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sometime between the 19th and 20th 

centuries. In August 2013 any human 

remains in the osteological collection 

that showed evidence of having been 

disinterred (visible soil/staining, water 

damage, and weathering) rather than 

mechanically cleaned/prepared by a 

medical supply vendor or other entity 

were presumed to be Native American. 

Wesleyan has no records suggesting 

their geographic origin or acquisition 

history. 

The presence of potentially hazardous 

substances (i.e., pesticide residues) on 

these remains in unknown. In 2021, 

Wesleyan University discovered the 

presence of pesticide residue (arsenic) 

on one organic object from Samoa that 

was transferred from the Smithsonian in 

the 19th century, as well as several 

taxidermy specimens. While pesticides 

were not typically applied to human 

skeletal remains, they were managed 

together with organic objects in a large 

ethnographic teaching collection, so 

cross-contamination is a possibility. 

There is one documented instance of 

pest fumigation relating to the 

collections that dates to 1972–1973. 

This was to treat a silverfish infestation 

in underground storage rooms that held 

the museum’s objects after it closed. The 

proposal was for the application of 

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) 

to the floors, the placement of open 

containers or paradichlorobenzene 

(PDB) around the room, and the 

placement of a mildew-retarding 

insecticide inside the wraps of museum 

specimens. The specific contents of the 

room in which the chemicals were 

applied, and to what extent they were 

shielded from them, is unknown. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to the 

Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe; 

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 

Connecticut; and the Narragansett 

Indian Tribe. Invitations to consult were 

also sent to the following non-federally 

recognized Indian groups: Brothertown 

Indian Nation, Eastern Pequot Tribal 

Nation; Golden Hill Paugussett Indian 

Nation; and the Schagticoke Indian 

Nation. The Mashantucket Pequot 

Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of 

Indians of Connecticut responded to the 

invitation and participated in 

consultation. Other Indian Tribes and/or 

groups either chose to defer, 

participated in preliminary phone calls, 

or did not participate. 

Cultural Affiliation 

No information about the cultural 

affiliation of the human remains in this 

notice are available. The information, 

including the results of consultation, 

identified: 

1. No earlier group connected to the 

human remains. 

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization connected to the human 

remains. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 

the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

Wesleyan University has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 16 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

in this notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains in this notice has 

been clearly or reasonably identified. 

• The Mashantucket Pequot Indian 

Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians 

of Connecticut have requested transfer 

of the human remains described in this 

notice. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the authorized representative 

identified in this notice under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests 

for repatriation may be submitted by 

any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization 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, transfer, or reinterment 

of the human remains described in this 

notice may occur on or after November 

29, 2024. If requests for repatriation are 

received, Wesleyan University must 

evaluate the requests and respond in 

writing to the requestors. Wesleyan 

University is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to any consulting 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: October 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25189 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038965; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology, Athens, GA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology 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 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson, 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, 

Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 542– 

8737, email arobthom@uga.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 

Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, 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 2,739 cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation. The 

2,739 of unassociated funerary objects 

are a copper axe, pipe effigy fragment, 

lithics, indigenous ceramics, sherdlets, 

faunal remains including drum teeth, 

shell, unmodified slate fragment, mica, 

botanical shell bead, eroded garnet, 

burnt clay, glass, flotation samples. 

In approximately the 1940s, one 

copper axe was removed from 9BR24 

Shaw Mound, a burial mound, in 

Bartow County, Georgia. The collection 

was excavated by the landowner, Frank 

Shaw, in 1940. The object was given to 

the Department of Anthropology in 

1994. This object was collected from the 

burial mound is considered an 

unassociated funerary object. No known 

research has been conducted on these 

objects. There is no record of any 


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potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1984, Bill Kilmer collected 26 

lithics and indigenous ceramics from 

9BR26 in Bartow County, Georgia. The 

material currently housed at the 

University of Georgia Laboratory of 

Archaeology was collected by Bill 

Killmer in 1984. These objects were 

noted as being collected above the 

burial and are being considered 

unassociated funerary objects. No 

known research has been conducted on 

these objects. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1991, a collection that is believed 

to be from 9BR57, Garfield in Bartow 

County, Georgia was transferred to the 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology. It is unclear who 

transferred the collection. James 

Chapman’s name is associated with the 

material housed at the UGA Laboratory 

of Archaeology. The one lot (1983.9) 

faunal remains are included here as 

unassociated funerary objects for the 

proveniences that contain ancestral 

remains. It is not known what, if any 

additional research has been done on 

these objects. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1951, Mary Kellog surface collected 

five lithics, sherdlets, and unmodified 

slate fragment from 9BR195, in Bartow 

County, Georgia. Due to proximity of 

proveniences with ancestors, these 

objects are considered unassociated 

funerary objects. It is not known what, 

if any additional research has been done 

on these objects. There is no record of 

any potentially hazardous substances 

used to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary 

Kellog excavated 59 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, mica, faunal, 

botanical, shell bead, and eroded garnet 

from 9BR199, Cora Harris Cave in 

Bartow County, Georgia. Because of the 

nature of disturbance from looting at the 

site, these objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

ancestors excavated at the site. It is not 

known what, if any additional research 

has been done on these objects. There is 

no record of any potentially hazardous 

substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary 

Kellog excavated 329 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, faunal, glass, burnt 

clay, botanicals, faunal, and shell from 

9BR201, Raines Cave No. 2 in Bartow 

County, Georgia. Because of the nature 

of disturbance from looting at the site, 

these objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

ancestors excavated at the site. It is not 

known what, if any additional research 

has been done on these objects. There is 

no record of any potentially hazardous 

substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

From 1988–1990, one bird effigy pipe 

fragment was removed from 9BR2 

Leake, a site in Bartow County. The 

collection including 31 burials were 

excavated by University of Georgia 

during those years and then housed at 

the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology. While much research has 

occurred at this site, it does not appear 

that any research has occurred on this 

pipe fragment. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

From 1968 to 2009, 391 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, soil, burnt clay, faunal 

including drum fish teeth, and flotation 

samples were collected from various 

periods of excavations and surface 

collections were made at 9GO4, 

Thompson, in Gordon County, Georgia. 

These objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects due to 

their proximity to ancestor remains. 

There is no record of any potentially 

hazardous substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

In 1968, WW Scheppler surface 

collected 1,813 indigenous ceramics, 

lithics, faunal, and shell at 9GO8, 

Baxter, in Gordon County, Georgia. 

These objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects due to 

their proximity to ancestor remains. 

There is no record of any potentially 

hazardous substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, University of Georgia, 

Laboratory of Archaeology has 

determined that: 

• The 2,739 cultural items 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 the death rite or 

ceremony and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 29, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the University of Georgia, 

Laboratory of Archaeology 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 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology 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: October 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25194 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038956; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

San Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Diego Archaeological Center 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 


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