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was considered to be one of several sites 

excavated by UTK as part of the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Lake 

Barkley Project, with funds provided by 

the National Park Service under the 

River Basins Archaeological Salvage 

Program. On 19 July 2017, the USACE 

Nashville District published a Notice of 

Inventory Completion (82 FR 33156) for 

all sites investigated in Tennessee 

during the Lake Barkley project. While 

preparing this notice, the USACE 

determined that 40SW47 lay outside the 

project right-of-way and on private 

property and they concluded that UTK’s 

investigation of the Allen site was 

independent from the Lake Barkley 

project. Consequently, the USACE 

relinquished the materials recovered 

from the Allen site to UTK. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Tennessee, Department of 

Anthropology 

Officials of the University of 

Tennessee, Department of Anthropology 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice are 

Native American based on their archeological 

context and an osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 17 

individuals of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 

6,289 objects described in this notice 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity cannot 

be reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and associated 

funerary objects and any present-day Indian 

Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court of 

Federal Claims, the land from which the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects were removed is 

the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive 

Orders, indicate that the land from which the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects were removed is 

the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Dr. Robert Hinde, University 

of Tennessee, Office of the Provost, 527 

Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 

37996–0152, telephone (865) 974–2445, 

email rhinde@utk.edu and vpaa@

utk.edu, by January 22, 2019. After that 

date, if no additional requestors have 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

UTK is responsible for notifying the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: November 28, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027077; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology at the 

address in this notice by January 22, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Museum 

Curator and Director of Research and 

Repatriation, Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–3702, email pcapone@

fas.harvard.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA. The human remains 

were removed from DeSoto County, MS. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

The determinations in this notice are 

the sole responsibility of the museum, 

institution, or Federal agency that has 

control of the Native American human 

remains. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime prior to 1887, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

mound at the Lake Cormorant Site 

(22Ds501), in DeSoto County, MS, by F. 

H. Bierbower. The Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology purchased 

these human remains from Mr. 

Bierbower in 1887. No known 

individuals were identified. 


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Determinations Made by the Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

archeological context, museum records, 

and osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, Treaties, Acts of 

Congress, or Executive Orders, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Chickasaw Nation. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Chickasaw Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Patricia Capone, Museum 

Curator and Director of Research and 

Repatriation, Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–3702, email pcapone@

fas.harvard.edu, by January 22, 2019. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Chickasaw Nation may proceed. 

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: November 28, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27700 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027005; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Beneski Museum of Natural History, 

Amherst College, Amherst, MA; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Beneski Museum of 

Natural History, Amherst College 

(formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural 

History) has corrected an inventory of 

human remains, published in a Notice 

of Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register on May 15, 2014. This notice 

corrects the minimum number of 

individuals. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the Beneski Museum of 

Natural History, Amherst College. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Beneski Museum of 

Natural History, Amherst College at the 

address in this notice by January 22, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Beneski Museum of 

Natural History, Amherst College, 

Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413) 

542–2711, email taharms@amherst.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Beneski Museum of Natural History, 

Amherst College, Amherst, MA. The 

human remains were removed from the 

town of Deerfield in Franklin County, 

MA. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals published in a 

Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 27929–27931, 

May 15, 2014). Human remains from the 

town of Deerfield, Franklin County, MA, 

were omitted from this Notice of 

Inventory Completion because they 

were not in the possession of the 

Beneski Museum at the time that 

inventory was completed. The human 

remains had been stolen from the 

College, probably in the 1970’s, and 

were anonymously returned to the 

College subsequent to publication of the 

original Notice of Inventory Completion. 

These human remains are now in the 

possession of the Beneski Museum. 

Transfer of control of the items in this 

correction notice has not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (79 FR 27930, 

May 15, 2014), column 3, paragraph 1, 

under the heading ‘‘History and 

Description of the Remains,’’ is 

corrected by inserting the following 

paragraph: 

At some time in the mid-nineteenth 

century, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from a site in Deerfield, Franklin County, 

MA. No records exist to determine precisely 

where or by whom the human remains were 

excavated. These human remains were in the 

possession of Amherst College until 

sometime, probably in 1971 or 1972, when 

they were stolen. The human remains were 

anonymously returned to the College in 2017. 

The human remains consist of a complete 

cranium and mandible with many teeth 

intact. The human remains are best identified 

as an adult. Contemporaneous catalog entries 

indicate the human remains were understood 

at the time of excavation to be Native 

American and to represent a burial of the 

indigenous population. These remains are 

identified as Pocumtuck. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In the Federal Register (79 FR 27930, 

May 15, 2014), column 3, paragraph 2, 

sentence 1 under the heading 

‘‘Determinations Made by the Beneski 

Museum of Natural History, Amherst 

College,’’ is corrected by substituting the 

following sentence: 

Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human 

remains described in this notice represent the 

physical remains of six individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 


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