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that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Tekla A. 

Harms, NAGPRA Coordinator, Beneski 

Museum of Natural History, Amherst 

College, Amherst, MA 01002, telephone 

(413) 542–2711, email taharms@

amherst.edu, by January 22, 2019. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains to the 

Narragansett Indian Tribe; Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin; and 

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 

(Aquinnah) may proceed. 

The Beneski Museum of Natural 

History, Amherst College is responsible 

for notifying the Narragansett Indian 

Tribe; Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay 

Head (Aquinnah); and the following 

non-Federally recognized Indian groups: 

Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St. 

Francis/Sokoki Band, VT; Abenaki 

Nation of New Hampshire; Cowasuck 

Band of the Pennacook—Abenaki 

People, NH; Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki, 

VT; Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional 

Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, VT; 

Koasek Traditional Band of the 

Sovereign Abenaki Nation, VT; 

Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki 

Nation, VT; and Chaubunagungamaug 

Nipmuck and Nipmuc Nation, MA, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: November 19, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27707 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027084; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert 

S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, 

Andover, MA; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology (formerly the 

Robert S. Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology) has corrected an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects, published in a Notice 

of Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register on September 13, 2005. This 

notice corrects the minimum number of 

individuals and the number of 

associated funerary objects. 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 Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology. 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 Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology at the address 

in this notice by January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 

Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, 

Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 

749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology, Andover, MA. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from the Etowah site, 

Bartow County, GA and Little Egypt 

site, Murray County, GA. 

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. 

This notice corrects the number of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects published in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 54075–54076, 

September 13, 2005). During a reinventory inconsistencies in the original 

count of both the minimum number of 

individuals and associated funerary 

objects were identified. One individual 

had been counted twice; an additional 

individual was identified; and objects 

associated with the additional 

individual, which had previously been 

identified as unassociated funerary 

objects, were now designated associated 

funerary objects. Confusion regarding 

which individuals were from Etowah 

versus Little Egypt also was resolved 

with the re-inventory. Additionally, the 

re-inventory correlated original ledger 

book entries with cataloged and recataloged objects, thus identifying 

previously unknown burial associations. 

Finally, many associated funerary 

objects that were misidentified or 

miscounted in the original inventory 

(likely due to attempts to count the large 

numbers of shell beads) were corrected, 

identified and counted. Transfer of 

control of the items in this correction 

notice has not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 54075, 

September 13, 2005), column 2, 

paragraph 4, sentence 1 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

Between 1925 and 1928, human remains 

representing a minimum of 94 individuals 

were removed from the Etowah site, Bartow 

County, GA, by Warren King Moorehead of 

the Robert S. Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 54075, 

September 13, 2005), column 2, 

paragraph 4, sentence 3 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The 21,638 associated funerary objects are 

34 animal bone fragments and fragment lots; 

one basketry fragment with clay matrix lot; 

three burnt clay, ceramic sherds, and animal 

bones in lot; one ceramic bead; two ceramic 

elbow pipes, one ceramic basket- or canoeshaped pipe; one ceramic handle; 21 ceramic 

sherds; eight ceramic vessels; one lot of 

charcoal and soil; one concretion; two 

fragments of a copper axe with wooden 

handle; one copper covered wooden top 

knot, serpent shaped; two copper disks; 680 

copper fragments, including wood fragments, 

copper bilobed arrow ornament, mica, 

adhered shell beads, textile and matting 

fragments, animal bone; 90 copper headdress, 

hair ornaments and fragments; 69 copper 

repousse plates and fragments; three 

fragments of daub and fire-hardened soil; 175 

freshwater pearl beads; 56 freshwater 

periwinkle shells; seven freshwater shells 

and fragments; one fur fragment with copper 

staining; four galena crystals; one bear 

canine; one kaolin core with copper; one lot 

of kaolin, bark, animal bone fragments, mica, 

soil, and ceramic sherds; four large flint 

bifaces or swords; 11 chipped stone projectile 

points; one ground stone tool fragment; three 

leather fragments; one limestone spatulate 

celt; one lump of mineral ore; 108 matting 

fragments, including copper stained matting, 

textiles, and adhered shell beads; 83 mica 

fragments, some with copper stained matrix; 

405 miscellaneous shells and small shells; 11 

modified animal bone fragments; one quartz 

preform; 19,352 shell beads, including 

diverse sizes and shapes (round, ovoid, 

tubular, disc, barrel, elongated, irregular), as 

well as mixed lots of shell beads, freshwater 

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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] 

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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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