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Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28925 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037158; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park, Chillicothe, 

OH 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Hopewell Culture National 

Historical Park 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 Ross County, OH. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Chris Alford, 

Superintendent, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park, 16062 State 

Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601, 

telephone (740) 774–1126, email chris_

alford@nps.gov. 

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 

Superintendent, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the Hopewell Mound 

Group (33RO27) or a nearby locale in 

Ross County, OH, most likely in the late 

19th century by a member of the 

Biszantz family. A collection including 

these human remains and funerary 

objects was gifted to Mound City 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park) by 

Miss Anna Biszantz in 1964. The 167 

associated funerary objects are four 

ceramic sherds, one ceramic disk, one 

copper earspool fragment, three cut 

mica disks, four chert bifaces, two 

quartz bifaces, three prismatic blades, 

one hematite ring, one chlorite schist 

gorget, one fragmented chisel of 

meteoric iron, two fragments of galena, 

10 shark teeth fragments, three 

fragments of crystal quartz objects, 20 

animal teeth, 105 shell beads, four bone 

beads, one faunal remain, and one 

animal bone object. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the Mound City Group, Ross 

County, OH, between 1917 and 1921 by 

a Lt. Kuhn. The human remains were 

removed from federal property and were 

accessioned into the collections at 

Mound City Group National Monument 

(now Hopewell Culture National 

Historical Park). The human remains 

most probably date to the Middle 

Woodland period. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, six individuals were 

removed from the Mound City Group, 

Ross County, OH between 1920 and 

1921 by William C. Mills of the Ohio 

State Archaeological and Historical 

Society (now Ohio History Connection). 

The human remains and funerary 

objects were removed from federal 

property and were accessioned into the 

collections at Mound City Group 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park). The 

human remains most probably date to 

the Middle Woodland period. The 279 

associated funerary objects are one 

copper axe, one copper headplate, one 

copper headdress, four copper strips, 14 

copper beads, one copper earspool, two 

obsidian bifaces, one chert biface, one 

quartz fragment, six marine shell 

containers, 34 stones, 204 mica, and 

nine pearls. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 25 individuals were removed 

from the Mound City Group, Ross 

County, OH in 1963 by James Brown. 

The human remains and funerary 

objects were removed from federal 

property and were accessioned into the 

collections at Mound City Group 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park). The 

human remains and funerary objects 

most probably date to the Middle 

Woodland period. The 381 associated 

funerary objects are 11 pearl beads, 31 

shell beads, two prismatic blades, four 

bone artifacts, one stone celt, one 

copper celt, one copper headplate, nine 

chert bifaces, eight copper artifacts, six 

fossilized coral, 178 faunal remains, one 

obsidian flake, 100 mica, one pipe, eight 

shells and shell fragments, five ceramic 

sherds, three red ocher fragments, and 

11 stones. 

Human remains representing one 

individual were removed from the 

Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 

1965 by National Park Service 

archeologist Lee Hanson. The human 

remains were removed from federal 

property and were accessioned into the 

collections at Mound City Group 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park). The 

human remains most probably date to 

the Middle Woodland period. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, six individuals were 

removed from the Mound City Group, 

Ross County, OH in 1971 by Raymond 

S. Baby and colleagues of the Ohio 

Historical Society (now Ohio History 

Connection). The human remains and 

funerary objects were removed from 

federal property and were accessioned 

into the collections at Mound City 

Group National Monument (now 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park). The human remains and funerary 

objects most probably date to the 

Middle Woodland period. The 389 

associated funerary objects are six shell 

fragments, 123 mica, 31 chert flakes, 55 

ceramic sherds, one fossil, 118 faunal 

remains, two chert tools, one prismatic 

blade, one chert biface, and 51 stones. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the Mound City Group, Ross 

County, OH in 1972 by Bert Drennan of 

the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio 

History Connection). The human 

remains were removed from federal 

property and were accessioned into the 

collections at Mound City Group 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park). The 

human remains most probably date to 

the Middle Woodland period. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the Mound City Group, Ross 

County, OH in 1973 by Raymond S. 

Baby and Bert Drennan of the Ohio 

Historical Society (now Ohio History 

Connection). The human remains and 

funerary objects were removed from 

federal property and were accessioned 

into the collections at Mound City 

Group National Monument (now 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 


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Park). The human remains most 

probably date to the Middle Woodland 

period. The 59 associated funerary 

objects are 59 faunal remains. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the Mound City Group, 

Ross County, OH in 1975 by Raymond 

S. Baby of the Ohio Historical Society 

(now Ohio History Connection). The 

human remains were removed from 

federal property and were accessioned 

into the collections at Mound City 

Group National Monument (now 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park). The human remains most 

probably date to the Middle Woodland 

period. The nine associated funerary 

objects are two shell fragments, three 

faunal remains, two mica, one ceramic 

sherd, and one prismatic blade. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 11 individuals were removed 

from the Mound City Group, Ross 

County, OH between 1920 and 1975 by 

an unknown individual or individuals. 

The human remains and funerary 

objects were removed from federal 

property and were accessioned into the 

collections at Mound City Group 

National Monument (now Hopewell 

Culture National Historical Park). The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects most probably date to the 

Middle Woodland period. The 84 

associated funerary objects are 28 shark 

teeth, seven shell beads, six bone beads, 

three animal teeth, 10 mica, and 30 

faunal remains. 

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 

information, archeological information, 

geographical information, historical 

information, linguistics, oral tradition. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 57 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 1,368 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 Absentee-Shawnee 

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the 

Shawnee Tribe. 

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 February 2, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park 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. Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park 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 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28914 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037167; 

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 Alameda 

County, CA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 2, 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, five individuals were 

removed from Alameda County, CA. 

The CA–ALA–342 collection includes 

human remains which were excavated 

by a team from Ohlone College. The one 

box of associated funerary objects is 

comprised of faunal shell. The 

collection was inadvertently left behind 

when the rest of the human remains 

were returned to Ohlone College and 

then subsequently reburied by Andrew 

Galvan of the Ohlone Tribe. The Niles/ 

Alvarado Ancestor (George Herbert 

Collection) was donated to San Jose 

State University by George Herbert; 

documentation supports that the 

remains were excavated by an unknown 


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