[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 17191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08231]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA- NPS0027603; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of 
Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this 
notice meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 
descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these 
cultural items should submit a written request to the University of 
Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology. If no additional claimants come 
forward, transfer of control of the cultural items 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 
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to the University of Georgia, 
Laboratory of Archaeology at the address in this notice by May 24, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Amanda Roberts Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory 
of Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 
542-8737, 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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the 
control of the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, 
Athens, GA, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects 
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
    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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)

    In 2014, two Lamar incised rims were recovered from the bottom of 
excavations at a rock pile at site 9GE2085, at Reynolds Plantation in 
Greene County, GA. Brockington and Associates, Inc. also conducted 
phosphate testing on soil samples from the rock pile, as well as from 
areas around the site. The phosphate analysis revealed higher levels of 
phosphate in the rock pile, suggesting that the rock pile was utilized 
as a place of burial. No human remains were recovered from 9GE2085 but 
2 Lamar incised rims (401-E.4:2-401-E.4:3) were recovered from an area 
known to have been utilized as a place of burial. The two unassociated 
funerary objects are two Lamar incised rims.
    The geographical location of the burial within the historically 
documented territory of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation supports a cultural 
affiliation with The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Determinations Made by the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology

    Officials of the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology 
have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the two cultural items 
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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the 
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native 
American individual.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim 
these cultural items should submit a written request with information 
in support of the claim to Amanda Roberts Thompson, University of 
Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 
30605, telephone (706) 542-8737, email [email protected], by May 24, 
2019. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, 
transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to The 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed.
    The University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology is responsible 
for notifying The Muscogee (Creek) Nation that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: April 2, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-08231 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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