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the SF State NAGPRA Program must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural 

items are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The SF 

State NAGPRA Program is responsible 

for sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations identified in this notice 

and to any other consulting parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22886 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038782; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Autry 

Museum of the American West and 

California, Los Angeles, CA, and 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Autry 

Museum of the American West 

(Southwest Museum) jointly with 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation have 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Karimah Richardson, 

M.Phil., RPA, Associate Curator of 

Anthropology and Repatriation 

Supervisor, Autry Museum of the 

American West, 4700 Western Heritage 

Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone 

(323) 495–4203, email krichardson@

theautry.org and Leslie Hartzell, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, at California 

State Parks, 715 P Street, Suite 13, 

Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (415) 

831–2700, email leslie.hartzell@

parks.ca.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 Autry Museum 

of the American West jointly with 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, and additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the inventory or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing at least 14 

individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 30 associated funerary 

objects are one olivella shell, 19 faunal 

bone fragments, three charcoal pieces, 

one clam shell fragment, three oyster 

shell fragments, one mussel fragment, 

one crab shell fragment, and one 

unmodified stone. In 1982, human 

remains were found ‘‘in collection’’, 

wrapped in a Los Angeles Examiner 

newspaper dated September 4th, 1933, 

and a paper bag with ‘‘Carpinteria’’ 

written across it with no associated 

object number. Mishopshnow (CA–SBa– 

7) is a Chumash village and cemetery 

site that dates to the Late Period (A.D. 

1100 to contact) that is located in the 

city of Carpinteria. It is unknown how 

or when the human remains (17.C.71) 

came to the Southwest Museum (now 

part of the Autry Museum). 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Autry Museum of the American 

West jointly with California Department 

of Parks and Recreation has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 14 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 30 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed intentionally with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of 

Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa 

Ynez Reservation, California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under 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 November 4, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Autry Museum of the American 

West jointly with California Department 

of Parks and Recreation 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 Autry Museum 

of the American West jointly with 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation 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 10.10. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22889 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038780; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Alabama Museums, 

Tuscaloosa, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Alabama Museums has 

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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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. William Bomar, 

Executive Director, University of 

Alabama Museums, Box 870340, 

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, telephone (205) 

348–7551, email bbomar@ua.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 University of 

Alabama Museums, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in its 

inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

23 individuals have been identified. The 

152 lots of associated funerary objects 

are ceramic vessels, ceramic sherds, 

lithics, ground stone, discoidal, shell, 

faunal bone, copper, stone disk, 

sandstone, charcoal, burial fill, and 

botanical remains. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects from sites in Hale and 

Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama, and 

Moundville that are in the possession of 

the University of Alabama Museums 

derive from various investigations and 

private collection donations primarily 

dating to the period 1933–1996. These 

sites in Hale and Tuscaloosa Counties 

are associated with the larger site of 

Moundville. During its Native American 

occupation, the Moundville site and the 

surrounding area were inhabited by 

several thousand people in a relatively 

dense occupancy, and over a prolonged 

period of time. Excavations at various 

sites in Hale and Tuscaloosa Counties, 

AL and Moundville contributed to the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in the University of Alabama 

Museums’ collection. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual was removed from an 

unknown location in Tuscaloosa 

County, AL. Provenience from the bag 

where these human remains were found 

is as follows: ‘‘Material from dog Nancy 

Miss Marsh for Anth 13 76 Brookhaven, 

Tuscaloosa’’ (Box 1502, Bag 21). The 

collection contains no additional 

information as to the origin of the 

human remains and is simply 

designated as ‘‘Brookhaven.’’ Based on 

morphological characteristics identified 

through osteological analysis, the 

human remains are Native American. 

No known individuals are identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1933, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

excavated and removed from Site 

1Ha14/1Ha15, the Taylor Site. Site 

1Ha14/1Ha15 was recorded by Walter B. 

Jones of the Alabama Museum of 

Natural History. The site consists of the 

mound originally called 1Ha14 and the 

associated village originally called 

1Ha15. Site 1Ha14 is now considered to 

include both the mound and village and 

1Ha15 is considered a synonym. The 

mound is a small eroded earthen 

mound, situated approximately 50 yards 

from the bank of the Touson Lake, a 

small ox box lake about two miles west 

of the town of Moundville. After a 1970 

flood, the University of Alabama 

removed two burials, which had been 

exposed and disturbed at that time. 

Neither of the burials contained 

chronologically diagnostic grave goods. 

No known individuals are identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From the 1930s to 2000, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 14 

individuals were excavated and 

removed from site 1Tu66, the Grady 

Bobo site. Site 1Tu66 was originally 

recorded in 1933 by Walter B. Jones and 

John Dodd of the Alabama Museum of 

Natural History. The site was revisited 

by a survey party from the University of 

Michigan in 1978–1979. In 1999 the 

University of North Carolina 

archaeological field school returned to 

the Grady Bobo (1Tu66) site. Burial 1 

was encountered while excavating 

Feature 10 during the field school in 

1999. Dr. Keith Jacobi of the University 

of Alabama came to the Bobo site to 

document the remains in Burial 1 in 

situ. It is stated the bones were left in 

situ and covered with soil immediately 

after documentation was complete. All 

feature soil, including burial fill, was 

bagged. The site was revisited during 

the 2000 field season by the University 

of North Carolina. During this time two 

burials were uncovered and 

documented by Dr. Keith Jacobi of the 

University of Alabama in situ. No 

known individuals are identified. The 

54 lots of associated funerary objects 

include ceramic sherds, lithics, ground 

stone, shell, faunal bone, charcoal, and 

botanical remains. 

Between 1905 and 1979, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual was excavated and removed 

from site 1Ha107/1Tu41. Site 1Tu41 

was originally recorded by C.B. Moore 

in 1905 and later in 1933 by Walter B. 

Jones of the Alabama Museum of 

Natural History. The site is a mound 

and was one of a dozen habitation sites 

in a large field. Each site was initially 

given a separate number, but later, 

during excavation, were all combined 

under site 1Ha107. The site complex, 

however, is centered in Tuscaloosa 

County, and included the previously 

recorded mound, 1Tu41. C.B. Moore 

reported a mound at this position. 

Despite its eroded state Moore dug into 

the mound but found no burials. In July 

1933, Jones was able to relocate the 

mound, and he notes that the mound 

was largely obliterated by cultivation. 

The UMMA survey team in 1979 was 

unable to find the mound. No known 

individuals are identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In 1937, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual was 

excavated and removed from site 

1Tu115. Site 1Tu115 was originally 

recorded by Walter B. Jones of the 

Alabama Museum of Natural History. 

Human bone, pottery sherds, and a few 

flints were recorded as being seen. The 

collection contains no additional 

information as to the origin of the 

human remains and there is no map 

location for this site. No known 

individuals are identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In 1970, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual was 

excavated and removed from site 

1Tu240. Site 1Tu240 was recorded by 

Jerry Nielsen and Craig Sheldon of the 

University of Alabama. The original 

investigation was by boat as material 

was eroding out of the upper part of the 

riverbank, adjacent to a pasture. A pit 

was observed eroding out of the 

riverbank and a small midden zone was 

observed. Clay Wiggins of Fosters 

excavated a burial urn eroding out of the 

riverbank. No known individuals are 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1973, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual was 

excavated and removed from site 

1Tu242/1Tu303. Site 1Tu242 was 

recorded by Charles Hubbert of the 

University of Alabama. The site is 

located on a high, flat plateau just south 

of where a small stream enters the 

Sipsey River flood plain and just north 

of the railroad in the area. Caleb Curren, 

of the University of Alabama also used 

this number for a site near Moundville, 

but that site has been renumbered 

1Tu303. No human remains were 

recorded as being excavated. No known 


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individuals are identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In 1996, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual was 

excavated and removed from site 

1Tu768, the Gerald Wiggins Site. Site 

1Tu768 was originally recorded by 

Margaret Scarry, John Scarry, and 

Mintcy Maxham of the University of 

North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Gerald 

Wiggins site is a Late Moundville I 

farmstead in the Black Warrior 

floodplain. The site was identified by 

the landowner, Gerald Wiggins, on the 

basis of a feature eroding from a road 

cut on his property. Surface collection 

yielded artifacts only in the immediate 

vicinity of the darker soil of the feature. 

No human remains were recorded as 

being excavated. The individual 

identified was housed with faunal 

remains and so it is likely it was 

misidentified as faunal at the time of 

excavation. No known individuals are 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

During a period from the 1930s to the 

late 1980s, 29 lots of associated funerary 

objects were excavated and removed 

from Site 1Tu500, the Moundville site, 

during various excavations, including 

field schools conducted by the 

University of Alabama. Moundville, a 

large mound complex on the banks of 

the Black Warrior River whose 

occupation spans the Late Woodland 

and the West Jefferson phase through 

the Moundville I, II, and III phases, and 

terminates in the Late Mississippian/ 

Protohistoric Moundville IV phase, has 

been the subject of two centuries of 

archaeological inquiry. The 29 lots of 

associated funerary objects include 

ceramic vessels, ceramic sherds, 

discoidals, shell, copper, and a stone 

disk. 

In the 1930s and again in 1997, 69 lots 

of associated funerary objects were 

excavated and removed from Site 1Tu1, 

the Pride Place site. The site dates from 

Late Woodland, West Jefferson phase to 

the Moundville III phase. The lots of 

associated funerary objects include 

ceramic vessels, ceramic sherds, lithics, 

charcoal, ground stone, burial fill, 

discoidal, sandstone, faunal bone, and 

shell. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The University of Alabama Museums 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 23 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 152 lots of objects described in 

this notice are reasonably believed to 

have been placed intentionally with or 

near individual human remains at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Seminole 

Tribe of Florida (previously listed as 

Seminole Tribe of Florida; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma with letters of support from 

the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after November 4, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the University of Alabama 

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 University of 

Alabama 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 10.10. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22885 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038783; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Autry 

Museum of the American West and 

California, Los Angeles, CA, and 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Autry 

Museum of the American West jointly 

with California Department of Parks and 

Recreation intends to repatriate certain 

cultural items that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects and that 

have a cultural affiliation with the 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Karimah Richardson, 

M.Phil., RPA, Associate Curator of 

Anthropology and Repatriation 

Supervisor, Autry Museum of the 

American West, 4700 Western Heritage 

Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone 

(323) 495–4203, email krichardson@

theautry.org and Leslie Hartzell, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, at California 

State Parks, 715 P Street, Suite 13, 

Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (415) 

831–2700, email leslie.hartzell@

parks.ca.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 Autry Museum 

of the American West jointly with 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, and additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the summary or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 


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