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Native American Graves Protection and 

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

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Florence Indian Mound Museum, 

Florence, AL. The human remains were 

removed from Lauderdale 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. 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 Florence 

Indian Mound Museum professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas [previously 

listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 

Texas] and The Chickasaw Nation 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime in the 1970s, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

Lauderdale County, AL. In December of 

2019, the human remains were brought 

to the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the 

Arts by a man who claimed that his 

friend had removed the human remains 

from an unidentified site in Lauderdale 

County in the 1970s. The human 

remains—two tibia, one mandible, two 

parietal bones, one scapula, one radius, 

one ulna, one humerus, one thoracic 

bone, one rib, and one occipital bone— 

belong to an individual of unknown age 

and sex. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Florence 

Indian Mound Museum 

Officials of the Florence Indian 

Mound Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

consultation with Katie Fillers, 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

archeological contractor. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of, at 

minimum, one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• 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 

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 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas [previously listed as AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas]; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee 

Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek 

Indians [previously listed as Poarch 

Band of Creeks]; Shawnee Tribe; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco 

Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Tribes. 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Tribes. 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Brian Murphy, Florence 

Arts and Museums, 217 E. Tuscaloosa 

Street, Florence, AL 35630, telephone 

(716) 570–5613, email bmurphy@

florenceal.org, by April 22, 2022. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The Florence Indian Mound Museum 

is responsible for notifying The 

Consulted Tribes and The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 17, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

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 BIA. 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 BIA at the address in this 

notice by April 22, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

BJ Howerton, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian 

School Road NW, Room 341, 

Albuquerque, NM 87104, telephone 

(505) 563–3013, email BJ.Howerton@

bia.gov. 

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 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

in the physical custody of the Arizona 

State Museum (ASM), University of 

Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from locations within the 


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boundaries of the Fort Apache Indian 

Reservation, Gila and Navajo Counties, 

AZ. 

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 ASM and BIA 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe 

of the Fort Apache Reservation, 

Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1963 and 1977, two cultural 

items were removed from site AZ 

P:14:1(ASM), also known as the 

Grasshopper Pueblo, in Navajo County, 

AZ. The items were removed during 

legally authorized excavations 

conducted by the University of Arizona 

Archeological Field School. 

Archeological collections from the site 

were brought to ASM at the end of each 

field season and accessioned. The two 

associated funerary objects are textile 

fragments. 

Site AZ P:14:1(ASM) is a large village 

site containing approximately 500 

rooms in more than a dozen stone room 

blocks arranged around three main 

plazas. The site has been dated A.D. 

1275–1400 based on tree ring dates, 

architectural forms, building 

technology, and ceramic styles. These 

characteristics, as well as the mortuary 

pattern and other items of material 

culture, are consistent with the 

archeologically described Upland 

Mogollon or prehistoric Western Pueblo 

tradition. 

In the summers of 1939 and 1940, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site AZ P:16:1(ASM), also 

known as Bear Ruin, in Navajo County, 

AZ. These excavations were legally 

authorized and carried out by Emil 

Haury under the auspices of ASM and 

the Department of Anthropology at the 

University of Arizona. Archeological 

collections from Haury’s excavations, 

including human remains and 

associated funerary objects, were 

brought to ASM at the end of each field 

season. The human remains (designated 

as ‘‘F.B. 05’’ and ‘‘F.B. 07’’) belong to 

two adults of indeterminate sex. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

three associated funerary objects are one 

turquoise pendant, one ceramic sherd, 

and one bone awl. 

Site AZ P:16:1(ASM) consists of 14 

houses, two storage rooms, and a kiva. 

The site has been dated A.D. 600–800 

based on ceramic styles, architectural 

forms, and tree-ring data. These 

characteristics, as well as the mortuary 

pattern and other items of material 

culture, are consistent with the 

Mogollon archeological tradition. 

In the summers of 1940 and 1941, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from site AZ P:16:2(ASM), also known 

as Tla Kii, in Navajo County, AZ. These 

excavations were legally authorized and 

carried out by Emil Haury under the 

auspices of ASM and the Department of 

Anthropology at the University of 

Arizona. Archeological collections from 

Haury’s excavations, including human 

remains, were brought to ASM at the 

end of each field season. The skull of 

this individual was retained by a 

student, Mr. Langenwalter, who worked 

under Haury. The human remains were 

in the custody of Mr. Langenwalter’s 

family until 2007, when his daughter 

contacted ASM to transfer the remains. 

The human remains most likely belong 

to a mature adult male. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Site AZ P:16:2(ASM) consists of three 

pit houses, one storage structure, two 

structures, a main pueblo, two kivas, 

and 14 storage pits. Based on 

architectural forms and ceramic styles, 

along with other items of material 

culture, the site is dated A.D. 900–1200 

and is associated with the Mogollon 

archeological tradition. 

In the summers of 1941 and 1944, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from site AZ P:16:20(ASM), also known 

as Bluff Site, in Navajo County, AZ. 

These excavations were legally 

authorized and carried out by Emil 

Haury under the auspices of ASM and 

the Department of Anthropology at the 

University of Arizona. Archeological 

collections from Haury’s excavations, 

including human remains, were brought 

to ASM at the end of each field season. 

The fragmentary human remains 

(designated as ‘‘Grid E5, burial 1’’) most 

likely belong to a juvenile or older 

individual of indeterminate sex. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Site AZ P:16:20(ASM) comprises a pit 

house village belongs to the Cottonwood 

and Hilltop phases of the Mogollon 

archeological culture. It is dated A.D. 

200–600 based on architectural forms 

and tree-ring samples. 

In the summer of 1966, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 18 

individuals were removed from site AZ 

P:16:62(ASM), also known as Skiddy 

Canyon Ruin, in Navajo County, AZ. 

These excavations, led by Laurens 

Hammack of ASM in conjunction with 

ASM and the Museum of Northern 

Arizona, were legally authorized and 

carried out as part of the Highway 

Salvage program of the Arizona 

Highway Department (project no. F– 

026–1[17]). Archeological collections 

from these excavations were sent to 

ASM in March of 1967; the remains of 

one of the individuals were sent to ASM 

in March of 1979. The human remains 

are designated ‘‘burial 01, feature 6,’’ an 

infant; ‘‘burial 02, feature 14,’’ a young 

adult female; ‘‘burial 03, feature 17,’’ an 

adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 04, 

feature 18,’’ an adult male; ‘‘burial 05, 

feature 19,’’ a mature adult female; 

‘‘burial 06, feature 21,’’ a mature adult 

of indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 07, feature 

22,’’ a mature adult male; ‘‘burial 09, 

feature 24,’’ a mature adult female; 

‘‘burial 10, feature 20,’’ an adult male; 

‘‘Feature 0 (General Surface),’’ an adult 

of indeterminate sex; ‘‘Feature 1,’’ an 

adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘Floor 

against S. wall of Feature 16,’’ an adult 

of indeterminate sex; ‘‘from fill of 

Feature 12,’’ an adult of indeterminate 

sex; ‘‘from ventilator fill of Feature 15,’’ 

an adult of indeterminate sex; ‘‘general 

fill of feature 20 (Kiva),’’ an adult of 

indeterminate sex; ‘‘general fill of 

Feature 4 (3811),’’ a juvenile or older of 

indeterminate sex; ‘‘general fill of 

Feature 4 (3394),’’ an adult of 

indeterminate sex; ‘‘burial 11,’’ a mature 

adult male. No known individuals were 

identified. The 13 associated funerary 

objects are one jar, four bowls, two stone 

fragments, one worked faunal bone, one 

projectile point, two shell beads, one 

pitcher, and one shell bracelet fragment. 

Site AZ P:16:62(ASM) consists of a pit 

house, kiva, an eight-room pueblo, and 

associated trash areas. Based on 

architectural forms and ceramic styles, 

along with other cultural materials, the 

site dates A.D. 600–1200 and is 

associated with the Mogollon 

archeological tradition. 

Between 1931 and 1939, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from site AZ 

V:4:1, also known as Kinishba, in Gila 

County, AZ. Excavations at this time 

were legally authorized and were 

directed by Byron Cummings under the 

auspices of ASM and the Department of 

Anthropology at the University of 

Arizona. No known individuals were 


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identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Archeological collections from the 

1931–1939 excavations were brought to 

ASM, where they were assigned number 

AP–CU. On January 1, 1936, additional 

cultural remains sent from the Western 

Archaeological and Conservation Center 

(WACC) to ASM were assigned number 

AP–40. In 1941 and 1952, ASM loaned 

collections from site AZ V:4:1 to the 

Kinishba Museum, to be used for 

exhibits at the site. On July 24, 1956, 

following reports of disrepair and 

vandalism at the Kinishba Museum, 

these collections were moved back to 

ASM. On September 22, 1958, Emil 

Haury made plans to move 

archeological and museum collections 

from AZ V:4:1 to the Southwest 

Archaeological Center (SWAC) in Globe, 

AZ, in anticipation of a proposed 

National Monument at the site. On 

February 5, 1969, the collections housed 

at SWAC were returned to ASM when 

it became clear that Kinishba National 

Monument would not be created. 

Collection items from this transfer were 

assigned number AP–2118. On January 

1, 1938, August 10, 1953, and February 

23, 2003, additional archeological 

materials from this site were found in 

ASM collections and were assigned 

numbers AP–45, AP–647, and AP–CU 

respectively. 

Site AZ V:4:1 is a large, plaza-oriented 

pueblo containing more than 600 rooms 

arranged in eight masonry room groups 

on both sides of a drainage running 

through the site. It was occupied 

between around A.D. 1225 and 1450, 

based on tree-ring dates, architectural 

forms, building technology, and ceramic 

styles. These characteristics, as well as 

the mortuary patterns and other items of 

material culture recovered at this site, 

are consistent with the archeologically 

described Upland Mogollon or 

prehistoric Western Pueblo tradition. 

A detailed discussion on culturally 

affiliating the archeological sites in this 

region may be found in Cultural 

Affiliation Assessment of White 

Mountain Apache Tribal Lands (Fort 

Apache Indian Reservation), by John R. 

Welch and T.J. Ferguson (2005). To 

summarize, archeologists have used the 

terms Upland Mogollon or prehistoric 

Western Pueblo to define the 

archeological complex represented by 

the above-described sites. The material 

culture of these traditions is 

characterized by a temporal progression 

from earlier pit houses to later masonry 

pueblos, villages organized in room 

blocks of contiguous dwellings 

associated with plazas, rectangular 

kivas, polished and paint decorated 

ceramics, unpainted corrugated 

ceramics, weaving traditions, 

inhumation burials, cradleboard cranial 

deformation, grooved stone axes, and 

bone artifacts. Archeologists have long 

linked the Western Pueblo tradition to 

the present-day Indian Tribes in the 

region that comprise the Western Pueblo 

ethnographic group, especially the Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The 

similarities in ceramic traditions, burial 

practices, architectural forms, and 

settlement patterns have led 

archeologists to believe that the 

prehistoric inhabitants of the Mogollon 

Rim region migrated north and west to 

the Hopi mesas, and north and east to 

the Zuni River Valley. Certain objects 

found in Upland Mogollon 

archeological sites bear strong 

resemblances to ritual paraphernalia 

that are used in present-day Hopi and 

Zuni religious practices. Some 

petroglyphs on the Fort Apache Indian 

Reservation have also persuaded 

archeologists that continuities exist 

between the earlier identified group and 

current-day Western Pueblo people. In 

addition, biological information from 

site AZ P:14:1(ASM) supports the view 

that the prehistoric occupants of the 

Upland Mogollon region had migrated 

from various locations to the north and 

west of the region. 

Hopi and Zuni oral traditions parallel 

the archeological evidence for 

migration. Migration figures 

prominently in Hopi oral tradition, 

which refers to the ancient sites, 

pottery, stone tools, petroglyphs, and 

other artifacts left behind by the 

ancestors as ‘‘Hopi Footprints.’’ This 

migration history is complex and 

detailed. It includes traditions relating 

specific clans to the Mogollon region. 

Hopi cultural advisors have also 

identified medicinal and culinary plants 

at archeological sites in the region. 

Their knowledge about these plants was 

passed down to them from the ancestors 

who inhabited these ancient sites. 

Migration is also an important attribute 

of Zuni oral tradition and includes 

accounts of Zuni ancestors passing 

through the Upland Mogollon region. 

The ancient villages mark the routes of 

these migrations. Zuni cultural advisors 

remark that the ancient sites were not 

abandoned. People returned to these 

places from time to time, either to 

reoccupy them or for religious 

pilgrimages—a practice that has 

continued to the present day. 

Archeologists have found ceramic 

evidence at shrines in the Upland 

Mogollon region that confirms these 

reports. Zuni cultural advisors have 

names for plants endemic to the 

Mogollon region that do not grow on the 

Zuni Reservation. They also have 

knowledge about traditional medicinal 

and ceremonial uses for these resources, 

which has been passed down to them 

from their ancestors. Furthermore, Hopi 

and Zuni cultural advisors have 

recognized that their ancestors may 

have been co-resident at some of the 

sites in this region during their ancestral 

migrations. 

There are differing points of view 

regarding the possible presence of 

Apache people in the Upland Mogollon 

region during the time that the above 

sites were occupied. Some Apache 

traditions describe interactions with 

Ancestral Puebloan people during this 

time, but according to these stories, 

Puebloan people and Apache people 

were regarded as having separate 

identities. The White Mountain Apache 

Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 

Arizona, does not claim cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects from these 

sites. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs 

Officials of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 23 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 18 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 the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

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 Dr. BJ Howerton, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, 

Room 341, Albuquerque, NM 87104, 

telephone (505) 563–3013, email 

BJ.Howerton@bia.gov, by April 22, 2022. 


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After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs with assistance 

of the Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: March 17, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Submission of U.S. Nomination to the 

World Heritage List 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior has submitted a nomination to 

the World Heritage List for the 

‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks,’’ 

consisting of eight properties in Ohio, 

five of which are in Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park in Ross County: 

Hopeton Earthworks, Mound City, High 

Bank Works, Hopewell Mound Group 

and Seip Earthworks; and three that are 

National Historic Landmarks: Fort 

Ancient in Licking County, owned by 

the State of Ohio, and the Octagon 

Earthworks and Great Circle Earthworks 

in Warren County, owned by the statechartered Ohio History Connection. 

This is the third notice required by the 

Department of the Interior’s World 

Heritage Program regulations. 

ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of 

documents discussed in this notice, 

contact April Brooks, Office of 

International Affairs, National Park 

Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415, 

Washington, DC 20240 (202) 354–1808, 

or sending electronic mail (Email) to: 

april_brooks@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Morris, Chief, Office of 

International Affairs at (202) 354–1803 

or Jonathan Putnam, International 

Cooperation Specialist, at (202) 354– 

1809. Complete information about U.S. 

participation in the World Heritage 

Program and the process used to 

develop the U.S. World Heritage 

Tentative List is posted on the National 

Park Service, Office of International 

Affairs website at: https://www.nps.gov/ 

subjects/internationalcooperation/ 

worldheritage.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

constitutes the official notice of the 

decision by the United States 

Department of the Interior to submit a 

nomination to the World Heritage List 

for the ‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial 

Earthworks,’’ as enumerated in the 

Summary above, and serves as the Third 

Notice referred to in 36 CFR 73.7(j) of 

the World Heritage Program regulations 

(36 CFR part 73). 

The nomination was submitted 

through the U.S. Department of State to 

the World Heritage Centre of the United 

Nations Educational, Scientific and 

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 

consideration by the World Heritage 

Committee, which will likely occur at 

the Committee’s 46th annual session in 

mid-2023. 

This property has been selected from 

the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List, 

which comprises properties that appear 

to qualify for World Heritage status and 

which may be considered for 

nomination by the United States to the 

World Heritage List, as required by the 

World Heritage Committee’s 

Operational Guidelines. 

The U.S. World Heritage Tentative 

List appeared in a Federal Register 

notice on December 9, 2016 (81FR 

89143) with a request for public 

comment on possible nominations from 

the 19 sites on the Tentative List. A 

summary of the comments received, the 

Department of the Interior’s responses to 

them and the Department’s decision to 

request preparation of this nomination 

appeared in a subsequent Federal 

Register Notice published on May 25, 

2018 (83 FR 24337–24338). These are 

the First and Second Notices required 

by 36 CFR 73.7(c) and (f). 

In making the decision to submit this 

U.S. World Heritage nomination, 

pursuant to 36 CFR 73.7(h) and (i), the 

Department’s Assistant Secretary for 

Fish and Wildlife and Parks evaluated 

the draft nomination and the 

recommendations of the Federal 

Interagency Panel for World Heritage. 

She determined that the property meets 

the prerequisites for nomination by the 

United States to the World Heritage List 

that are detailed in 36 CFR part 73. The 

properties are nationally significant, 

being part of a unit of the National Park 

System established by Act of Congress 

or having been designated by the 

Department of the Interior as individual 

National Historic Landmarks. The 

owners of the properties have concurred 

in writing with the nomination, and 

each property is well protected legally 

and functionally as documented in the 

nomination. It appears to meet two of 

the World Heritage criteria for cultural 

properties. 

The ‘‘Hopewell Ceremonial 

Earthworks’’ are nominated under 

World Heritage cultural criteria (i) and 

(iii), as provided in 36 CFR 73.9(b)(1), 

as a group, or ‘‘series,’’ that collectively 

appears to justify criterion (i) by 

demonstrating a masterpiece of human 

creative genius: A 2,000-year-old series 

of precise squares, circles, and octagons 

and a hilltop sculpted to enclose a vast 

plaza. They were built on an enormous 

scale and the geometric forms are 

consistently deployed across great 

distances and encode alignments with 

both the sun’s cycles and the far more 

complex patterns of the moon. The 

series also justifies criterion (iii) in 

providing testimony to its builders, 

people now referred to as the Hopewell 

Culture: Dispersed, non-hierarchical 

groups whose way of life was 

transitioning from foraging to farming. 

The earthworks were the center of a 

continent-wide sphere of influence and 

interaction and have yielded 

exceptionally finely crafted ritual 

objects fashioned from raw materials 

obtained from distant places. The 

properties, both individually and as a 

group, also meet the World Heritage 

requirements for integrity and 

authenticity. 

The World Heritage List is an 

international list of cultural and natural 

properties nominated by the signatories 

to the World Heritage Convention 

(1972). The World Heritage Committee, 

composed of representatives of 21 

nations elected as the governing body of 

the World Heritage Convention, makes 

the final decisions on which 

nominations to accept on the World 

Heritage List at its annual meeting each 

summer. Although the United States is 

not a member of UNESCO, it continues 

to participate in the World Heritage 

Convention, which is an independent 

treaty. There are 1,154 World Heritage 

sites in 167 of the 194 signatory 

countries. The United States has 24 sites 

inscribed on the World Heritage List. 

U.S. participation and the role of the 

Department of the Interior are 

authorized by title IV of the National 

Historic Preservation Act Amendments 

of 1980, Public Law 96–515, 94 Stat. 

2987, 3000, codified as amended at 54 

U.S.C. 307101, and conducted by the 

Department through the National Park 

Service in accordance with the 

regulations at 36 CFR part 73 which 

implement the Convention pursuant to 

the 1980 Amendments. 


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