated funerary objects
were removed during a research oriented archaeological excavation and
site evaluation by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on
Fort Leonard Wood property. The site dates from the Early Archaic
(7800-5000 BC) to the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D. 450), however human
remains were removed from strata assigned to the Archaic.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No funerary
objects are associated. The individuals were removed from Red Oak
Shelter, site 23PU264, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were
removed by Brockington and Associates, Inc. in 1997. The individuals
were identified later during an analysis of the faunal remains. The
site dates from the Early
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Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No funerary
objects are associated. The individual was removed from Turnbull
Shelter, site 23PU283, in Pulaski County, MO. The individual was
removed in 2002 as part of Phase II testing for eligibility for the
National Register for Historic Places by the Illinois State Museum
Society. The individual was identified later during an analysis of the
faunal remains. The site dates to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No funerary
objects are associated. The individual was removed from site 23PU291 in
Pulaski County, MO. The individual was removed between 1992 and 1993 by
the Public Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign during Phase II archaeological excavation on Fort
Leonard Wood property. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-
A.D. 450) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No funerary
objects are associated. The individual was removed from site 23PU421 in
Pulaski County, MO. The individual was removed in 1995 by the Public
Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. The site dates to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. The 40,501
funerary objects include 9,606 debitage, 109 utilized debitage, 112
bifaces, 51 hafted bifaces, two axes, 34 cores, 12 uniface tools, one
drill, one hammerstone, 30 hematite, 41 unmodified stones, one lithic
tool, 142 body sherds, five rim sherds, one lot of body sherds, two
lots of shell, 70 shell fragments, four lots of animal bone, 30,242
animal bone fragments, five soil samples, six floatation samples, two
ochre, one lot of charcoal, two lots of seeds/nutshells, five misc.
metal, eight glass fragments, five pieces of modern wood, and one shoe
string. The individuals and associated funerary objects were removed
from Little Freeman Cave, site 23PU565 in Pulaski County, MO. The
individuals and associated funerary objects were removed from disturbed
and intact contexts during Phase II archaeological eligibility
evaluations for the National Register of Historic Places. The site
dates from generalized Prehistoric (Disturbed contexts) and Middle
Archaic (5000-2500 BC) to the Late Archaic (2500-700 BC).
Based on the available information, human remains representing, at
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Lohraff
Shelter 2, site 23PU719, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were
removed in 1997 by the Illinois State Museum during a Phase II
archaeological excavation and evaluation for the National Register of
Historic Places on Fort Leonard Wood property. The site dates to the
Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
Determinations
Fort Leonard Wood has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 41,041 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> The Osage Nation has priority for disposition of the human
remains and cultural items described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and cultural
items in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official
identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition
is received by September 22, 2025, the human remains and cultural items
in this notice will become unclaimed human remains and cultural items.
Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization 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 they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains and cultural items in this notice
may occur on or after October 21, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, Fort Leonard Wood must determine the most
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and cultural items are considered a
single request and not competing requests. Fort Leonard Wood is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal
descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: September 12, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-21544 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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