Wisconsin Administrative Code › Historical Society › Chapter HS 2 - Burial sites preservation program › Section HS 2.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Adequate historical documentation" means information verifiable through at
			 least 2 of the following types of independent sources: church records, deeds,
			 maps, and other written and oral sources.
(2) "Board" means the burial sites
			 preservation board.
(3) "Cataloged
			 burial site" means a piece of land that has a record of having buried human
			 remains and is recorded with the county register of deeds. This shall be the
			 case even if the recorded burial site is untended, abandoned, and has no
			 surface indications of burials.
Note: The Wisconsin Historical Society recognizes that the
				definition of "Catalogued burial site" in s.
			  HS 2.02(3) conflicts with the definition
				of "Catalogued" burial site at s.
				157.70(1) (c),
				Stats. Therefore, to carry out its duties under. s.
				157.70, Stats. and ch. HS 2, the
				definition of "Catalogued burial site" at s.
			  HS 2.02(3) shall be disregarded, and all
				instances of "Catalogued" in ch. HS 2 shall have the meaning given in s.
				157.70(1) (c),
				Stats. This interpretation shall not affect the Catalog of Wisconsin Burial
				Sites as it exists prior to May 1, 2005.
(4) "Class of burial sites" means burial
			 sites of a particular age, culture, or geographic region.
(5) "Cultural affiliation" means an
			 association with an historic immigrant nationality or ethnic group.
(6) "Direct kinship" means lineal or legal
			 descent, or a spouse.
(7)
			 "Director" means the director of the state historical society of Wisconsin or a
			 formally appointed designee.
(8)
			 "Grave marker" means any surface indication of a burial including stone
			 monuments, spirit houses, wooden crosses, and prehistoric Indian
			 mounds.
(9) "Human remains" means
			 any part of the body of a deceased person in any stage of decomposition in a
			 context indicating substantial evidence for burial.
(10) "Objects related to the burial" means
			 items that were intentionally placed and directly associated with the
			 burial.
(11) "Religious
			 affiliation" means a membership in an organized religion recognized by federal
			 internal revenue service tax exemption or a membership in a traditional Indian
			 religion in Wisconsin, pursuant to federal regulations established under the
			 American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 42 USC, Sec. 1996.
(12) "Skeletal analyst" means an individual
			 who has a graduate degree in archeology, anthropology, or a closely related
			 field and at least one year of full-time professional experience or equivalent
			 specialized training in human osteological research, at least 4 months of
			 supervised analytic experience in the identification, analysis, and
			 interpretation of human osteological remains, and a demonstrated ability to
			 carry research to completion.
(13)
			 "Sufficient contiguous land" means the land within at least 5 feet from any
			 part of the burial site including beds of lakes, streams, and rivers
			 surrounding the burial site necessary to ensure its protection.
(14) "Tribal affiliation" means an
			 association with federally recognized Indian tribes or bands.
(15) "Uncataloged burial site" means any
			 burial site that has not been cataloged according to s.
			 HS 2.03 and is not
			 recorded with the register of deeds.