[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62885-62886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26437]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026946; 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 University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program (OSA) 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 OSA. 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 OSA at the address in this notice by 
January 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Dr. 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].

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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 University of 
Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa 
City, IA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from the Blood Run site (13LO2), Lyon County, IA.
    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 OSA 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ho-Chunk 
Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 
and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, hereafter referred to as ``The 
Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals 
were removed from the Blood Run site (13LO2) in Lyon County, IA. The 
human remains were removed during an archeological excavation conducted 
by Dale Henning, and were stored at the University of Wisconsin. At an 
unknown date, these human remains were transferred to the University of 
Tennessee, Knoxville. In July 2018, the human remains were transferred 
to the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program 
(OSA-BP). The human remains belong to two young subadults both between 
2.5 and 3.5 years old; one young adult male; one middle adult male; one 
middle to old adult male; and one probable adult of unknown sex, who is 
represented by a single tooth (Burial Project 3335). No known 
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are 
the tooth of a canine and a faunal long bone fragment.
    During the second half of the 20th century, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Blood 
Run Site (13LO2) in Lyon County, IA. An incomplete mandible was 
recovered from the ground surface of the site by a private collector. 
In May 2017, the human remains were transferred to the OSA-BP. An 
adolescent aged 13.5 to 19.5 years is represented by the human remains 
(Burial Project 3198). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1886, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, 
were removed from the Blood Run Site (13LO2) in Lyon County, IA. The 
human remains were excavated under the direction of J. White and 
Frederick Starr. At an unknown date, likely before the turn of the 20th 
century, some of the human remains from this excavation were donated to 
the museum at Coe College (Accession #2101). In 2018, Coe College 
transferred the skeletal remains from 13LO2 to the OSA-BP. Two adults 
of indeterminate age and sex and one adolescent, 17 to 22 years old, 
are represented by the human remains (Burial Project 1934). No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is an 
atlas from a canid, possibly a wolf.
    The Blood Run site (13LO2) is a large Oneota tradition village 
located in Iowa and South Dakota, and straddling the Big Sioux River 
southeast of Sioux Falls, SD. Archeological evidence, including 
radiocarbon dates and trade artifacts, suggests that the site was 
occupied from A.D. 1500 to 1700. Tribal histories, supported by French 
historical maps and documents, suggest that the Omaha, Ponca, Iowa, and 
Oto tribes were present in the area at that time, and were the probable 
residents of the site. The Ho-Chunk and Winnebago are also ethno-
historically linked to these tribes. Based on this contextual 
information, it has been determined that there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native American human remains and The Tribes.

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 represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the three 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 Tribes.

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 Dr. 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 January 4, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    The University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program is responsible for notifying The Tribes that 
this notice has been published.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-26437 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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