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Department of Historic Preservation and 

Archaeology, the human remains were 

transported by Indiana Conservation 

officers to the Indiana State Museum 

and Historic Sites (ISMHS) on August 

18, 2014. Subsequently, staff from the 

University of Indianapolis further 

assessed the human remains, and 

identified them as Native American. 

The human remains were inventoried, 

and an osteological analysis was 

conducted by staff at the University of 

Indianapolis. They identified the human 

remains, which consist of a portion of 

the skull, as belonging to a single adult 

female. Given the incomplete nature of 

the skeletal material little information 

was possible with regard to pathology, 

cause of death, or specific age. 

Based on witness interviews 

conducted by Indiana Conservation 

officers, the human remains were found 

directly adjacent to areas frequented by 

recreational water implements and 

vehicles. As divers recovered no 

additional human remains, these human 

remains likely originated from a 

disturbed context elsewhere in the lake 

or adjacent areas. No other materials 

were recovered. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Indiana 

State Museum and Historic Sites 

Corporation 

Officials of the ISMHS have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on analysis 

of the physical remains and the 

archeological context. 

• 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 

associated funerary object 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 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana. 

• 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi 

Huron Band of the Potawatomi, 

Michigan (previously listed as the 

Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); and the 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana. 

• Other authoritative governmental 

sources identify the location where the 

human remains were removed as the 

aboriginal land of Citizen Potawatomi 

Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana. 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Tribes. 

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 Michele Greenan, Indiana 

State Museum and Historic Sites, 650 

West Washington Street, Indianapolis, 

IN 46214, telephone (317) 473–0836, 

email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org, 

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 Tribes may proceed. 

The ISMHS is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: November 19, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27706 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027073: 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

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 archeological sites 

in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL, 

and Hardin 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 


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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 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 December 27, 1938 to June 27, 

1939, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 365 individuals were 

removed from the Little Bear Creek site, 

1CT8, in Colbert County, AL, by the 

Alabama Museum of Natural History 

(AMNH) at the University of Alabama. 

TVA acquired this site on August 20, 

1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. 

This shell midden site was at the 

confluence of Little Bear Creek and the 

Tennessee River. While there are no 

radiocarbon dates from this site, the 

excavated artifacts indicate that the 

major occupations took place during the 

Late Archaic (4000–1000 B.C.). 

Ceramics, while not abundant, were 

found in the upper 2–3 feet. Some of the 

ceramics suggest minor occupations 

during the Colbert (300 B.C.–A.D. 100) 

and McKelvey (A.D. 500–1000) phases. 

Distinctive shell-tempered vessels 

associated with some burials indicate a 

Mississippian Kogers Island phase (A.D. 

1200–1500) occupation. 

The human remains removed from 

1CT8 include adults, juveniles, and 

infants of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The 5,244 

associated funerary objects include two 

ground stone abraders; one ground stone 

adz; one antler billet; 10 antler billet 

fragments; six antler tools; one carved 

and ground antler; three atlatl weights; 

two Bell Plain bottles; two Bell Plain 

bowls; 11 Bell Plain bowl sherds; 20 

Bell Plain jar sherds; one Bell Plain 

ladle; one bifurcated bone; two animal 

bones; seven bone awls; two beaver 

incisors; five bone fids; one bone 

fishhook; one bone handle; three bone 

needles; two bone pendants; 13 bone 

pins; three bone projectile points; two 

bone punches; 28 unidentified bones; 

four chert bifaces; one ground stone celt; 

one ceramic ear spool; 13 crinoid stems; 

five crinoid stem beads; one polished 

stone discoidal; one drumfish tooth 

bead; 4068 gastropod shell beads; one 

ground stone fragment; one ground 

stone bowl; one hammerstone; three 

hematite fragments; one Long Branch 

Fabric Marked sherd; three McKee 

Island Brushed jars; four McKee Island 

Brushed sherds; one Mississippi Plain 

vessel; 38 Mississippi Plain bowl 

sherds; 28 Mississippi Plain jars; 17 

Mississippi Plain jar sherds; 29 

Mississippi Plain sherds; one Kirk 

Serrated PP/K; one Ledbetter PP/K; one 

Morrow Mountain PP/K; one polished 

stone pendant; one polished stone; five 

unidentified PP/K; 594 shell beads; two 

shell gorgets; five shell pendants; four 

unidentified shells; one polished stone 

bead; one turtle shell; three turtle shell 

rattles; 25 turtle shell rattle fragments; 

five unidentified bones; one piece of 

ground coal; one piece of unidentified 

ground stone; 240 unmodified chert 

pebbles; and one unmodified shell. 

From January 25 to February 22, 1934, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 20 individuals were removed 

from 1CT17 in Colbert County, AL, by 

AMNH. TVA acquired this site on June 

19, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir 

project, and the excavation was 

conducted with Federal funds in 

anticipation of reservoir construction. 

This shell mound and village site was 

located on the left descending bank of 

the Tennessee River, and consisted of an 

accumulation of mussel shell and 

village midden, rather than an 

intentionally constructed earthwork. 

There are no radiocarbon dates from this 

site. Projectile points from 1CT17 

resemble those found in Late Archaic 

(4000–1000 B.C.) occupations at nearby 

sites. Stratification of the ceramics 

recovered from the excavations is not 

clear, but the ceramics exhibit temper 

and surface modifications characteristic 

of the Early and Middle Woodland 

period (300 B.C.–A.D. 500). A few shelltempered ceramics from the 

Mississippian period are found in the 

upper portion of this shell midden. The 

human remains include infants, 

adolescents, and adults of both sexes. 

No known individuals were identified. 

There are no associated funerary objects 

from this site. 

From January to February, 1938, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from the Georgetown Landing 

site, 1CT34, in Colbert County, AL, by 

AMNH. TVA acquired this site on 

March 28, 1936, for the Pickwick 

Reservoir project. The site was a shell 

midden extending 140 by 280 feet on 

the left descending bank of the 

Tennessee River. There are no 

radiocarbon dates for this site. It is not 

possible to place the NAGPRA cultural 

items from 1CT34 in a temporal context 

as temporally sensitive artifacts were 

rare. Some fiber-tempered ceramics 

considered typical of the Wheeler 

culture (approximately 1300–1000 B.C.) 

were recovered, as well as some shelltempered ceramics, suggesting a 

Mississippian period occupation. 

The human remains removed from 

1CT34 include adults, juveniles, and 

children of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are one 

unidentified broken projectile point and 

one damaged siltstone tubular bead. 

From February 6 to March 6 and April 

17–22, 1939, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 93 

individuals were removed from site 

1CT65/1CT117 in Colbert County, AL, 

by the AMNH. The site was originally 

designated 1CT65, but this number was 

inadvertently used for another site 

outside TVA boundaries. Consequently, 

this site is currently designated 1CT117 

in the Alabama site files. TVA acquired 

this site on August 20, 1936, for the 

Pickwick Reservoir project. This rock 

shelter or cave was located on the left 

descending bank of Little Bear Creek. 

Although most of 1CT117 had been 

disturbed by looting, 20 features were 

tentatively identified. Most are 

designated as fire basins or rock hearths. 

There are no radiocarbon dates from this 

site. Both limestone-tempered and shelltempered ceramics were recovered, 

suggesting both a Woodland and 

Mississippian occupation. There are, 

however, projectile points that indicate 

an Archaic occupation. The fragmented 

human remains include adults, children 

and infants of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The 1,486 

associated funerary objects include 19 

Eva projectile points/knives (PP/K); 

1461 gastropod shell beads; one beaver 

incisor; two unidentified PP/K; two 

shell gorgets; and one turtle shell. 

Sometime during 1984, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals were removed from 

Bell Cave, 1CT229, during 

paleontological investigations by the 

McWane Science Center. TVA 

purchased the land encompassing this 

cave on October 23, 1936. The site is 

located on the left descending bank of 

the Tennessee River in Colbert County, 

AL. The age of these human remains is 

not known. The human remains all 

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to determine sex. No known individuals 

were identified. There are no associated 

funerary objects. 

In 1962, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 42 individuals were 

removed from site 1LU12 in Lauderdale 

County, AL, by the Muscle Shoals 

chapter of the Alabama Archaeological 

Society. TVA acquired this land on 

November 23, 1936, for the Pickwick 

Reservoir project. There is no reliable 

information regarding the context 

within which these human remains 

were found and there are no 

radiocarbon dates for this site. The 

artifacts recovered suggest occupations 

during the Late Archaic and 

Mississippian periods. The human 

remains include infants, juveniles and 

adults of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. There are 

no associated funerary objects. 

From April 29, 1938 to November 8, 

1940 human remains representing, at 

minimum, 2,459 individuals were 

removed from the Perry site, 1LU25, in 

Lauderdale County, AL, by the AMNH. 

TVA acquired this site on February 19, 

1937, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. 

Perry site was the largest excavation on 

TVA land in Alabama. The site, located 

on an island in the Tennessee River, 

was an extensive shell midden, village 

and burial ground. There were two 

major occupations at 1LU25. The first 

during the terminal Middle through Late 

Archaic periods, (4000–1000 B.C.), and 

the second during the Kogers Island 

phase (A.D. 1200–1450) of the 

Mississippian period. 

The human remains from 1LU25 

include both sexes of every age category 

from neonate to senior (60+). The 17,105 

associated funerary objects include 16 

stone abraders; 16 adzes; nine 

Alexander Incised sherds; one 

Alexander Incised var. Smithsonia 

sherd; one Alexander Pinched sherd; 

one Alexander Punctated, var. 

Columbus sherd; one Alexander 

Punctated, var. Tibbee sherd; 15 animal 

bones and teeth; one antler atlatl hook; 

six antler billets; five antler flakers; 57 

antler fragments; one antler headdress; 

six antler projectile points; three antler 

punches; two antler tines; one antler 

tool; two antler ornaments; two antler 

tubes; one polished stone atlatl weight; 

one Baldwin Plain bottle; one Baldwin 

Plain jar; five Baldwin Plain sherds; one 

Baldwin Plain, var. O’Neal sherd; 15 

Barton Incised sherds; one Barton 

Incised, var. Demopolis jar; eight Barton 

Incised, var. Unspecified sherds; two 

Baytown Plain, var. McKelvey sherds; 

one bear canine; two beaver teeth/bone; 

one Bell Plain ladle; five Bell Plain 

bottles; nine Bell Plain bowls; 28 Bell 

Plain bowl sherds; one Bell Plain effigy 

bottle; three Bell Plain effigy bowls; six 

Bell Plain jars; five Bell Plain jar sherds; 

26 Bell Plain sherds; three Benjamin 

PP/K; two Benson Simple Stamped 

sherds; one Benton Broad Stemmed 

PP/K; one Benton Stemmed PP/K; 47 

chert bifaces; 25 bird bones and 

fragments; one Bluff Creek Simple 

Stamped sherd; 53 bone awls; five bone 

awl fragments; one alligator gar jaw; 78 

bone beads; one bone beamer; two 

bifurcated bones; three bone billets; 

nine bone drifts; five bone fids; 17 bone 

fishhooks; four bone flakers; one bone 

fragment; one bone implement; four 

bone needles; two bone pendant/ 

ornaments; 22 bone pins; nine bone pin 

fragments; two bone pressure flakers; 42 

bone projectile points; two bone 

punches; 60 bone rattles; one bone shaft 

wrench; 20 bone tools; 20 unidentified 

bones; five mammal bones; 23 modified 

bones; 39 canid teeth and turtle shell 

pendants; one unmodified animal 

canine tooth; 46 Carthage Incised, var. 

Summerville jar sherds; 15 chert, 

limestone, schist, and sandstone celts; 

one ceramic elbow pipe; one chert tool; 

three stone chisels; one conch shell; 

seven conch shell columella; one conch 

shell cup; one Coosa Notched 

PP/K; one Copena Triangular PP/K; four 

copper and wood ear spool fragments; 

71 copper beads; 42 copper ornament 

fragments; one chert core; one crinoid 

bead; one unmodified crinoid stem; 19 

Crow Creek Noded sherds; two modified 

deer antlers; 31 deer bones; one deer 

jaw; one deer skull headdress fragment; 

one deer ulna with drilled hole; three 

dentate stamped, limestone tempered 

sherds; three stone discoidals; one dog 

burial; two drills; one Elk River PP/K; 

one engraved bone; one Evans PP/K; 

two Evansville Punctated sherds; 21 fish 

bone fragments; one fish jaw; one 

fishhook preform; four Flint Creek PP/ 

K; two Flint River Cord Marked sherds; 

10 fresh water pearl beads; one Furrs 

Cord Marked jar; four grooved abraders; 

eight pieces of ground stone; one ground 

stone bead; 23 ground stone vessel 

sherds; one Guntersville PP/K; one 

hafted drill; three Hamilton PP/K; 19 

hammerstones; three pieces of hematite; 

one Henry Island Punctated jar; three 

Jacks Reef Pentagonal PP/K; four Kays 

PP/K; one Keith Incised sherd; one Kirk 

Corner Notched PP/K; one Kirk Serrated 

PP/K; three stone knives; one Ledbetter 

PP/K; 43 Little Bear Creek PP/K; 16 

Long Branch Fabric Marked sherds; one 

Lost Lake PP/K; six Madison PP/K; two 

mammal bones; five Maples PP/K; one 

Matthews Incised, var. Manley jar; 28 

McIntire PP/K; one McKee Island 

Brushed double bowl; two McKee Island 

Brushed sherds; one ground stone 

metate; four Mississippi Plain bowls; 

five Mississippi Plain bowl sherds; one 

Mississippi Plain double bowl; 14 

Mississippi Plain double bowl sherds; 

one Mississippi Plain effigy rim sherd; 

27 Mississippi Plain jars; 60 Mississippi 

Plain jar sherds; 337 Mississippi Plain 

sherds; one Mississippi Plain vessel; 

one Mississippi Plain sherd discoidal; 

four Motley PP/K; one Moundville 

Engraved var. Hemphill bottle; one 

Moundville Engraved, var. Tuscaloosa 

bottle; four Moundville Incised, var. 

Bottle Creek sherds; one Moundville 

Incised, var. Carrollton jar; seven 

Moundville Incised, var. Carrollton 

sherds; one Moundville Incised, var. 

Snows Bend jar; one Moundville 

Incised, var. Unspecified jar; one 

Moundville Incised, var. Unspecified 

sherd; two Mud Creek PP/K; one 

Mulberry Creek Cordmarked sherd; 25 

Mulberry Creek Plain sherds; one 

Mulberry Creek PP/K; five mussel 

shells; one ovoid carbon object; one 

sandstone pestle; two chert picks; seven 

Pickwick PP/K; five stone pipes; 85 PP/ 

K; one PP/K imbedded in bone; 59 chert 

preforms; one Saltillo Fabric Marked 

sherd; 116 sandstone bowl fragments; 

one chert scrapper; five shark teeth 

pendants; 71 shell and bone beads; 

1,592 shell and stone beads; 12,447 

shell beads; one incised shell bead; 

three shell cups; one shell ear plug; 13 

shell fragments; five shell gorgets; seven 

shell ornaments; 28 shell pendants; one 

shell pin; eight shell spoons; 20 

unidentified shells; 26 shell, ceramic 

and stone beads; 18 modified shells; one 

Smithsonia PP/K; 106 unmodified snail 

shells; one St. Andrews Complicated 

Stamped sherd; one Stanfield PP/K; one 

steatite bowl; 14 stemmed PP/K; 41 

stone beads; four stone gorgets; one 

stone pendant; one Sublet Ferry PP/K; 

93 terrapin shells and drum teeth; 383 

turtle shell fragments; one unidentified 

bone; 128 unmodified stones/pebbles/ 

cobbles; one utilized flake; five Wade 

PP/K; six Wheeler Check Stamped 

sherds; three Wheeler Plain sherds; four 

Wheeler Punctated sherds; one Wheeler 

Simple Stamped sherd; and eight wolf 

jaws. 

From June to November 1937, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 12 

individuals were removed from the 

McKelvey Mound, 40HN1/40HR30, in 

Hardin County, TN, by the AMNH. TVA 

acquired this site on July 29, 1936, for 

the Pickwick Reservoir project. The 

McKelvey Mound was located just north 

of the Alabama border on the right 

descending bank of the Tennessee River. 

The mound was 100 feet in diameter 

and, at the time of excavation, was eight 

feet above the level of the river. The 


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mound was primarily domiciliary rather 

than mortuary in nature. There are no 

radiocarbon dates from this site. The 

artifacts recovered indicate multiple 

occupations during the Late Archaic, 

Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and 

Mississippian, Kogers Island phase 

(A.D. 1200–1500). Most of the burials 

are from the Kogers Island phase. 

The human remains removed from the 

McKelvey Mound are primarily adults, 

but sex could not be determined for 

most individuals. No known individuals 

were identified. There are 79 associated 

funerary objects including one Bell 

Plain bottle; one biface; one burnishing 

stone; one celt; one cobble; two cortical 

flakes; one Flint Creek PP/K; five pieces 

of galena; three Guntersville PP/K; five 

Hamilton PP/K; two hammerstones; one 

McKee Island Complicated Stamped 

sherd; four Mississippi Plain jars; 44 

Mississippi Plain sherds; one polished 

stone palette; one pebble; two 

unidentified PP/K; and three utilized 

flakes. 

From January 16 to April 26, 1937, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 24 individuals were 

excavated from the Fisher Mound, 

40HN4/40HR54, in Hardin County, TN, 

by the AMNH. TVA acquired this site 

on July 25, 1936, as part of the Pickwick 

Reservoir project. The site was 

approximately 400 feet north of the 

border with Alabama on the right 

descending side of the Tennessee River. 

The site’s most noticeable surface 

feature was a conical mound 70 feet in 

diameter and 11 feet high. Using WPA 

labor and funds, the AMNH excavated 

the mound and three adjacent areas. 

There are no radiocarbon dates from this 

site, and very little pottery was 

recovered in the village area. The 

mound is generally identified as a 

mortuary structure from the Copena 

phase (A.D. 100–500). 

The fragmentary nature of the human 

remains from the Fisher Mound made it 

difficult to identify gender, but infants, 

juveniles and adults are represented. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

52 associated funerary objects include 

one chert biface; one stone celt; one coal 

fragment; 12 copper beads; 32 pieces of 

galena; four pieces of mica; and one 

Nolichucky PP/K. 

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 

osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 3,027 

individuals of Native American ancestry. 

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

23,968 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 and associated 

funerary objects were removed is the 

aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), 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. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27647 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027068; 

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 Site 

40MU260, the Brown site, in Maury 

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). 


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