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• The seven 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 described 

in this notice and the Quapaw Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

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 associated 

funerary objects in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after January 

6, 2025. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, LSUMNS must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects are considered a single 

request and not competing requests. 

LSUMNS 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: November 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039144; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

William S. Webb Museum of 

Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 

Lexington, KY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

William S. Webb Museum of 

Anthropology, University of Kentucky 

(WSWM) 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 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, 

William S. Webb Museum of 

Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 

1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY 

40504, telephone (859) 257–5124, email 

celise.fricker@uky.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 WSWM, 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, 19 

individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 350 associated funerary 

objects are 43 lots lithic, 24 lots stone, 

five chipped stone tools, two stone 

drills, three stone discodials, two stone 

pipe fragments, one biface, one blade, 

one scraper, 11 lithic projectile points, 

one grinding slab, eight lithic cores, one 

bone drift, 24 modified bone tools, one 

bone bead, one deer mandible, one bear 

tooth pendant, two bone awls, 44 lots 

faunal, 38 lots shell, one shell hoe, 43 

lots ceramic, one lot clay, 32 lots 

charcoal, 26 lots soil samples, 17 lots 

floatation, and 16 lots historic. Site 

15BE06 (Petersburg) in Boone County, 

KY was initially excavated by the 

University of Kentucky Program for 

Cultural Resource Assessment in 1990, 

then excavated by the Kentucky 

Archaeological Survey as a salvage 

project in 2007 and again as part of a 

cultural resource management project 

by K&V CRM and the Kentucky 

Archaeological Survey in 2013. A Fort 

Ancient determination for these human 

remains is based on the presence of 

shell-tempered ceramics and contactperiod burial associations. No known 

hazardous substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Site 15BE08 

(McCabe Mound) in Boone County, KY 

was excavated in 1939 by the University 

of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology 

under contract to the WPA. A Fort 

Ancient determination for these human 

remains is based on the presence of 

diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered 

ceramics and projectile points, and on 

C14 dates of 830 +/¥90 BP. No known 

hazardous substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 38 

associated funerary objects are seven 

lots lithic, five lots shell, four lots 

burned clay, four lots faunal, six lots 

sherds, two lots soil flotations, one soil 

sample, one nail, one piece of wood, 

and seven lots charcoal. Site 15BB13 

(Larkin) in Bourbon County, KY was 

excavated by Kentucky Heritage Council 

staff in 1986. A Fort Ancient 

determination is based on the presence 

of ceramic vessel shapes (salt pans, 

colanders, globular jars) and ‘weeping 

eye’ shell mask gorgets characteristic of 

Late Fort Ancient culture in the Central 

Bluegrass region. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 11 

associated funerary objects are one lot 

ceramic, two sherds, two lots faunal, 

two faunal bones, one lot lithic, one 

lithic fragment, and two lots shell. Site 

15BB45 (New Field) in Bourbon County, 

KY was excavated in 1992 by the 

University of Kentucky Program for 

Cultural Resource Assessment. A Fort 

Ancient determination is based on the 

presence of shell/limestone tempered 

ceramics characteristic of Fort Ancient 

occupations in eastern Kentucky and on 

C14 dates. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Site 15BK200 

(Augusta) in Bracken County, KY was 

excavated in 1984 as part of the 

University of Kentucky’s Contact Period 

Project. A Fort Ancient determination 

for these human remains is based on the 

presence of shell-tempered 

Madisonville ceramics and triangular 

projectile points. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Site 15BK03 

(unnamed) in Bracken County, KY was 

surface collected in 1960 by University 

of Kentucky archaeologists as part of the 

Bracken County Survey. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

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tempered Madisonville ceramics and 

triangular projectile points. No known 

hazardous substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are three lithic scrapers. Site 

15FA00 (Gainesway) in Fayette County, 

KY was excavated by the University of 

Kentucky Museum of Anthropology in 

1959. A Fort Ancient determination for 

these human remains is based on burial 

form. No known hazardous substances 

are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

104 individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 274 associated funerary 

objects are one lot botanics, two lots 

faunal, one lot floatation, five lots shell, 

198 lots of sherds, three bone beads, five 

bone drifts, one brass/copper coil, two 

ceramic disks, one graver, two lithic 

blanks, 17 projectile points, one 

marginella bead, three modified bones, 

one pipe fragment, seven scrapers, and 

24 Shell Beads. Site 15GP22 (Hardin 

Village) in Greenup County, KY was 

excavated in 1939 by the University of 

Kentucky Museum of Anthropology 

under contract to the Works Progress 

Administration (WPA). A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of diagnostic 

shell/limestone-tempered ceramics, and 

projectile points, wall-trench houses, 

and shell gorgets. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. The 46 associated funerary 

objects are one shell gorget, one lot ash, 

two lots botanics, three lots charcoal, 

four lots ceramic, four lots faunal, one 

lot floatation, four lots lithic, four lots 

shell, three lots soil samples, two bone 

beads, one bone flute, two bone 

projectile points, one lithic drill, five 

groundstones, five marginella shell 

beads, and three lithic projectile points. 

Site 15HR22 (Florence) in Harrison 

County, KY was surveyed in 1987 by 

University of Kentucky archaeologists 

and then excavated between 1989 and 

1990 by the Kentucky Archaeology 

Survey and Kentucky Heritage Council. 

A Fort Ancient determination for these 

human remains is based on diagnostic 

ceramic types, triangular projectile 

points, and C14 dates. No known 

hazardous substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Site 15JS86 (Muir) 

in Jessamine County, KY was excavated 

in was excavated in 1986 by the 

University of Kentucky Program for 

Cultural Resource Assessment. A Fort 

Ancient determination for these human 

remains is based on the presence of 

diagnostic limestone/shell-tempered 

ceramics and projectile points. No 

known hazardous substances are 

present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. The five associated funerary 

objects are one lot ceramic, one lot 

faunal, one lot lithic, one lot shell, and 

one bone bead. Site 15JO14 (Mayo) in 

Johnson County, KY was excavated in 

1939 by the University of Kentucky 

Museum of Anthropology under 

contract to the WPA. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics, overall site plan, 

and rectangular single-set-post houses. 

No known hazardous substances are 

present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Site 15MS01 (Fox 

Farm/Fox Field) in Mason County, KY 

was first surveyed, surface collected and 

excavated by E.S. Maxwell and William 

S. Webb between 1920 and 1930 and 

donated to the University of Kentucky 

Museum of Anthropology. A Fort 

Ancient determination for these human 

remains is based on diagnostic ceramic 

types, triangular projectile points, and 

marine shell gorgets. No known 

hazardous substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

five individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 67 associated funerary 

objects are three lots ash, three lots 

botanics, four lots ceramic, four lots 

charcoal, four lots faunal, one lot 

floatation, four lots lithic, four lots shell, 

one lot soil sample, four bifaces, one 

cannel coal, two discodials, two 

groundstones, two limestone disks, two 

modified bones, two pigment stones, 19 

projectile points/knives, one sandstone 

bead, one sandstone pipe, and three 

scored antlers. Site 15MS52 (Van Meter) 

in Mason County, KY was surface 

surveyed and collected as part of a CRM 

project led by the Kentucky Heritage 

Council in 1985 and was surveyed and 

then excavated in 2011 by the Kentucky 

Archaeological Survey. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of diagnostic 

shell-tempered ceramics, triangular 

projectile points, and radiocarbon dates. 

No known hazardous substances are 

present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

seven individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 80 associated funerary 

objects are one lot botanics, three lots 

ash, six lots ceramic, seven lots 

charcoal, seven lots faunal, one lot 

floatation, seven lots lithic, one lot 

metal, four lots shell, one biface, three 

bone awls, one bone hair pin, one 

ceramic bowl, one clay bead, one 

crinoid bead, two faunal projectile 

points, one fossil, one gun flint, one 

hematite flake, one limestone abrader, 

11 lithic cores, eight lithic projectile 

points/knives, two triangular projectile 

points, one microdrill, four modified 

antlers, one engraved hematite, and two 

pigment stones. Site 15ME15 (Wheeler, 

Mercer Village) in Mercer County, KY 

was excavated in 1960 by John T. Carter, 

who then donated the material to the 

University of Kentucky Museum of 

Anthropology and excavated again in 

2013 as part of a University of Kentucky 

field school by the Kentucky 

Archaeological Survey. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of diagnostic 

shell-tempered ceramics and triangular 

projectile points. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Based on the information available, 11 

associated funerary objects are one lot 

botanics, two lots ceramic, two lots 

faunal, two lots floatation, two lots 

lithic, and two triangular points. Site 

15ME62 (Dry Branch Creek) in Mercer 

County, KY was first surveyed in 1995 

and 1996 during planning for a bridge 

replacement. Excavation followed in 

1998, as part of a Phase III mitigation 

project undertaken by Wilbur Smith 

Associates. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on diagnostic ceramic types, 

triangular projectile points, and C14 

dates. No known hazardous substances 

are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

seven individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 21 associated funerary 

objects are three lots charcoal, two lots 

faunal, three lots flotations, four lots 

lithic, two lots shell, two bone beads, 

one bone needle tip, one c-14 sample, 

one groundstone bar, one botanic, and 

one projectile point. Site 15PI10 

(Millard) in Pike County, KY was 

excavated by the University of Kentucky 

Museum of Archaeology in 1975. A Fort 

Ancient determination for these human 

remains is based on the presence of 

limestone/shell-tempered ceramics, 

small triangular projectile points, and 

overall site plan. No known hazardous 

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Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. The 325 associated funerary 

objects are 324 bone beads and one lot 

faunal. Site 15PI227 (Pauley Station) in 

Pike County, KY was surface collected 

and then donated to the University of 

Kentucky Museum of Archaeology by a 

private collector in 1959. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics and stone slab graves 

characteristic of Fort Ancient culture in 

Eastern Kentucky. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The WSWM has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 152 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 1,231 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 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 

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 January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the WSWM 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 WSWM 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: November 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039136; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, National Forests in Florida, 

Tallahassee, FL 

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 Agriculture, Forest 

Service, National Forests in Florida 

(National Forests in Florida) intends to 

carry out the disposition of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

removed from Federal or Tribal lands to 

the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

priority for disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 6, 2025. If no claim for 

disposition is received by December 5, 

2025, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 

ADDRESSES: Ivan Green, Forest 

Supervisor, National Forests in Florida, 

325 John Knox Road, Bldg F, Suite 210, 

Tallahassee, FL 32303, telephone (850) 

523–8500, email dawn.lawrence@

usda.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 National 

Forests in Florida, and additional 

information on the human remains or 

cultural items in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the related records. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

identifications in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. The 586 associated funerary 

objects are faunal remains, shell, lithic 

debitage, pottery sherds, and bone tools. 

In June 2011, human remains were 

identified during documentation of 

materials removed in late 2009 and 

early 2010 during interagency 

emergency salvage excavations at Salt 

Springs in the Ocala National Forest, 

Marion County, Florida. 

Determinations 

The National Forests in Florida has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 586 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. 

• The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Seminole Tribe of Florida; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The 

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma have 

priority for disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

appropriate official identified in this 

notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for 

disposition is received by December 5, 

2025, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. Claims for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects in this notice 

may occur on or after December 5, 2025. 

If competing claims for disposition are 

received, the National Forests in Florida 

must determine the most appropriate 


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