Notice2024-25194
Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA
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Published
October 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Georgia, Laboratory 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 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86357-86358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25194]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038965; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA
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 Georgia, Laboratory 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 November 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706)
542-8737, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef8e9d808d9b878082af9a888ec18a8b9a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58392a373a2c303735182d3f39763d3c2d">[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
University of Georgia, Laboratory 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
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 2,739 cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The 2,739 of unassociated funerary objects are a copper
axe, pipe effigy fragment, lithics, indigenous ceramics, sherdlets,
faunal remains including drum teeth, shell, unmodified slate fragment,
mica, botanical shell bead, eroded garnet, burnt clay, glass, flotation
samples.
In approximately the 1940s, one copper axe was removed from 9BR24
Shaw Mound, a burial mound, in Bartow County, Georgia. The collection
was excavated by the landowner, Frank Shaw, in 1940. The object was
given to the Department of Anthropology in 1994. This object was
collected from the burial mound is considered an unassociated funerary
object. No known research has been conducted on these objects. There is
no record of any
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potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1984, Bill Kilmer collected 26 lithics and indigenous ceramics
from 9BR26 in Bartow County, Georgia. The material currently housed at
the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology was collected by
Bill Killmer in 1984. These objects were noted as being collected above
the burial and are being considered unassociated funerary objects. No
known research has been conducted on these objects. There is no record
of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1991, a collection that is believed to be from 9BR57, Garfield
in Bartow County, Georgia was transferred to the University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology. It is unclear who transferred the
collection. James Chapman's name is associated with the material housed
at the UGA Laboratory of Archaeology. The one lot (1983.9) faunal
remains are included here as unassociated funerary objects for the
proveniences that contain ancestral remains. It is not known what, if
any additional research has been done on these objects. There is no
record of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the
unassociated funerary objects.
In 1951, Mary Kellog surface collected five lithics, sherdlets, and
unmodified slate fragment from 9BR195, in Bartow County, Georgia. Due
to proximity of proveniences with ancestors, these objects are
considered unassociated funerary objects. It is not known what, if any
additional research has been done on these objects. There is no record
of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary Kellog excavated 59 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, mica, faunal, botanical, shell bead, and eroded
garnet from 9BR199, Cora Harris Cave in Bartow County, Georgia. Because
of the nature of disturbance from looting at the site, these objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects to the ancestors excavated
at the site. It is not known what, if any additional research has been
done on these objects. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary Kellog excavated 329 indigenous
ceramics, lithics, faunal, glass, burnt clay, botanicals, faunal, and
shell from 9BR201, Raines Cave No. 2 in Bartow County, Georgia. Because
of the nature of disturbance from looting at the site, these objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects to the ancestors excavated
at the site. It is not known what, if any additional research has been
done on these objects. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
From 1988-1990, one bird effigy pipe fragment was removed from 9BR2
Leake, a site in Bartow County. The collection including 31 burials
were excavated by University of Georgia during those years and then
housed at the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology. While
much research has occurred at this site, it does not appear that any
research has occurred on this pipe fragment. There is no record of any
potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated
funerary objects.
From 1968 to 2009, 391 indigenous ceramics, lithics, soil, burnt
clay, faunal including drum fish teeth, and flotation samples were
collected from various periods of excavations and surface collections
were made at 9GO4, Thompson, in Gordon County, Georgia. These objects
are considered unassociated funerary objects due to their proximity to
ancestor remains. There is no record of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
In 1968, WW Scheppler surface collected 1,813 indigenous ceramics,
lithics, faunal, and shell at 9GO8, Baxter, in Gordon County, Georgia.
These objects are considered unassociated funerary objects due to their
proximity to ancestor remains. There is no record of any potentially
hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology has
determined that:
<bullet> The 2,739 cultural items described above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and
are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed
from a specific burial site of a Native American individual.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and The Muscogee
(Creek) 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 November 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the University of Georgia, Laboratory 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 University
of Georgia, Laboratory 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: October 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-25194 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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