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funerary objects under the control of the 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

Anniston, AL. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Moundville, Tuscaloosa 

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 the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1933–1937, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from 

Moundville in Tuscaloosa County, AL. 

These human remains and funerary 

objects were removed by Philip James 

Fitzgerald, an excavator with the 

Civilian Conservation Corps, during the 

excavation of the Moundville site. Upon 

Fitzgerald’s death, the human remains 

and funerary objects were transferred to 

his daughter, Phyllis Fitzgerald 

Richardson. In May 1990, Mrs. 

Richardson donated the human remains 

and funerary objects to the Anniston 

Museum of Natural History. The human 

remains include one human skull with 

mandible, four neck vertebrae, and one 

human molar tooth. The human remains 

have been dated to the Moundville 

Period (ca. A.D. 1200–1500). No genders 

are known. No known individuals were 

identified. The 10 associated funerary 

objects are one incised pottery jar, one 

incised pottery bowl, four game stones 

of varying size and stone type, one 

unperforated, oblong stone pendant, one 

stone projectile point, one perforated 

bone awl, and one unperforated bone 

awl. 

Determinations Made by the Anniston 

Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

being excavated from a known Native 

American burial site and dated to the 

time period during which the site is 

known to have been occupied by Native 

Americans. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 10 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 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

• 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 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and 

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

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

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and 

The Muscogee (Creek) 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 Daniel D. Spaulding, 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

800 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 

36206, telephone (256) 237–6766, email 

dspaulding@annistonmuseum.org, by 

September 10, 2018. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma and The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation may proceed. 

The Anniston Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Museum of 

Natural History 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 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 American Museum of 

Natural History. 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 American Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice by September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American 

Museum of Natural History, Central 

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 

10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 


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3003, of the completion of inventories of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects under the control of the 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Mercer County, NJ, and 

Richmond County, NY. 

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 American 

Museum of Natural History professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Delaware Tribe of 

Indians. The Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Delaware Tribe of 

Indians invited the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin, to attend the 

consultation meeting, but they did not 

participate. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1897, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the top soil of Trench D 

in Lalor Field, Lalor Estate, South of 

Trenton, Mercer County, NJ. The human 

remains were excavated by Ernest Volk 

during an American Museum of Natural 

History (AMNH) sponsored expedition. 

The AMNH acquired the individuals 

that same year. No known individuals 

were identified. The human remains 

include a sub-adult who is represented 

by a single element and two adults who 

are represented by cranial and postcranial elements. The sex of these 

individuals cannot be determined. Two 

associated funerary objects—two pieces 

of pottery—were found with these 

human remains. One of these pottery 

pieces is a spall with no markings on its 

surface, and the other is small and 

fragmentary. 

The top soil of Trench D at Lalor Field 

consists of late Middle Woodland, Late 

Woodland, and early historic deposits. 

Thus, it is highly likely that these 

human remains can be assigned to the 

Terminal Middle Woodland or later. 

These human remains were determined 

to be Native American based on their 

archeological context and collection 

history. 

In 1909, human remains, representing 

at minimum, 16 individuals, were 

removed from the Bowman’s Brook site, 

Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, 

Richmond County, NY, by Alanson 

Skinner. The AMNH acquired these 

individuals as a gift that same year. No 

known individuals were identified. 

These individuals include three subadults, one adult male, 10 adults of 

indeterminate sex and two individuals 

of indeterminate sex and age. There are 

no associated funerary objects. 

Bowman’s Brook is a multicomponent site, comprising part of the 

larger Mariner’s Harbor site complex on 

the northwestern shore of Staten Island. 

Consisting of five distinguishable levels, 

its occupation spans the Middle and 

Late Archaic, Early and Middle 

Woodland, and the Late Woodland 

component for which the site is best 

known, the Bowman’s Brook phase. 

Skinner’s excavations were focused on 

the uppermost level. Radiocarbon dates 

obtained in 1986 indicate that the 

burials belong to the Late Woodland 

period; and date from A.D. 1083±153 to 

A.D. 1340±70. These human remains 

were determined to be Native American 

based on their archeological context and 

collection history. 

In 1895, human remains representing 

at minimum, 24 individuals and 167 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Burial Ridge, Tottenville, 

Staten Island, Richmond County, NY. 

These individuals were collected by 

George H. Pepper and M.H. Saville as 

part of an AMNH sponsored expedition. 

The museum accessioned the human 

remains and funerary objects that same 

year. No known individuals were 

identified. The human remains include 

one adult female, six adult males, two 

adults who may be male, 10 adults of 

indeterminate sex and five sub-adults. 

The 167 associated funerary objects 

include: 14 bone points, three stone 

points; eight turtle shells; five sherds; 24 

pieces of animal bone; two pieces of 

worked bone; one antler piece; one flint 

arrow; two pieces of mica; one flint 

implement; six flint blanks for 

arrowheads; 13 leaf-shaped flint pieces; 

11 flint pieces; three stone implements; 

one piece of smoky quartz; seven pieces 

of deer antler; five deer bones; one lynx 

mandible; one piece of red clay; 53 

pieces of beaver teeth; one block of sand 

with shells; two valves of clam shells 

and two oyster shells. 

Around 1895, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals, were removed from a 

location presumed to be Burial Ridge, 

Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond 

County, New York, NY. These human 

remains were probably collected by 

George H. Pepper and M.H. Saville as 

part of an AMNH sponsored expedition. 

The museum likely accessioned the 

human remains that same year. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

human remains include two adults of 

indeterminate sex. There are no 

associated funerary objects. 

In 1900, human remains, representing 

at minimum two individuals and one 

associated funerary object were removed 

from Burial Ridge, Tottenville, Staten 

Island, Richmond County, NY by Mark 

Raymond Harrington. The AMNH 

acquired the human remains and 

funerary objects as a gift from F.W. 

Putnam in 1909. No known individuals 

were identified. The human remains 

include one sub-adult and one adult of 

indeterminate age. The one associated 

funerary object is a piece of deer bone. 

The human remains from Burial 

Ridge, Tottenville, were determined to 

be Native American based on 

archeological context, associated 

funerary objects and collection history. 

While Burial Ridge at Tottenville, Staten 

Island has Archaic through early 

Contact Period components, contextual 

information and scholarly literature 

indicate that the human remains date to 

the Terminal Middle Woodland and 

Late Woodland Periods. Radiocarbon 

dates reinforce this interpretation: One 

individual dates to the Terminal Middle 

Woodland, three additional individuals 

and two nearby features date to the Late 

Woodland. The individuals and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this Notice date to the Terminal Middle 

Woodland or Late Middle Woodland 

periods. 

Oral tradition recounts the Delaware 

migration into the region from the west 

or northwest. Archeological and 

linguistic evidence indicates the arrival 

of Delawarean-speakers in the Delaware 

Valley and Staten Island no earlier than 

the Terminal Middle Woodland (A.D. 

500–800). Information presented by the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma and the 

Delaware Tribe of Indians indicates that 

these three locales were traditionally 

occupied by the Delaware until 

progressive removals westward began in 

the early 1700s. 

Based on oral tradition, linguistic and 

archeological evidence and information 

presented during multiple 

consultations, the American Museum of 

Natural History has determined that a 

cultural affiliation exists between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and the Delaware (Lenape) 

people. 

Determinations Made by the American 

Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the American Museum of 

Natural History have determined that: 


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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 47 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 170 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe of Indians; and 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

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 Nell Murphy, American 

Museum of Natural History, Central 

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 

10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org, by September 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, may 

proceed. 

The American Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Heard 

Museum, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Heard Museum 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 Heard Museum. 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 Heard Museum at the 

address in this notice by September 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: David Roche, Director/CEO, 

Heard Museum, 2301 North Central 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone 

(602) 252–8840, email director@

heard.org. 

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 

Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Central and 

possibly Southern Arizona. 

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 Heard 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of AkChin Indian Community (previously 

listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community 

of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 

Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1935 and 1960, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by Mr. Cross 

from an unknown site in Maricopa 

County, AZ. The human remains 

together with associated funerary 

objects, were acquired by Claud Black, 

then acquired by Harold Kennedy, and 

finally acquired by the Heard Museum 

in 1970, which assigned them catalog 

number NA–SW–SD–A1–30. The 

human remains are of a large individual, 

probably male. No known individuals 

were identified. The four associated 

funerary objects are: one piece of shell, 

two animal bone shafts, and one jar. The 

cultural affiliation of the jar and 

cremation has been changed from 

Salado to Hohokam, based on an 

updated pottery type identification of 

Salt Red. 

Prior to 1982, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site in central or southern AZ. 

The human remains were found in 

museum storage in 1982, and bore a 

Hohokam catalog number, NA–SW– 

HH–T–1. The human remains are those 

of a middle-aged adult of unknown 

gender. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The Hohokam 

attribution is based on the catalog 

number and the typical Hohokam 

dentition exhibited by the human 

remains. 

Prior to 1960, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

alternatively, Sacaton, Pinal County, 

AZ; Cashion, Maricopa County, AZ; or 

La Ciudad Ruin, Phoenix, Maricopa 

County, AZ. The human remains consist 

of a small bag of cremated bone 

fragments weighing less than 1 gram. In 

1990, the human remains were found in 

a box which contained a returned loan; 

the bag was assigned catalog number 

3288–1. The returned loan comprised 

two jars (NA–SW–HH–A4–14 and NA– 

SW–HH–A4–16) that had been collected 

by Carl A. Moosberg, from Sacaton, 

Pinal County, AZ; one jar (NA–SW–HH– 

A4–46) that had been collected by 

Russell Cross from Cashion, Maricopa 

County, AZ; and one jar (NA–SW–HH– 

A1–10) that had been collected by Frank 

Mitalsky, a.k.a. Frank Midvale, from La 


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