[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54637-54639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22169]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028906; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, 
Fayetteville, AR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) 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 ARAS. 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 ARAS at the address in this notice by 
November 12, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Dr. George Sabo, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch 
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-3556, 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 Arkansas 
Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR. Private individuals removed the 
human remains and associated funerary objects from Clark and Hot Spring 
Counties, AR, in the 1930s and 1940s. These collections were acquired 
by the Joint Educational Consortium of Henderson State University and 
Ouachita Baptist University in 1977, and were transferred to the 
Arkansas Archeological Survey in 2017.
    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 ARAS 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Caddo 
Nation of Oklahoma. These human remains were inventoried and documented 
by physical anthropologists at the University of Arkansas.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were recovered from the Freeman site (3CL40) in Clark County, AR. The 
individual is a sub-adult 2-4 years old. No known individuals were 
identified. The 35 associated funerary objects are 32 shell beads, one 
Hodges Engraved bottle, one Hodges Engraved carinated bowl, and one 
Karnack-Incised jar. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Freeman site 
(3CL40) indicate that these human remains were probably buried

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during the Deceiper Phase (A.D. 1650-1700).
    In 1941, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were recovered from the Gross Mound site (3CL62) in Clark County, AR. 
The individual is an adult male. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts found 
at the Gross Mound site (3CL62) indicate that these human remains were 
probably buried during the Deceiper Phase (A.D. 1650-1700).
    Between 1938-1943, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were recovered from the Stanford site (3CL81) in Clark 
County, AR. The individuals are one adult male and one adult female. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Stanford site (3CL81) 
indicate that these human remains were probably buried during the Mid-
Ouachita, Social Hill, or Deceiper Phases (A.D. 1400-1700).
    Between 1943-1944, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were recovered from the Richardson site (3CL83) in Clark 
County, AR. The individuals are one adult male and five adults of 
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The 11 
associated funerary objects are one effigy seed jar, one incised jar, 
two Foster Trailed-Incised jars, two Sandford Punctated bowls, one 
punctated beaker, one Hodges Engraved bottle, one engraved carinated 
bowl, and two earspools. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Richardson 
site (3CL83) indicate that these human remains were probably buried 
during the Social Hill and Deceiper Phases (A.D. 1500-1700).
    In 1944, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were recovered from the Coleman Terril site (3CL84) in Clark County, 
AR. The individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are an 
East Incised bowl and a Smithport Plain bottle. Diagnostic artifacts 
found at the Coleman Terril site (3CL84) indicate that these human 
remains were probably buried during the East Phase (A.D. 1100-1400).
    Between 1940-1941, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 
individuals were recovered from the Lower Meador site (3HS19) in Hot 
Spring County, AR. The individuals are four adults of indeterminate 
sex, five adult males, one adult female, and one sub-adult 4-8 years 
old. No known individuals were identified. The 59 associated funerary 
objects are 22 shell beads, two Hodges Engraved bottles, one Bailey 
Engraved bottle, one Foster/Keno Trailed-Incised bowl, three plain 
bowls, one plain jar, three incised jars, four projectile points (Gary, 
Bassett, Maud, and Scallorn or Womble), five bone tools, two Foster 
Trailed-Incised jars, three Keno Trailed bottles, one Foster/Caney jar, 
one unmodified shell, two Military Road Incised jars, one ceramic pipe, 
one Sandford Punctated bowl, one incised and brushed jar, three plain 
bottles, one Hodges Engraved bowl, and one celt. Diagnostic artifacts 
found at the Lower Meador site (3HS19) in Hot Spring County indicate 
that these human remains were probably buried during the Mid-Ouachita, 
Social Hill, and Deceiper Phases (A.D. 1500-1700).
    Between 1940-1943, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were recovered from the Meadow Grove site (3HS33) in Hot 
Spring County, AR. The individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Meadow Grove site (3HS33) 
indicate that these human remains were probably buried during the Mid-
Ouachita, Social Hill, or Deceiper Phases (A.D. 1500-1700).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were recovered from the Clyde Hodges site (3HS99) in Hot 
Spring County, AR. The individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No 
known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects 
are two quartz crystals. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Clyde Hodges 
site (3HS99) indicate that these human remains were probably buried 
during the Caddo Period (A.D. 900-1750).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were recovered from the Cook's East site (3HS106) in Hot 
Spring County, AR. The individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Cook's East site (3HS106) 
indicate that these human remains were probably buried during the Caddo 
Period (A.D. 900-1700 A.D.).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were recovered from the Barkman Salt Works site (3HS110) in 
Hot Spring County, AR. The individuals are one probable adult male, two 
probable adult females, and three adults of unknown sex. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Diagnostic artifacts found at the Barkman Salt Works site 
(3HS110) indicate that these human remains were probably buried during 
the Caddo Period (A.D. 900-1700).
    In 1941, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were recovered from an unknown site in Hot Spring County, AR. The 
individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Diagnostic 
artifacts found in Hot Spring County indicate that these human remains 
were probably buried during the Caddo Period (A.D. 900-1700).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were recovered from an unknown location in southwest AR. 
The individuals are two adults of indeterminate sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
Military Road Incised jar. Diagnostic artifacts found in southwest 
Arkansas indicate that these human remains were probably buried during 
the Mid-Ouachita Phase (A.D. 1400-1500).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were recovered from an unknown location in southwest AR. 
The individuals are one sub-adult and one adult, both of indeterminate 
sex. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary 
object is a Hardman Engraved bowl. Diagnostic artifacts found in 
southwest Arkansas indicate that these human remains were probably 
buried during the Social Hill Phase (A.D. 1500-1600).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were recovered from an unknown location in southwest AR. The 
individual is an adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were 
identified. The one associated funerary object is a grog tempered bowl. 
Diagnostic artifacts found in southwest Arkansas indicate that these 
human remains were probably buried during the East Phase (A.D. 1100-
1400).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 
individuals were recovered from unknown locations in southwest AR. The 
individuals are one sub-adult of indeterminate sex, two adult males, 
three adult females, and eight adults of indeterminate sex. No 
associated funerary objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts found in 
southwest Arkansas indicate that these human remains were probably 
buried sometime during the Prehistoric Period (11,650 B.C.-A.D. 1541).
    In the 1930s to 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, one

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individual were recovered from the White Farm in southwest AR. The 
individual is an adult male of indeterminate sex. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts found in southwest 
Arkansas indicate that these human remains were probably buried 
sometime during the Prehistoric Period (11,650 B.C.-A.D. 1541).
    This notice includes a variety of terms commonly used in 
discussions of Arkansas archeology and the historical trajectories that 
gave rise to specific Native American communities identified in the 
historical record. Based on the archeological context for these sites 
and current expert opinion, the earlier groups who occupied the sites 
listed in this notice are culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation 
of Oklahoma.

Determinations Made by the Arkansas Archeological Survey

    Officials of the Arkansas Archeological Survey have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 52 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 112 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 Caddo 
Nation of Oklahoma.

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. George Sabo, Arkansas Archeological 
Survey, 2475 N Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 
575-3556, email [email protected], by November 12, 2019. After that date, 
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of 
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation 
of Oklahoma may proceed.
    The Arkansas Archeological Survey is responsible for notifying the 
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 13, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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