[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55488-55489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19700]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030487; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, 
NJ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Princeton University has completed an inventory of 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 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 associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to Princeton University. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the 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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
Princeton University at the address in this notice by October 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, 
NJ 08544, telephone (609) 258-8805, 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 associated funerary 
objects under the control of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. The 
associated funerary objects were removed from Chevelon, Homolovi I, and 
Homolovi II, in Navajo County, AZ.
    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 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 Princeton 
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 
New Mexico.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1899, human remains and associated funerary objects were 
excavated from Chevelon, Homolovi I, and Homolovi II, in Navajo County, 
AZ, by J.A. Burt on behalf of the Field Museum of Natural History, and 
they were accessioned by the Field Museum in February of 1900. In 1907, 
as part of a larger transfer of pottery, one bowl from each of the 
three sites was sent to Princeton University. The human

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remains with which the three bowls are associated are in the control 
and possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. No 
known individuals were identified. The associated funerary objects are 
these three ceramic bowls.
    Chevelon was occupied from around A.D. 1250 until 1450. According 
to documentation from the Field Museum of Natural History, the bowl 
from Chevelon (73363) was excavated from grave 80. The bowl is black-
on-yellow with geometric designs on the inside and outside of the bowl.
    Homolovi I was occupied from around A.D. 1285 to 1390. According to 
documentation from the Field Museum of Natural History, the bowl from 
Homolovi I (73404) was excavated from grave 29. The bowl is black-on-
orange with a geometric design on the inside of the bowl.
    Homolovi II was occupied from around A.D. 1350 to 1400. According 
to documentation from the Field Museum of Natural History, the bowl 
from Homolovi II (73531) was excavated from grave 13. The bowl is 
black-on-white bowl with geometric designs on the inside and outside of 
the bowl.

Determinations Made by Princeton University

    Officials of Princeton University have determined that:
     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 associated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and 
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ 08544, 
telephone (609) 258-8805, email [email protected], by October 8, 
2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico may proceed.
    Princeton University is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that 
this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 18, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-19700 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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