Notice2026-04041
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Published
March 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) has 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 91, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10119-10120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04041]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6953; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042090; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Missouri-St. Louis,
St. Louis, 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 University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL)
has 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 April 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Patti J. Wright,
Ph.D., Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology, 507 Clark Hall, One
University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92e2f8e5e0fbf5fae6d2e7ffe1febcf7f6e7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea9a809d98838d829eaa9f879986c48f8e9f">[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
UMSL, 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
Human remains representing, at least, 47 individuals have been
identified. The 1,130 associated funerary objects are 86 lots of
flotation samples and mound fill and 1,044 objects including stone
artifacts, hematite/ocher fragments, carbonized plant remains, animal
remains including mussel shell, daub and sherds. Solto Mounds (23SC12)
was located in St.Charles County, Missouri, and excavated by a team
from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Human remains representing, at least, 25 individuals have been
identified. The 99 associated funerary objects are sherds, burned clay
and limestone, lithic debris, and galena and sandstone fragments.
Portions of the Stelzer Site (23SC910) was located in St. Charles
County, Missouri, and the remains were recovered during the 1993 flood
by staff of the UMSL Archaeological Survey.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Bluff or
Kreilich Site (23STG300/23SG218) was located in Ste. Genevieve County,
Missouri, and excavated by the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC)
staff and these two crania were likely borrowed from UMC in the late
1970s.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary remains are present. 23STG168 was
located in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri and excavated in 1983 by
UMSL staff as a part of a CRM project.
Human remains representing, at least, 23 individuals have been
identified. The six associated funerary objects are a bannerstone frag,
hammerstones, and faunal remains. Riverbend East and West (23SL78/79),
St. Louis County, Missouri, was excavated 1960-1962 by Dale Henning,
then of UMC.
Human remains representing, at least, 16 individuals have been
identified. The two associated funerary objects are a cores. The
Simpson Quarry site (23SL122) is located in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Humans remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary items are present. The Pullian site
(23LN112) is located in Lincoln County, Missouri, and was investigated
by UMSL staff after reports from property owner.
Human remains representing, at least, 49 individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary remains are present. The remains are
from multiple unknown sites in east central Missouri surrendered by
members of the public in the 1970s and 1980s.
Human remains representing, at least, 30 individuals have been
identified. The 313 associated funerary remains include 312 ceramic and
stone artifacts and one 25,184 g lot of flotation and soil samples. The
Truman Site (23SC924) was located in St. Charles County, MO, and was
excavated as part of several CRM projects by UMSL staff.
Human remains representing, at least, 32 individuals have been
identified. The 385 associated funerary items are stone and ceramic
artifacts. The Blick Collection reflects a number of St. Louis,
Missouri regional site locations (no site numbers assigned) amassed by
a local collector in the 1960s and donated to UMSL in 2010.
Human remains representing, at least, 20 individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary remains are present. The Bridgeton
Site (23SL442) was located in St. Louis County, Missouri, and was
excavated during UMSL 1983, 1984, and 1985 field schools.
Human remains representing, at least, 19 individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary remains are present. The Bridgeton
Terrace Site (23SL12) was located adjacent to 23SL442 above in St.
Louis County, MO. It was investigated during the UMSL field schools
1983, 1984, and 1985.
Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been
identified. The 1,337 associated funerary items include ceramic and
stone artifacts and one 1092.7g lot of flotation and soil samples.
Gateway Academy is located in St. Louis County Missouri, and portions
of it were excavated by UMSL staff.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No
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associated funerary items are present. The remain was recovered from
Jefferson Barracks (23SL108) and turned into the UMSL Archaeological
Survey.
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
The UMSL has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 270 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 3,272 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 Osage
Nation.
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 April 1,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the UMSL
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 UMSL is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-04041 Filed 2-27-26; 8:45 am]
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