[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2611-2612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-561]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects from the State of Maine in the 
Possession of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Andover, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d), of 
completion of the inventory of human remains and associated funerary 
objects, presently in the possession of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, from eleven sites in the 
state of Maine.
    A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has been 
made by the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and representatives 
of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton 
Band of Maliseet Indians, and the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, 
known collectively as the Wabanaki Confederacy.
    The human remains of two individuals--a seven to eight year old 
male and the partial human remains of an infant whose sex could not be 
determined--were recovered in 1912 from the Grindel Site in 
Brooksville, ME. The human remains were recovered with copper and shell 
beads, animal skins, and other organic materials. The Grindel Site is 
believed to have been occupied between 1580 and 1620. The human remains 
of twelve individuals--a two to three year old child whose sex could 
not be determined, fragmentary human remains of a three to five year 
old child whose sex could not be determined, the partial human remains 
of one adult male and the fragmentary human remains of another adult 
male, the fragmentary human remains of two juvenile females, the 
fragmentary human remains of an adult female, the partial human remains 
of an infant whose sex could not be determined, the fragmentary human 
remains of a juvenile whose sex could not be determined, the partial 
human remains of a five to six year old child who was probably female, 
the partial human remains of a four to five year old child who was 
probably male, and the isolated human remains of an individual whose 
age and sex could not be determined--were recovered in 1914 from the 
Sandy Point Site in Stockton Springs, ME. The human remains were 
recovered with copper and shell beads, animal skins, lithic tools, an 
iron ax, a copper headband, birch bark, an iron kettle bail and lugs, 
fragments of a brass kettle, a large fragment of brass, and organic 
materials. The Sandy Point Site is believed to have been occupied 
between 1580 and 1620. Inventory of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects from the Grindel and Sandy Point Sites, and review of 
the [[Page 2612]] accompanying documentation indicates that no known 
individuals were identifiable. Both the Grindel and Sandy Point Sites 
are located within the aboriginal territory of the Penobscot Indian 
Nation.
    Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence, 
as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence provided by the 
Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during consultation, officials of 
the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology have determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these human remains and 
associated funerary objects from the Grindel and Sandy Point Sites and 
the Penobscot Indian Nation.
    The fragmentary human remains of two individuals--a ten to twelve 
year old female and a sub-adult to adult male--were recovered in 1914 
from a site opposite the village at the Head of the Grand Lake Stream. 
The human remains were recovered with some wood fragments that are 
believed to have been remnants of a decayed coffin, a seal top spoon, a 
moose tooth, charcoal, pebbles and organic materials. This site is 
believed to have been occupied between 1600 and 1650. Inventory of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects from this site and review 
of the accompanying documentation indicates that no known individuals 
were identifiable. This site is located within the aboriginal territory 
of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
    Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence, 
as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence provided by the 
Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during consultation, officials of 
the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology have determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these human remains and 
associated funerary objects from the site opposite the village at the 
Head of the Grand Lake Stream in Grand Lake, ME, and the Passamaquoddy 
Tribe.
    The fragmentary human remains of two individuals--a twenty five 
year old male and a fifty-five to sixty year old male--were recovered 
in 1933 from the Harbor Island Shellheap in Brooklin, ME. The Harbor 
Island Shellheap is believed to have been occupied between 900 and 
1500. The human remains of two individuals--the fragmentary human 
remains of a two to three year old child whose sex could not be 
determined and the partial human remains of a thirty-five to forty year 
old female--were recovered in 1935 from the High Point Site in 
Brooklin, ME. The High Point Site is believed to have been occupied 
between 900 and 1500. The fragmentary human remains of a sixteen to 
seventeen year old male, were recovered in 1913 from the Hodgkins' 
Point Shellheap in Lamoine, ME. Hodgkins' Point Shellheap is believed 
to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The partial human remains 
of a thirty-five to forty year old male were recovered in 1915 from the 
Holbrook Island site in Castine, ME. The Holbrook Island Site is 
believed to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The fragmentary 
human remains of a fifty to sixty year old male were recovered in 1915 
from Hooper's Shellheap in Penobscot, ME. A moose incisor and several 
lithic flakes may have been associated funerary objects. Hooper's 
Shellheap is believed to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The 
human remains of two individuals--a twenty-five to thirty year old 
adult male and the fragmentary human remains of an adult who was 
probably female--were recovered in 1915 from Richard's Shellheap. A 
bone tool, a potsherd, a beaver tooth, and a lithic projectile point 
fragment may have been associated funerary objects. Richard's Shellheap 
is believed to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The human 
remains of a forty-five to fifty-five year old male were recovered in 
1915 from Wheeler's Shellheap in Blue Hill, ME. Wheeler's Shellheap is 
believed to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The fragmentary 
human remains of a fourteen to fifteen year old female, were recovered 
in 1912 from an unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME. A lithic flake, 
two pebbles, and a lithic projectile point may have been associated 
funerary objects. The individual from this site is believed to have 
been interred between 900 and 1500. The Harbor Island Shellheap, High 
Point Site, Hodgkins' Point Shellheap, Holbrook Island site, Hooper's 
Shellheap, Richard's Shellheap, Wheeler's Shellheap, and the 
unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME, are located within the 
aboriginal territory of the people known historically as the Etchemin. 
Inventory of the human remains and associated funerary objects from 
sites occupied between 900 and 1500 that are located within the 
aboriginal territory of the people known historically as the Etchemin 
and review of the accompanying documentation indicates that no known 
individuals were identifiable. The Etchemin are considered ancestral to 
the Penobscot Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
    Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence, 
as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence provided by the 
Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during consultation, officials of 
the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology have determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these human remains and 
possibly associated funerary objects from Harbor Island Shellheap, High 
Point Site, Hodgkins' Point Shellheap, Holbrook Island site, Hooper's 
Shellheap, Richard's Shellheap, Wheeler's Shellheap, and the 
unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME, and the Penobscot Indian Nation 
and the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Penobscot Indian 
Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, 
and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. Representatives of any other 
Indian tribe which believes itself to be culturally affiliated with 
these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact 
James W. Bradley, Director of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA 01810; telephone: (508) 749-
4490, before February 9, 1995. Repatriation of these human remains and 
associated funerary objects to the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy 
may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: January 5, 1995.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 95-561 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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