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• The 13 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 18, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SCIAA must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The SCIAA is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037095; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, University of Oklahoma, 

Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, University of Oklahoma 

(SNOMNH) has completed an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects and has determined 

that there is a cultural affiliation 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from McCurtain County, OK. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate 

Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 

University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the SNOMNH. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by the SNOMNH. 

Description 

In 1955, human remains representing, 

at minimum, six individuals were 

removed from the A.W. Davis site 

(34Mc6) in McCurtain County, OK. The 

site is located on the west bank of the 

Glover River and about one mile west of 

the small community of Glover, OK. 

Following extensive looting at the site, 

the University of Oklahoma carried out 

excavations at 34Mc6 in June and July 

of 1955, and at an unknown date, the 

excavated material remains were 

transferred to the SNOMNH. The human 

remains belong to a neonate, an infant, 

a child, and three adults of 

indeterminate sex who had been 

interred at the site during the precontact era, between A.D. 1200 and 

1500. The 432 associated funerary 

objects are: 17 stone projectile points, 

one flake, three unmodified stones, one 

sample of pigment, two faunal bone 

fragments, one shell fragment, three 

samples of charcoal, three Avery 

Engraved ceramic vessels, one Harleton 

Applique ceramic jar, 10 decorated 

ceramic vessels, two partially 

reconstructed decorated ceramic 

vessels, one undecorated ceramic vessel, 

66 decorated potsherds, 303 

undecorated potsherds, 16 daub 

fragments, and two fragments of fired 

clay. 

In 1941, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from the Clement 3 site 

(34Mc10) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated in November of 

1941 by the Works Progress 

Administration (WPA) under the 

direction of archeologists from the 

University of Oklahoma, and in 1941, 

the excavated material remains were 

transferred to the SNOMNH. The human 

remains belong to four adults of 

indeterminate sex, four children, and an 

individual whose age and sex could not 

be determined who had been interred at 

the site during the pre-contact era, 

between A.D. 1200 and 1500. The 115 

associated funerary objects are six 

decorated ceramic jars, one decorated 

ceramic bowl, five undecorated ceramic 

bowls, one undecorated ceramic jar, two 

bags of decorated potsherds, 14 

decorated potsherds, one bag of 

undecorated potsherds, 83 undecorated 

potsherds, one groundstone fragment, 

and one sample of green pigment. 

In 1941, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 20 individuals were 

removed from the McDonald 1 site 

(34Mc11) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated by the WPA in 

1941–1942, and in 1965, the excavated 

material remains were transferred to the 

SNOMNH. The human remains belong 

to two children, two adult males, and 16 

adults of indeterminate sex who had 

been interred at the site during the precontact era, between A.D. 1200 and 

1500. The 272 associated funerary 

objects are one Simms Engraved ceramic 

bowl, one decorated ceramic bottle, 12 

decorated ceramic vessels, 25 ceramic 

vessels, 206 potsherds, 17 projectile 

points, two modified stones, two stone 

pebbles, two quartz crystals, one animal 

bone fragment, one bag of animal bone 

fragments, and two bags of shell 

fragments. 


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In 1964–1965, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from the 

Baldwin site (34Mc84) in McCurtain 

County, OK. This site was excavated in 

1964–1965 by the University of 

Oklahoma, and in 1965, the excavated 

material remains were transferred to the 

SNOMNH. The human remains consist 

of a partial skeleton belonging to an 

adult female and a partial skeleton 

belonging to a young adult who is 

probably female. The 29 associated 

funerary objects are two ceramic jars, 

one ceramic bottle, one partial ceramic 

vessel, one bag of decorated potsherds, 

14 undecorated potsherds, two bags of 

undecorated potsherds, seven animal 

bone fragments, and one modified stone. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: anthropological, 

archeological, geographical, historical, 

and oral traditional. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the SNOMNH has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 37 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 848 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 18, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SNOMNH must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The SNOMNH is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribe identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10, and 

§ 10.14. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27801 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037090; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Jose State University, San Jose, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose 

State University (SJSU) has completed 

an inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and any 

federally recognized Indian Tribe. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the Ryan 

Mound (CA–ALA–329) of Newark/ 

Fremont, Alameda County, CA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., 

San Jose State University, One 

Washington Square, San Jose, CA 

95192–0113, telephone (408) 924–5713, 

email charlotte.sunseri@sjsu.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of San Jose State 

University. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. Additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the inventory or related 

records held by San Jose State 

University. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 377 individuals were 

removed from Alameda County, CA. 

The Ryan Mound collection was 

excavated by a team from San Jose State 

University from 1962–1968. The 

excavations recovered materials from 

three distinct strata, all of which 

contained burials and cultural remains. 

The CA–ALA–329 collection was split 

between SJSU and Stanford University 

in 1962; Stanford repatriated their 

holdings in 1989 to Muwekma Ohlone 

Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area. 

The collection at SJSU was transferred 

in January 2004 from the Biological 

Sciences Department to Anthropology 

Department and was covered in a 

culturally unidentifiable Native 

American inventory in 2006. The 102 

boxes of associated funerary objects 

include groundstone (mortars, pestles), 

other artifacts (charmstones, lithics and 

tools, beads, pendants), faunal remains 

and shell, charcoal, or soil samples. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice were 

removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

These locations are also the aboriginal 

lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan Tribes 

recognized by the State. The following 

information was used to identify the 

aboriginal land: California Native 

American Heritage Commission Native 

American Contact List for implementing 

AB275 (dated: 6/22/2021), Unratified 

Treaty E ‘‘Treaty at Dent’s and 

Valentine’s Crossing (May 28, 1851)’’ 

(Heizer 1972). 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 


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