[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70979-70980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20750]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Barnstable and Plymouth
Counties, MA.
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.
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff
in consultation with representatives of the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally
recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a non-
federally recognized Indian group).
This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects
reported in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal
Register on August 14, 2003, (FR Doc 03-20754, pages 48626-48634). In
2006, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology identified one
error in a collector's name, identified one error in a collection date,
and identified additional associated funerary objects from four sites
in southeastern MA. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
also changed the method used to quantify reported cultural items. In
light of these findings, the original Notice of Inventory Completion is
amended to decrease the calculated number from 127 to 113 associated
funerary objects. Changes to the original inventories come as a result
of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology's continuing
inventory work. Although the method used to quantify objects has
changed, the previously reported cultural items in this collection
remain the same.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48628,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1887, human remains representing one individual were removed
from Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA, by Lombard C. Jones. Dr. Jones
donated the human remains to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology in 1908. No known individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a nail with a wood fragment.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48631,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1867, human remains representing one individual from Nantasket
Beach in Hull, Plymouth County, MA, were donated to the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology by Jeffries Wyman. The human remains were
collected by Mr. Wyman at an unknown date. No known individual was
identified. The 17 associated funerary objects are 16 shell-tempered
pottery sherds and 1 lot of ceramic body sherds.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, at page 48631,
paragraph number 9 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1881, human remains representing six individuals were removed
from the Patuxet Hotel site in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, by L. H.
Keith and were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Keith in the same year. No known individuals were
identified. The 18 associated funerary objects are 1 container of human
hair and cloth, 1 container of cloth fragments, 1 container of iron
nails, 1 container of wood fragments, 1 container of iron knife
fragments, 1 metal spoon, 1 lot of textile and wood fragments with soil
matrix, 2 kaolin clay pipes, 3 pieces of lead, 1 stone button mold, 3
lead buttons, and 2 flint flakes.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48632,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1933, human remains representing one individual were removed
from the Herring Weir area of Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, MA, and
were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by
Raymond H. Baxter. The human remains were discovered by men working in
the area in 1932. No known
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individual was identified. The 11 associated funerary objects are 1
fragmented copper kettle, 2 copper sheet fragments, 5 fragments of iron
implements, 1 container of red clay, 1 container of skin and bark, and
1 large fragment of a woven bag.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48633,
paragraph numbers 9 and 10 are corrected by substituting the following
paragraphs:
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of 238 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 113 objects described above 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.
Lastly, officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
have determined that, 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 Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of
Massachusetts, and there is a cultural relationship between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and the Assonet Band of the
Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group) and Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group).
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator,
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, before
January 8, 2007. Repatriation of the associated funerary objects to the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group) may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, Wampanoag Tribe of
Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group) that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-20750 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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