Notice2026-09404
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin, TX
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Published
May 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) 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 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25915-25916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09404]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7135; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042752; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Texas at Austin,
Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin, TX
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 Texas at Austin, Texas
Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) 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 June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jessica Ulmer, The
University of Texas at Austin Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory,
1 University Station, R7500, Austin, TX 78712, email
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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 TARL,
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, 22 individuals have been
identified. The 342,744 associated funerary objects are wooden and
copper objects, stone and ceramic earspools, lithic tools, ceramic
sherds, ceramic vessels, shells, beads, faunal bone, charcoal samples,
and soil samples.
Of the total individuals and materials, two individuals and 160,752
associated funerary objects are from archaeological site 41RR16 in Red
River County. Multiple archaeological projects conducted between 1931
and 2006 led to Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects being removed from site. Between 1930 and 2006, the above human
remains and associated funerary objects came to be held at TARL. The
site has historically been associated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
The remaining 20 individuals and 181,992 funerary objects are from
the Caddoan Mound State Historic Site, 41CE19 in Cherokee County.
Multiple archaeological projects conducted between 1933 and 2012 led to
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects being
removed from site. Between 1968 and 1970, the human remains and
associated funerary objects came to be held at TARL. The site has long
been associated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
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
TARL has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 22 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 342,744 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 Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma.
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 June 11,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, TARL 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 TARL 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: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09404 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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