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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027075] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 associated 

funerary objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to TVA. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to TVA at the address in this 

notice by January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, 

Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of 

TVA, Knoxville, TN. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Franklin County, 

AL. 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by TVA professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

From June–August, 1976, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 122 

individuals were removed from the 

Hester site, 1FR311, in Franklin County, 

AL. This site was excavated as part of 

TVA’s Cedar Creek Reservoir project by 

the Alabama Museum of Natural History 

(AMNH) at the University of Alabama. 

Excavation commenced after TVA 

acquired the land encompassing 1FR311 

on May 5, 1976, for the Cedar Creek 

project. Material culture recovered from 

this site indicates it was primarily 

occupied during the Middle Woodland 

Copena phase (AD 100—500). The 

human remains are of children, 

juveniles and adults. Most of the human 

remains were too fragmentary to 

determine sex. The 105 associated 

funerary objects are 59 copper beads, 17 

pieces of galena, 23 conch shell vessel 

fragments, three greenstone celts/ 

spades, and three Hillabee schist 

spades. 

From July–August, 1973, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 81 

individuals were removed from the 

Massey Mound, 1FR520, in Franklin 

County, AL. This site was excavated as 

part of TVA’s Little Bear Creek reservoir 

project by the AMNH at the University 

of Alabama. TVA purchased the land 

encompassing this site on October 28, 

1968. 

Site 1FR520 is a mortuary stone 

mound approximately 30 feet in 

diameter and two to three feet high 

situated on a ridge overlooking the 

confluence of Little Bear Creek and 

Trace Branch. It was used primarily 

during the Middle Woodland Lick Creek 

phase (AD 1—300). The human remains 

represent infants, juveniles and adults. 

Most of the human remains were too 

fragmentary to determine sex. The 26 

associated funerary objects are one chert 

biface, 24 fragments of turtle shell, and 

one bag of mussel shell fragments. 

From August–September, 1977, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 26 individuals were 

excavated from the Hendrix site, 

1FR562, in Franklin County, AL. This 

site was excavated as part of TVA’s 

Cedar Creek reservoir project by the 

AMNH at the University of Alabama. 

TVA purchased the land encompassing 

this site on July 28, 1976. 

Site 1FR562 is a village site that was 

occupied primarily during the Late 

Archaic (4000–1000 B.C.) and Middle 

Woodland Lost Creek phase (A.D. 500– 

700). The human remains represent 

adults, juveniles, children and infants. 

Most of the human remains were too 

fragmentary to determine sex. The 45 

associated funerary objects are two chert 

cores, one soil sample, 20 red ochre 

fragments, 10 bone fragments, two bone 

billets, four antler tine tools, one bone 

fid, one bone awl, one piece of ground 

sandstone, two sandstone bowls and 

one turtle shell fragment. 

From November–December, 1972, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 178 individuals were 

removed from the Carpenter Mound, 

1FR594, in Franklin County, AL. This 

site was excavated as part of TVA’s 

Little Bear Creek reservoir project by the 

AMNH at the University of Alabama. 


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TVA purchased the land encompassing 

this site on June 12, 1968. 

Site 1FR594 is a mortuary stone 

mound that was primarily used during 

the Middle Woodland Lick Creek phase 

(A.D. 1–300). Its ‘‘donut shape’’ is the 

result of looting. When excavators 

systematically disassembled this stone 

mound, they found human remains 

interspersed among the stone slabs. 

Some burials appear to have been 

primary inhumations topped by stone, 

while others appeared to contain human 

remains that had been cremated or 

defleshed elsewhere and then placed 

among the stones. The excavators did 

not note any prehistoric habitation 

adjacent to this stone mound. The 

human remains represent infants, 

juveniles and adults. Most of the 

remains were too fragmentary to 

determine sex. There are no associated 

funerary objects. 

Determinations Made by the Tennessee 

Valley Authority 

Officials of Tennessee Valley 

Authority have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent are Native American, based on 

their presence in prehistoric archeological 

sites and osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 407 

individuals of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 176 

funerary 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; and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 

in Oklahoma. 

• The Treaty of September 20, 1816, 

indicates that the land from which the Native 

American human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed is the 

aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation. 

• 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 the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 

in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma have declined to accept transfer of 

control of the human remains. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), TVA has 

decided to transfer control of the funerary 

objects associated with the culturally 

unidentifiable human remains 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, 

Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, 

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 Chickasaw Nation may 

proceed. 

The Tennessee Valley Authority is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes 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–NPS0027071; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

University of Tennessee, Department 

of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Tennessee, 

Department of Anthropology (UTK), has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

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 associated 

funerary objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to UTK. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to UTK at the address in this 

notice by January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

University of Tennessee, Department of 

Anthropology, Knoxville, TN. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Bedford 

County, Lincoln County, and Stewart 

County TN. 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by UTK professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Circa 1969, human remains 

representing, at minimum, nine 

individuals were removed from 40BD1, 

the Garrett site in Bedford County, TN, 

under the auspices of the Tennessee 

Archaeological Society and the Middle 

Tennessee State University Archaeology 

Club. At an unknown date, likely 

between 1969 and 1976, the human 

remains were transferred to UTK. The 

project was described as a salvage 

excavation by avocational archaeologists 


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