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beads, soil matrix, ceramic sherds, as well as 

copper stained shell beads, and fragments 

and deteriorated beads; two rough shell 

disks; 12 shell gorgets and gorget fragments; 

166 small stones; three soil samples; 10 

pieces of wood and animal bone mixed with 

soil in lot; five stone celts and fragments; one 

stone discoidal; 10 textile fragments, 

including some mixed lots with wood, 

copper fragments, and shell beads; nine 

tortoise shell strips or bands; one unmodified 

horse conch shell; six whelk shell cup 

fragments; 22 whelk shell fragments; two 

whelk shell columella ornaments and 

fragments; 237 wood fragments, and mixed 

lots of wood with copper staining, mica, and 

soil; one worked stone fragment; two large 

Atlantic cockle shells; and one ‘‘puffball’’ 

fungus. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 54076, 

September 13, 2005), column 1, 

paragraph 1, sentence 1 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

Between 1927 and 1928, human remains 

representing a minimum of 10 individuals 

were removed from the Little Egypt site in 

Murray County, GA, by Warren King 

Moorehead of the Robert S. Peabody Museum 

of Archaeology. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 54076, 

September 13, 2005), column 1, 

paragraph 1, sentence 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The 43 associated funerary objects are six 

miscellaneous shells and small shells; 18 

shell beads; two shell gorgets; five ceramic 

vessels; two whelk shell ornaments; and 10 

shell ornaments and fragments. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 54076, 

September 13, 2005), column 2, 

paragraph 1, sentence 2 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

Officials of the Robert S. Peabody Museum 

of Archaeology also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 21,681 

objects 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 a death rite or 

ceremony. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 

Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, 

Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 

749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.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 Alabama-Quassarte Tribal 

Town; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch 

Band of Creeks (previously listed as the 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 

Town (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’) may proceed. 

The Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology is responsible for notifying 

The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: November 28, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27709 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027082; 

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 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. 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 the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1879, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from a ‘‘Mound on Mr. 

Banister’s Place,’’ located near Dover in 

Stewart County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss 

as part of a Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology expedition 

led by F. W. Putnam. No known 

individuals were identified. 

In 1879, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from a cemetery on ‘‘James C. 

Green’s Place,’’ located near Dover in 

Stewart County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss 

as part of a Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology expedition 

led by F. W. Putnam. No known 

individuals were identified. 

In 1879, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from a mound on ‘‘Mr. Perkin’s 

Farm,’’ located 100 miles below 

Nashville on the Cumberland River in 

Stewart County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss 

as part of a Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology expedition 

led by F. W. Putnam. No known 

individuals were identified. 

In 1879, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 


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removed from a mound on ‘‘Mrs. 

Williams Farm,’’ located near Fort 

Donelson on the Cumberland River in 

Stewart County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss 

as part of a Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology expedition 

led by F. W. Putnam. No known 

individuals were identified. 

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 

osteological analysis and/or 

archeological contexts, and museum 

records. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 10 

individuals 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 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 may 

be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 

Nation; and the 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 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 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 

Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 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. 2018–27704 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027072; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

State Center Community College 

District—Fresno City College, Fresno, 

CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The State Center Community 

College District—Fresno City College 

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 a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the State Center Community 

College District—Fresno City College. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the State Center Community 

College District—Fresno City College at 

the address in this notice by January 22, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: Mary Beth Miller, Interim 

Dean of Social Sciences, in care of Jill 

Minar, Ph.D., Fresno City College of The 

State Center Community College 

District, 1101 E University Avenue, 

Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442– 

8210, email jill.minar@

fresnocitycollege.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 

State Center Community College 

District—Fresno City College, Fresno, 

CA. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from the 

Sihugatic site, Madera County, CA. 

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 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 the State Center 

Community College District—Fresno 

City College professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono 

Indians of California (previously listed 

as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono 

Indians of California); Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Cold Springs Rancheria of 

Mono Indians of California; Middletown 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 

Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle 

Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle 

Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), 

California; Table Mountain Rancheria 

(previously listed as the Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California) Tejon Indian 

Tribe; Tule River Indian Tribe of the 

Tule River Reservation, California; and 

the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians 

of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 

California. 

An invitation to consult was extended 

to the California Valley Miwok Tribe, 

California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; Fort 

McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes 

of the Fort McDermitt Indian 

Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Ione 


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