[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26249-26252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10184]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20774; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State 
Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, 
previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials 
Program, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 
Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native 
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program at the address in this notice by June 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S. Clinton Street, Iowa 
City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email [email protected].

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 the Office of the 
State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from several 
archeological sites in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Plymouth, and Woodbury 
Counties, Iowa.
    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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Office 
of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1940, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site 13BV1 in Buena Vista County, IA. Avocational 
archeologist Frank L. Van Voorhis conducted the excavations at the 
site; all of the human remains were recovered from an area referred to 
by Van Voorhis as Pitlodge I. The human remains were donated to the 
Storm Lake School District in the 1950s, and were transferred to the 
Buena Vista County Historical Society at an unknown date. In 1996, the 
human remains from the Van Voorhis collection were transferred to the 
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The two 
individuals are young to middle-aged adult males, each of whom is 
represented by cranial fragments and mandibular remains (Burial Project 
963). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Bultman Site (13BV2) in Buena Vista 
County, IA. The human remains were collected from the site by a 
resident of Storm Lake, IA. In 1998, the human remains were identified 
among materials donated by the resident to the Sanford Museum in 
Cherokee, IA. Subsequently, the human remains were transferred to the 
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The 
individual is a young adult of indeterminate sex, and is represented by 
fragmented cranial remains and four incomplete postcranial bones 
(Burial Project 1270). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1969 or 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Bultman Site (13BV2) in Buena Vista 
County, IA. The human remains were collected by a local resident and 
donated to the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA. The skeletal material 
was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program in 2007. The individual is an adult, possibly a young female, 
and is represented by fragmented cranial remains and long bone shafts 
(Burial Project 2156). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Bultman Site (13BV2) in Buena Vista 
County, IA. These human remains were donated to the Sanford Museum in 
Cherokee, IA, at an unknown date. The human remains were transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2007. 
The individual is an adult of indeterminate sex, and is represented by 
a single parietal fragment (Burial Project 2157). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from site 13CK1 in Cherokee County, IA. 
Avocational archeologist Frank L. Van Voorhis conducted the excavations 
at the site from 1934 to 1937. The human remains were donated to the 
Storm Lake School District in the 1950s, and were transferred to the 
Buena Vista County Historical Society at an unknown date. In 1996, the 
human remains from the Van Voorhis collection were transferred to the 
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The two 
individuals are an adult and an individual aged 15 to 20 years, each of 
whom is represented by dental remains (Burial Project 1103). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site 13CK1 in Cherokee County, IA. A 
single bone fragment was reportedly collected from the surface of the 
site and donated to the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA.

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The Sanford Museum transferred the human remains to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2007. The individual is 
an adult, and is represented by a parietal fragment (Burial Project 
2158). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site 13CK3 in Cherokee County, IA. The 
human remains were part of the Frank L. Van Voorhis Collection, and 
were donated to the Storm Lake School District in the 1950s. At an 
unknown date, the remains were given to the Buena Vista County 
Historical Society. In 1996, the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program received the human remains from the Van Voorhis 
collection. The individual is an older juvenile or young adult, and is 
represented by dental remains (Burial Project 1104). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, possibly May 20, 1984, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Brewster 
Site (13CK15) in Cherokee County, IA. The human remains were collected 
by an unknown individual and ended up in the collections of the Sanford 
Museum in Cherokee, IA. In 1998, the human remains were transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The 
individual is a juvenile approximately 12-15 years old, and is 
represented by a single tooth (Burial Project 1372). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Brewster Site (13CK15) in Cherokee 
County, IA. The human remains were collected by an unknown individual 
and ended up in the collections of the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA. 
The human remains were transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in two donations, one in 2007 and 
the second in 2014. The two individuals are a middle-aged adult, 
represented by a left maxilla (Burial Project 2159), and a subadult 8-
10 years old is represented by three loose teeth (Burial Project 3038). 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the Brewster Site in Cherokee County, IA. These human 
remains were excavated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and were 
transferred, along with other materials, to the repository at the 
Office of the State Archaeologist. In 2011, the human remains were 
discovered in the repository and were transferred to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The two individuals are an 
adult, represented by cranial and dental remains, and a two to four-
year-old child, represented by a cranial fragment (Burial Project 
2584). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In the 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Phipps Site (13CK21) in Cherokee 
County, IA. Archeologist Reynold Rupp[eacute] supervised excavations at 
the site from 1952 to 1956, and most of the material collected during 
this work was housed in the repository of the Office of the State 
Archaeologist. In 2002, human remains were identified during an 
examination of the material from the site, and were immediately 
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program. The individual is a subadult between 1.0 and 5.6 years old, 
and is represented by a single tooth (Burial Project 1538). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    On several different dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 
seven individuals were removed from the Phipps Site (13CK21) in 
Cherokee County, IA, and were stored at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, 
IA. Some human remains were collected during Ellison Orr's 1934 
excavations. Reynold J. Rupp[eacute]'s 1952-1956 excavations also 
recovered human remains. In 1963, the University of Wisconsin-Madison 
conducted excavations and collected human remains. Human remains were 
also collected from the site surface by avocational archeologists. In 
2007 and 2014, all human remains collected from the Phipps Site were 
transferred from the Sanford Museum to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. Two of the individuals are a 
juvenile 16.1-16.9 years old and an infant 1.8-2.1 years old, both of 
whom are represented by dental remains. Additional human remains 
represent a young adult male, an adult female of indeterminate age, an 
older juvenile/young adult, a young to middle-aged adult, and an older 
adult (Burial Projects 2160 and 3060). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1999, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the Broken Kettle Site (13PM1) in Plymouth County, 
IA. The human remains were excavated during the summer archeological 
field school conducted by the University of Iowa, Department of 
Anthropology. These human remains were transferred to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The two individuals are a 
young adult and a subadult (Burial Project 1330). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Broken Kettle Site (13PM1) in 
Plymouth County, IA. The human remains were identified among 
archeological materials donated to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist by an avocational archeologist in 2002. These human 
remains were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program. The two individuals are an older juvenile/young 
adult and a subadult aged 7.1-9.6 years, and are represented by a 
phalanx and two teeth (Burial Project 1593). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Broken Kettle Site (13PM1) in Plymouth 
County, IA. The site was the subject of amateur investigations in 1895 
and 1910, and excavation by Ellison Orr in 1934 and 1939. Additional 
excavations also took place in 1967. It is unknown which fieldwork 
resulted in the collection of the human remains, which consisted of a 
single tooth. In 2010, the tooth was found in materials transferred 
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the repository at the 
Office of the State Archaeologist. The tooth was then transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The 
individual is approximately 15 to 20 years old, and is represented by 
the tooth (Burial Project 2586). No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    In June 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Kimball Site (13PM4) in Plymouth 
County, IA. A partial mandible was collected from the surface of the 
site and ended up in the repository of the Luther College Archaeology 
Laboratory in Decorah, IA. A long bone fragment from the Kimball Site, 
collected at an unknown date, was also found in the Luther College 
repository. At an unknown date, the human remains were transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program.

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The individual is an older juvenile or young adult of indeterminate sex 
(Burial Project 2000). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were removed from the Kimball Site (13PM4) in Plymouth County, IA. 
Archeological excavations at the site were conducted by the University 
of Wisconsin in 1963. Material from the excavation was transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist in 2010. In addition to the human 
remains from a primary burial excavated at this site, human remains 
were also found among the faunal remains collected during the 1963 
fieldwork. The four individuals are a young female, an adult of 
indeterminate age and sex, a subadult of unknown age, and a subadult 
2.5 to 3.5 years old (Burial Project 2671). No known individuals were 
identified. The 165 associated funerary objects are one bone fish 
gorge, one bone beaming tool or flesher, one possible flaker, one pipe 
fragment, 24 nonhuman bones or fragments, one noncultural rock, one 
piece of burned earth, one piece of flaking debris, two pieces of 
unworked paralava, 11 fire-cracked rocks, and 121 pot sherds.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from 13WD402 in Woodbury County. These human 
remains were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist in 
the late 1970s, and most of them were reburied in 1980 at a cemetery in 
Iowa designated for the reinterment of Native American human remains. 
In 2014, nine skeletal elements and partial elements that had not been 
reburied were discovered in the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Laboratory. The two individuals are an older male and an 
adult of indeterminate age and sex (Burial Project 57). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Around 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site 13WD402 in Woodbury County, IA. A Sioux City 
resident had collected the human remains from the surface of the site. 
In 2000, the resident gave the human remains to the Department of 
Natural Resources officer from Stone State Park (Woodbury County, IA). 
The human remains were transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2000. The individual is a young 
to middle-age adult, possibly male, and is represented by the cranial 
and postcranial remains (Burial Project 1428). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, 21 
individuals were removed from site 13WD402 in Woodbury County, IA. A 
Sioux City resident collected the human remains from the surface of the 
site and had kept them in his garage. The Sioux City Police Department 
recovered the human remains from the garage in 2009 and transferred 
them to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. 
The 21 individuals are one infant, four children, six adolescents, one 
young to middle-aged adult male, one young to middle-aged adult female, 
two young to middle-aged adults of indeterminate sex, one old adult of 
indeterminate sex, three females of indeterminate age, and two adults 
of indeterminate age and sex, each of whom is represented by cranial 
and postcranial remains (Burial Project 2378). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Around May 2013, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from site 13WD402 in Woodbury County, IA. A 
hiker found the bones on the surface of the site and turned them over 
to Kevin Pape, Park Ranger at Stone State Park. Subsequent surface 
collections were performed by archeologist Christy Rickers and by 
Shirley Schermer, then director of the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. All the human remains were 
transferred to the Bioarchaeology Program. The two individuals are one 
subadult aged two to six years old, and a possible male adult of 
indeterminate age (Burial Project 2894). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    All of the above described human remains have been identified as 
Native American based on documented association with ancient Native 
American sites classified as Mill Creek culture (A.D. 1100-1300). Mill 
Creek manifestations are grouped within the Initial variant of the 
Middle Missouri Tradition. Archeological and ethnohistorical evidence 
links later Middle Missouri groups with the Mandan and Hidatsa, who are 
present-day members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Cherokee County, 
IA. These human remains were collected by a local avocational 
archeologist and donated to the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA. The 
Sanford Museum transferred the human remains to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2001. The three individuals are 
an adult male, a possible male 15.9-20.7 years old, and a subadult 5.0-
5.5 years old, each of whom is represented by mandibular, cranial, and 
dental remains (Burial Project 1460). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    These human remains have been identified as Native American based 
on the condition of the bone and on archival information. Sanford 
Museum documentation lists the human remains as ``probably local Mill 
Creek.'' Mill Creek manifestations are grouped within the Initial 
variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition. Archeological and 
ethnohistorical evidence links later Middle Missouri groups with the 
Mandan and Hidatsa, who are present-day members of the Three Affiliated 
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
    Around 1910, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown site in Woodbury County, IA. A 
boy collected the human remains from the ground surface in the vicinity 
of Stone State Park, in Woodbury County. In 2000, the human remains 
were donated by the collector's son to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The two individuals are a middle-
aged to old adult female and a young adult of indeterminate sex, each 
of whom is represented by the cranial remains and femora (Burial 
Project 1424). No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    These human remains have been identified as likely Mill Creek 
culture due to the proximity of several known Mill Creek sites to the 
discovery area, Stone State Park. Mill Creek manifestations are grouped 
within the Initial variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition. 
Archeological and ethnohistorical evidence links later Middle Missouri 
groups with the Mandan and Hidatsa, who are present-day members of the 
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

Determinations Made by the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program

    Officials of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice

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represent the physical remains of 63 individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 165 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), 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 Three 
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Lara Noldner, Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S. 
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email 
[email protected], by June 1, 2016. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated 
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may proceed.
    The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is 
responsible for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 31, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-10184 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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