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• 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. 

• 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 Osage Nation (previously 

listed as the Osage Tribe). 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Osage Nation (previously 

listed as the Osage Tribe). 

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 Kristina Boykin, Arkansas 

State Highway and Transportation 

Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 

AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, 

email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.gov, by 

September 21, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Osage Nation 

(previously listed as the Osage Tribe) 

may proceed. 

The Arkansas State Highway and 

Transportation Department is 

responsible for notifying The Osage 

Nation (previously listed as the Osage 

Tribe) that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 6, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23669; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects in 

consultation with the appropriate 

federally recognized Indian Tribes, and 

has determined that a cultural affiliation 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day federally recognized Indian 

Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. 

Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the federally recognized 

Indian Tribe stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 

TVA at the address in this notice by 

September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 

Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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 

TVA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from archeological sites in 

Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, 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 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 and associated funerary objects 

was made by TVA professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

From August 5, 1936 to August 13, 

1937, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 309 individuals were 

removed from the Mulberry Creek site 

(1CT27) in Colbert County, AL, by the 

Alabama Museum of Natural History at 

the University of Alabama (AMNH). 

TVA acquired this site on March 25, 

1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. 

This shell midden site was at the 

confluence of Mulberry Creek and the 

Tennessee River. While there are no 

radiocarbon dates from this site, the 

stratified distribution of material culture 

suggests the primary occupation was 

during the Late Archaic period (4000– 

1000 B.C.). Ceramics were only found in 

the upper three feet of this shell 

midden, suggesting occupations during 

the Colbert (300 B.C.–A.D. 100) and 

McKelvey phases (A.D. 500–1000). The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include adults, juveniles, 

and infants of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The 3,300 

associated funerary objects are 3 stone 

flakes; 2 antler billets; 2 antler punches; 

1 anvil stone; 1 atlatl weight; 4 Baldwin 

Plain body sherds; 1 Baytown Plain var. 

McKelvey rim sherd; 1 Benton projectile 

point; 18 chert bifaces; 5 bone beads; 2 

bone fids/awls; 1 bone needle; 12 bone 

pins; 7 bone pin fragments; 1 carved 

bone pin; 1 chert celt; 3 ceramic sherds; 

175 crinoid stems; 1 Cypress Creek 

projectile point; 1 Elora projectile point; 

2 chert drills; 2 shell gorget fragments; 

2 hammerstones; 1 hoe, limestone; 1 

knife, chert; 8 unidentified projectile 

points; 1 Little Bear Creek projectile 

point; 3 Maples projectile points; 4 

modified bones; 5 Morrow Mountain 

projectile points; 1 Mulberry Creek 

Cordmarked basal sherd; 1 Mulberry 

Creek projectile point; 54 drilled canine 

teeth pendants; 2 Pickwick projectile 

points; 4 triangular projectile points; 8 

chert preforms; 1 lot of unmodified 

shell; 2,903 shell or stone beads; 6 shell 

gorgets; 1 stone axe; 2 unmodified turtle 

shells; 32 turtle shell fragments; 6 

unmodified bivalve shells; and 8 White 

Springs projectile points. 

From September 22, 1936 to 

September 30, 1937, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 481 

individuals were removed from the 

Bluff Creek site (1LU59) in Lauderdale 

County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired 

this site on December 23, 1936, for the 

Pickwick Reservoir project, and the 

excavation was conducted with Federal 


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funds in anticipation of reservoir 

construction. This shell mound site was 

found at the confluence of Bluff Creek 

and the Tennessee River and was the 

accumulation of mussel shell and 

village midden, rather than an 

intentionally constructed earthen works. 

Based on the material culture, this site 

was occupied during the Late Archaic 

(4000–1000 B.C.), Early Woodland 

(1000–100 B.C.), Middle Woodland 

(Copena phase, A.D. 100–500), and Late 

Woodland (McKelvey phase, A.D. 500– 

1000). Shell-tempered ceramics from the 

Mississippian period are found in the 

upper portion of this shell midden. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include infants, adolescents, 

and adults of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The 802 

associated funerary objects include 1 

adze; 6 antler billets; 1 atlatl weight; 40 

bone awls; 1 Baldwin Plain sherd; 2 bar 

gorgets; 4 beaver incisors; 1 Bell Plain 

bottle; 1 Bell Plain jar; 1 biface fragment; 

8 mammal bones; 2 bone pins; 2 bow 

drill sockets; 3 celts; 10 copper beads; 

1 copper ornament; 1 wooden earspool; 

1 bone fid; 1 fire cracked rock; 3 bone 

flakers; 2 Flint Creek projectile points; 

3 Flint River Cordmarked sherds; 1 

rubbed galena; 1 grooved abrader; 1 

hafted drill; 1 hammerstone; 1 iron ring; 

4 jasper beads; 7 mammal mandibles; 1 

McKee Island Brushed jar; 1 piece of 

mica; 1 Mississippi Plain jar; 24 

Mississippi Plain sherds; 1 modified 

antler; 32 modified bones; 47 pieces of 

modified turtle shell; 2 bone netting 

needles; 1 shell pendant; 35 teeth 

pendants; 11 bone projectile points; 1 

Cotaco Creek projectile point; 1 Elora 

projectile point; 1 Hamilton Stemmed 

projectile point; 5 unidentified 

projectile points; 1 Ledbetter projectile 

point; 8 Little Bear Creek projectile 

points; 2 Madison projectile points; 1 

McIntyre projectile points; 1 Mud Creek 

projectile point; 1 Pickwick projectile 

point; 1 Smithsonia projectile point; 1 

Wade projectile point; 3 chert preforms; 

3 raccoon baculums; 1 rattle; 1 lot of 

seed pods; 21 shells; 377 shell beads; 2 

shell cups; 4 shell gorgets; 1 stone; 6 

stone beads; 5 carnivore teeth; 66 turtle 

shell fragments; 13 tubular bone beads; 

2 unmodified bones; 5 Wheeler Dentate 

Stamped sherds; and 1 Wheeler Plain 

bowl. 

From August 24, 1937 to February 11, 

1938, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 141 individuals were 

removed from the O’Neal site (1LU61) 

in Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. 

TVA acquired this site on December 23, 

1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. 

The site is a shell midden adjacent to 

the Tennessee River, but because of 

inclement weather and the early closure 

of the Pickwick Dam, only two trenches 

were dug into this site. The primary 

occupation of the site took place during 

the Late Archaic period (4000–1000 

B.C.). The human remains and 

associated funerary objects are in the 

physical custody of AMNH and include 

adults, juveniles, children, and infants 

of both sexes. No known individuals 

were identified. The 676 associated 

funerary objects include 1 antler flaker; 

1 antler tine; 1 bear tooth; 1 biface; 1 

Bluff Creek Simple Stamped sherd; 1 

bone awl/fid; 1 bone pin; 2 stone drills; 

6 jasper beads; 2 modified antler; 1 

modified bone; 1 Flint Creek projectile 

point; 4 Little Bear Creek projectile 

point; 1 McIntire projectile point; 6 

unidentified projectile points; 644 shell 

beads; and 2 shell gorgets/pendants. 

From August to September of 1937, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 7 individuals were removed 

from the Meander Scar site (1LU62) in 

Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. TVA 

acquired this site on August 23, 1935, 

for the Pickwick Reservoir project. Due 

to persistent flooding at the confluence 

of Bluff Creek and the Tennessee River, 

excavations were limited, and there are 

no radiocarbon dates from this site. The 

pottery recovered indicates occupations 

during the Woodland period (300 B.C.– 

A.D. 1000). The human remains are in 

the physical custody of AMNH and 

include fragmented remains of adults 

and children of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From May 20 to June 9, 1936, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 8 

individuals were removed from site 

1LU63 in Lauderdale County, AL, by 

AMNH. TVA acquired this site on 

October 28, 1936, for the Pickwick 

Reservoir project, and the excavation 

was conducted with Federal funds in 

anticipation of the reservoir 

construction. This site was one of two 

burial mounds in the area, and the 

mound was trenched and systematically 

excavated vertically with a focus on 

identifying burial pits. Four soil zones 

modified by human activity were 

identified, and although there are no 

radiocarbon dates, funerary objects 

indicate that the mound was created 

during the Middle Woodland Copena 

phase (A.D. 100–500). The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are in the physical custody of AMNH 

including adults and an infant of 

indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. The 17 

associated funerary objects include 1 

conch shell cup; 2 copper earspools; 2 

copper earspool fragments; 1 copper reel 

gorget; and 11 galena nodules. 

In July of 1988, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 4 individuals 

were removed from Colliers Cave 

(1LU494) in Lauderdale County, AL, by 

the University of Alabama field school. 

TVA acquired this site on March 28, 

1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. 

The site is a large cave that consists of 

a main passage and several side 

passages, with evidence of pot-hunting 

and excavations. The University of 

Alabama field school excavated two test 

pits and a trench, but the chronological 

placement of the site is unknown. The 

human remains are in the physical 

custody of AMNH and include three 

adults and one infant of unknown sex. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

From June 29 to July 1, 1988, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 23 

individuals were removed from site 

1LU495 in Lauderdale County, AL, by 

the University of Alabama field school. 

TVA acquired this site on February 18, 

1937, for the Pickwick Reservoir project 

The site is a cave adjacent to Coffee 

Slough in the vicinity of Seven Mile 

Island. The University of Alabama field 

school excavated two small units, but 

the chronological placement of the site 

is unknown. The human remains are in 

the physical custody of AMNH but are 

too small to identify the sex of the 

individuals with ages ranging from 6 

months to 30 years old. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1988, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 4 individuals were surface 

collected from Coffee Cave (1LU499) in 

Lauderdale County, AL, by the 

University of Alabama field school. 

TVA acquired this site on November 23, 

1936. Coffee Cave is adjacent to Coffee 

Slough in the vicinity of Seven Mile 

Island. The human remains are in the 

physical custody of AMNH and are too 

fragmentary to identify the sex but 

include two juveniles between 11 and 

12 years old; one young adult between 

15 and 25 years old; and one adult, 18 

years or older. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Tennessee 

Valley Authority 

Officials of TVA have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

presence in prehistoric archeological 

sites and osteological analysis. 


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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 977 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 4,795 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), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• The Treaty of September 20, 1816, 

indicates that the land from which the 

Native American human remains were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Chickasaw Nation. 

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

the disposition of the human remains 

may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma have declined to 

accept transfer of control of the human 

remains. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), 

TVA has decided to transfer control of 

the funerary objects associated with the 

culturally unidentifiable human 

remains to The Chickasaw Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, 

TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632– 

7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by 

September 21, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Chickasaw Nation may 

proceed. 

The TVA is responsible for notifying 

The Consulted Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: June 28, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23716; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arkansas State Highway and 

Transportation Department, Little 

Rock, AR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 

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 to the Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: 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 the Arkansas State 

Highway and Transportation 

Department at the address in this notice 

by September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Kristina Boykin, Arkansas 

State Highway and Transportation 

Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 

AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, 

email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.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 under the control of 

the Arkansas State Highway and 

Transportation Department. The human 

remains were removed from a bluff 

shelter in Madison County, AR. 

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 Department of 

Anthropology at the University of 

Arkansas professional staff for the 

Arkansas State Highway and 

Transportation Department in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee 

Nation, The Osage Nation (previously 

listed as the Osage Tribe), and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1991, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

recovered from site 3MA238 in Madison 

County, AR, during an excavation of a 

borrow pit for White River Bridge 

Replacement. The appropriate 

authorities, including Dr. Jerome Rose, 

were notified and determined that the 

human remains were Native American. 

At the request of the Arkansas State 

Highway and Transportation 

Department, the human remains were 

taken to the Osteology Laboratory of the 

University of Arkansas for forensic 

analysis and have remained in storage at 

the lab at the University of Arkansas. 

Currently, the human remains are being 

stored at the Arkansas Archeological 

Survey’s curation facility. 

The human remains were identified 

as two adults (30–45 years). The human 

remains consisted of one male and one 

female. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. No diagnostic 

artifacts were found at site 3MA238 to 

indicate when these human remains 

were buried. The cultural and temporal 

identity of these human remains is 

difficult to discern and they cannot be 

clearly culturally affiliated with an 

Indian tribe. 

Determinations Made by the Arkansas 

State Highway and Transportation 

Department 

Officials of the Arkansas State 

Highway and Transportation 

Department have determined that: 


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