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The human remains include two 30–40 

years old males and one 20–30 year old 

of unknown sex. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI50 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on July 25, 1935, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI50 was described as a shell midden. 

Artifacts suggest a Late Archaic to Early 

Woodland occupation. The human 

remains include one 17–19 year old 

female and an adult female. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, seven individuals were 

removed from site 1LI51 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on December 20, 1934, 

for the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI51 was described as a shell midden. 

Artifacts suggest occupations during the 

Late Archaic, Middle Woodland and 

Late Woodland. The human remains 

include three 30–50 year old males; one 

40–50 year old female, and three 

juveniles of indeterminate sex. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From February through March 1934, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 25 individuals were removed 

from site 1MA4, in Madison County, 

AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired a strip of 

land around the periphery of Hobbs 

Island encompassing this site on May 

23, 1939 as part of the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, but the excavation 

was conducted with Federal funds in 

anticipation of the inundation of this 

site. The site was a shell midden 300 x 

125 feet and adjacent to the island’s 

shoreline. There are no radiocarbon 

dates available for this site, but artifacts 

from a non-mortuary context suggest 

Langston (A.D. 900–1200) and Hobbs 

Island (A.D. 1200–1450) phase 

occupations. The human remains 

include infants, adolescents, and adults 

of both sexes. No known individuals 

were identified. There are no associated 

funerary objects. 

From March 1940 to July 1941, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from site 1MA31/1MA32 in 

Madison County, AL. TVA acquired this 

site on July 6, 1936, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project. 1MA31 and 1MA32 

are now considered one multi-mound 

and village site. The site was composed 

of one small conical mound; a 200 x 

1000 foot village area and a large mound 

10 feet in height and 75 x 105 feet at the 

base. These mounds were domiciliary, 

rather than mortuary, in nature. 

Unfortunately, both mounds had 

suffered from looting prior to 

excavation. Recent radiocarbon dates of 

animal bone from a non-mortuary 

context have a calibrated two-sigma 

range of A.D. 1050–1275, indicating an 

occupation from the early to middle 

Mississippian period. The human 

remains are in a fragmentary state, 

making it impossible to determine sex, 

but most of the individuals appear to be 

adults over the age of eighteen. No 

known individuals were identified. 

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 

are Native American based on their 

presence in prehistoric archeological 

sites and an osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 189 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 35 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 the 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 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 will 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 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

The Tennessee Valley Authority is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: November 19, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27710 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027067; 

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. 


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65732 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2018 / Notices 

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.edupaa@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 Williamson 

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 the UTK 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At a date likely between 1960 and 

1969, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual, were 

removed from 40WM4, the 

DeGraffenreid site in Williamson 

County, TN. At a date likely after 1969, 

this individual was transferred to UTK. 

UTK believes these human remains 

were removed by the Southeastern 

Indian Antiquities Survey (SIAS) during 

excavations conducted in the 1960s at 

the DeGraffenreid site after it had been 

destroyed by potash (phosphate) 

mining. The UTK curation repository 

holds a number of collections excavated 

by the SIAS. Burial 1 belongs to a young 

child, aged 2–4 years old. No known 

individuals were identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are 

fragments of burned wood. The 

DeGraffenreid site dates to circa 1300– 

1450 C.E., based on the identification by 

Jones (1876) and Smith (1994) of 

artifacts not under the control of UTK. 

At a date possibly between 1965 and 

1967, human remains representing, at 

minimum, six individuals were 

removed from 40WM5, the Arnold site 

in Williamson County, TN. At a date 

perhaps between 1965 and 1980, these 

individuals were transferred to UTK. 

Between 1965 and 1967, members of the 

SIAS excavated the Arnold site when it 

became threatened by subdivision 

development. It is unclear if these six 

individuals were uncovered as part of 

SIAS excavations or were excavated 

prior to or after the SIAS project as they 

cannot be correlated with any of the 

individuals described in the report on 

this site (Ferguson 1972). Burial A 

belongs to a young adult female (20–35 

years old). Burial B belongs to an adult 

male, likely middle aged (35–50 years 

old). Burial C belongs to a juvenile of 

indeterminate sex (12–15 years old). 

Burial D belongs to a young adult, 

probably female (20–35 years old). 

Burial E belongs to a middle aged adult 

of indeterminate sex (35–50 years old). 

The sixth individual, without a burial 

designation, is a young adult male (25– 

34 years old). No known individuals 

were identified. The one associated 

funerary object is a limestone-tempered 

ceramic sherd. The Arnold site dates to 

circa C.E. 1150–1350, based on a 

radiocarbon date, placing it within the 

Middle Cumberland Culture of the 

Mississippian period. Other funerary 

objects reported by Ferguson and not 

under the control of UTK also date to 

this time period. 

Between 1971 and 1972, human 

remains representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from 40WM6, 

the Harpeth Meadows site in 

Williamson County, TN. During 

construction activities in 1971, the 

landowner encountered two stone box 

graves, and contacted a local historical 

society, which ultimately led to the 

involvement of amateur archeologists 

from the SIAS of Nashville later that 

year. Excavations at this small village 

and cemetery site, including the 

contents of two excavated pits and the 

presence of stone box graves, indicate 

that this site dates to the Late 

Mississippian Period. At a date 

sometime after 1972, the human 

remains were transferred to UTK by 

John Dowd. Burial 1 belongs to an adult 

male, aged 50 or older. Burial 5 belongs 

to an adult male, aged 35–39. (Burials 2 

through 4 were never transferred to 

UTK. According to burial records, only 

the outlines of the stone box grave 

surrounding Burial 2 were intact when 

the SIAS investigated it; no human 

skeletal remains were present. However, 

burial records state that human remains 

were present in Burials 3 and 4. The 

current location of these individuals is 

unknown). No known individuals were 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are two ceramic sherds and one 

faunal bone sherd, both of which are 

associated with Burial 1. Additional 

funerary objects are noted in the site 

records, but were never transferred to 

UTK. 

Between 1980 and 1982, upon the 

urging of the private landowner, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 81 

individuals were removed from 40WM9, 

the Anderson site in Williamson 

County, TN, by a group from the Middle 

Cumberland Archaeological Society that 

included John Dowd, Tom Kinney, 

Bruce Lindstrom, and Ken Steverson. 

Sometime between 1980 and 1983, the 

human remains were transferred to 

UTK. These individuals include: 22 

females or probable females, 17 males or 

probable males, five adults of 

indeterminate sex, and 37 subadults. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

341 associated funerary objects include: 

62 waste flakes, one core fragment, one 

piece of shatter, one uniface scraper, 

one drill fragment, two bifacially 

worked tools, one fragment of a 

lanceolate type projectile point, two 

small groundstone fragments, possibly 

part of a bannerstone, 79 pieces of fire 

cracked rock, two pieces of limestone 

(one is burned), four pieces of 

sandstone, 96 non-culturally altered 

rocks associated with burials, two 

pieces of burned clay, 72 faunal bones 

and teeth (including a turtle carapace 

fragment, a carnivore tooth, and 15 

fragments of gastropod and mussel 

shell), and 15 bags of sediment from 

burial areas of the site. Based on Dowd’s 

report (1989), the majority of the 

funerary objects (and particularly those 

with photographs), as well as all 

ceramics and most faunal remains, were 

never transferred to UTK. Based on the 

lithic points listed by Dowd (1989), 

which are not under the control of UTK, 

and include Eva, Morrow Mountain, 

and Big Sandy types and radiocarbon 

dates obtained from wood and nutshell, 

the main occupation of the Anderson 

site appears to be during the Middle 

Archaic period, 6720 +/¥ 220 B.P. to 

6495 +/¥ 205 B.P. (Dowd 1989:179). 


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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 

archeological context and osteological 

analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 90 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 347 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 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 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 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 the 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 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. 2018–27649 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027080; 

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 Marion 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 1871, human remains representing, 

at minimum, five individuals were 

removed from a cave near Jasper in 

Marion County, TN, by Rev. E. O. 

Dunning as part of a Peabody Museum 

of Archaeology and Ethnology 

expedition. No known individuals were 

identified. 

In 1890 and 1892, human remains 

representing, at minimum, six 

individuals were removed from the 

Holloway Mounds, located in the 

Sequatchie Valley in Marion County, 

TN, by John W. Emmert as part of a 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology expedition. No known 

individuals were identified. 

In 1891, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 11 individuals were 

removed from mounds in the 

Sequatchie Valley in Marion County, 

TN, by John W. Emmert as part of a 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology expedition. No known 

individuals were identified. 


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