[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32440-32443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11638]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033967; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall 
University, South Orange, NJ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University 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 Walsh Gallery. 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 Walsh Gallery at the address in this 
notice by June 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hapke, Collections Manager, 
Walsh Gallery, University Libraries, Seton Hall University, 400 South 
Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079, telephone (973) 275-2165, 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

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Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Sussex 
County, NJ, and Orange County, NY.
    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 Walsh 
Gallery professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the 
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1941, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Burial 1 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex County, NJ. 
Lewis Haggerty excavated the site following the discovery of two slate 
gorgets. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and associated 
funerary objects from this collection to experts at the Smithsonian 
Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and other, 
unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these human 
remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to Seton 
Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the collection 
was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains belong to an 
individual of unknown sex 10-15 years old. No known individual was 
identified. The 19 associated funerary objects are five gorgets, the 
charred remains of a dog or wolf, two pendants, nine points, one knife, 
and one adz.
    In 1943 or 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 2 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial site was first excavated by Kenneth Gleason and 
Gustave Dumont in 1943. It was subsequently excavated by Lewis Haggerty 
in 1948. Gustave Dumont lent some of the associated funerary objects 
excavated from this burial to Herbert Kraft for an article Kraft wrote 
in 1976. In 1976, Lewis Haggerty shipped the human remains and their 
associated funerary objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, 
the State University College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded 
institutions for research purposes. In 1976, copper beads from Burial 2 
were sent to the General Electric Company Materials and Process 
Laboratory in Syracuse, NY, where tests showed that the copper 
originated in Michigan. In 1981, these human remains and associated 
funerary objects were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology 
Department, and in 2015, the collection was transferred to the Walsh 
Gallery. The human remains belong to a young child of unknown sex. No 
known individual was identified. The 155 associated funerary objects 
are 146 copper beads, seven projectile points, one drill, and one red 
ocher.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Burial 3 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. The burial was 
covered with a slab of sandstone nearly a meter long, and the human 
remains had been interred on a wooden slab and surrounded with sand. In 
1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and their associated funerary 
objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, the State University 
College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded institutions for research 
purposes. In 1981, these human remains and associated funerary objects 
were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 
2015, the collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human 
remains belong to an adult male 40-50 years old, and a child 1-2 years 
old. No known individuals were identified. The 158 associated funerary 
objects are seven points, one drill, one red ocher, and 149 copper 
beads.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 4 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty and Gustave 
Dumont. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and their 
associated funerary objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, 
the State University College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded 
institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these human remains and 
associated funerary objects were donated to Seton Hall University's 
Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the collection was transferred to 
the Walsh Gallery. The human remains belong to a young adult of unknown 
sex 15-30 years old. No known individual was identified. The 14 
associated funerary objects are one copper boatstone, one limestone 
block-end-tube, one jasper drill, eight copper beads, one red ocher, 
and two pieces of unidentified material.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Burial 5 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. An analysis 
performed by Herbert Kraft in 1976 could not determine whether the two 
individuals were intentionally buried together or were buried in the 
same place at different times. After excavation, the human remains, and 
their associated funerary objects stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 
1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and their associated funerary 
objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, the State University 
College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded institutions for purposes of 
research. Charcoal from Burial 5 carbon dated by DICAR Radioisotopes 
Laboratory sometime between 1963 and 1976 yielded an estimated date for 
the burial of 420 B.C.E. In 1976, copper beads from Burial 5 were sent 
to the General Electric Company Materials and Process Laboratory in 
Syracuse, NY, where tests showed that the copper originated in 
Michigan. In 1981, these human remains, and their associated funerary 
objects were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, 
and in 2015, the collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The 
human remains belong to a child of unknown sex 8-10 years old and a 
baby 6 months old. No known individuals were identified. The 352 
associated funerary objects are 348 copper beads, two swatches of 
cloth, one gorget, and one copper celt.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Burial 6 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After 
excavation, the human remains stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 1976, 
Haggerty shipped the human remains to experts at the Smithsonian 
Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and other, 
unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these human 
remains were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, 
and in 2015, they were transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human 
remains belong to an adolescent of unknown sex 10-16 years old and an 
adult of unknown sex at least 25 years old. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 7 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County,

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NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After excavation, the 
human remains, and their associated funerary objects stayed in 
Haggerty's custody. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and 
their associated funerary objects to experts at the Smithsonian 
Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and other, 
unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these human 
remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to Seton 
Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the collection 
was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains belong to an 
adult of undetermined age and sex. No known individual was identified. 
The 31 associated funerary objects are one charred pignut, one 
carbonized cloth, one bird remain, one turtle remain, one partial elk 
femur, nine projectile points, one banner stone, one antler point, two 
boatstones, one blocked-end tube, six whetstones, one lot of celt 
fragments, one shattered chopper, one side scraper, one pebble 
smoothing stone, one flake knife or scraper, and one pipe.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 8 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. Two large 
stones covered the burial. After excavation, the human remains, and 
their associated funerary objects stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 
1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and their associated funerary 
objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, the State University 
College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded institutions for research 
purposes. In 1981, these human remains, and their associated funerary 
objects were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, 
and in 2015, the collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The 
human remains belong to a male 40-50 years old. His front teeth had 
been either modified or injured during his lifetime, leading Herbert 
Kraft to hypothesize that the decedent was a shaman. No known 
individual was identified. The three associated funerary objects are 
three points.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 9 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. Three large 
stones covered the burial (the stones do not appear to have been 
collected by Haggerty). After excavation, the human remains, and their 
associated funerary objects stayed in Haggerty's custody. Human remains 
from Burial 9 carbon dated by a researcher named Ritchie sometime 
between 1963 and 1976 yielded an estimated date for the burial of 610 
B.C.E. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human remains and their associated 
funerary objects to experts at the Smithsonian Institution, the State 
University College at Buffalo, and other, unrecorded institutions for 
research purposes. In 1981, these human remains and associated funerary 
objects were donated to Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, 
and in 2015, the collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The 
human remains belong to an adult of undetermined sex 20-30 years old. 
No known individual was identified. The 13 associated funerary objects 
are nine projectile points, one boatstone, one steatite cone, one lot 
containing copper beads, charcoal and ash, and one copper awl. The 
copper awl is currently missing.
    Between 1947 and 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Burial 10 at the Rosenkrans site in 
Sussex County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After 
excavation, the human remains, and their associated funerary objects 
stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human 
remains and their associated funerary objects to experts at the 
Smithsonian Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and 
other, unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these 
human remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to 
Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the 
collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains 
belong to an adult of unknown sex 35-45 years old and a baby 6 months 
old. The collections manager at Seton Hall University suspects that the 
elements comprising the adult's skull were coated in a varnish sometime 
after excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 34 
associated funerary objects are one weasel skull, five blocked-end 
tubes, one boatstone, two drills, one blade, 12 shell beads, one 
gorget, one unfinished gorget, and 10 projectile points.
    In 1947 or 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 11 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After 
excavation, the human remains, and their associated funerary objects 
stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human 
remains and their associated funerary objects to experts at the 
Smithsonian Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and 
other, unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these 
human remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to 
Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the 
collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains 
belong to an adult of unknown sex 20-25 years old. No known individual 
was identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are 15 copper beads.
    In 1947 or 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Rosenkrans site Burial 12 in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After 
excavation, the human remains, and their associated funerary objects 
stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human 
remains and their associated funerary objects to experts at the 
Smithsonian Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and 
other, unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these 
human remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to 
Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the 
collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains 
belong to a child of unknown sex approximately 9 years old. No known 
individual was identified. The 196 associated funerary objects are 106 
copper beads and 90 shell beads.
    In 1947 or 1948, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Burial 13 at the Rosenkrans site in Sussex 
County, NJ. This burial was excavated by Lewis Haggerty. After 
excavation, the human remains, and their associated funerary objects 
stayed in Haggerty's custody. In 1976, Haggerty shipped the human 
remains and their associated funerary objects to experts at the 
Smithsonian Institution, the State University College at Buffalo, and 
other, unrecorded institutions for research purposes. In 1981, these 
human remains, and their associated funerary objects were donated to 
Seton Hall University's Archaeology Department, and in 2015, the 
collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains 
belong to a child of unknown sex 3-4 years old. No known individual was 
identified. The 40 associated funerary objects are 39 copper beads and 
one shard of pottery.
    Based on the radiocarbon dates from Burial 9 and Burial 5, the 
human remains from the Rosenkrans site are estimated to date between 
approximately 610 B.C.E. and 420 B.C.E. At least 13 burials were 
excavated at the Rosenkrans site. According to Kraft,

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most of these burials are secondary interments, which according to him 
explains the incomplete nature of the human remains. Based on 
archeological information, these human remains are Native American. 
Herbert Kraft identified the human remains and associated funerary 
objects as ``Middlesex'' and ``Adena-like'' in an article he published 
in 1976, and as ``Adena Middlesex'' in the Seton Hall University's 
accession records.
    At an unknown date likely between 1950 and 1970, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Mashipacong 
Island in Sussex County, NJ. The human remains were collected by Philip 
Launer and donated to Seton Hall University in 1988. The human remains 
belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Herbert Kraft's 1985 archaeological survey of Mashipacong Island 
notes that the artifacts found on different parts of the island show 
that it was inhabited in the Archaic and Woodland periods. These human 
remains are believed to be Native American based on geographical 
information and because Launer focused exclusively on Native American 
archeology.
    At an unknown date likely between 1940 and 1960, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Skunk Run in 
Sussex County, NJ. According to a 1960 report by Philip Launer 
published in the Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey, 
``on the upper terrace, a single burial with no grave goods was 
shattered by Mr. Mettler's plow. The plow-shattered bones were 
collected (. . .)'' and saved by Launer until they were donated to 
Seton Hall University in 1988. In 2015, the University's archeological 
collection was transferred to the Walsh Gallery. The human remains 
belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The Skunk Run site is believed to be pre-contact in date. Point 
types collected by Launer suggest the site was inhabited in the Late 
Archaic to Middle Woodland periods. Launer believed the site was 
inhabited mostly in the Archaic period, but no date for the human 
remains was ever recorded in the University's records. The human 
remains were determined to be Native American based on geographical 
information.
    Between 1955 and 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by unknown individuals and under unknown 
circumstances from a site near Port Jervis in Orange, NY. In 1981, 
these human remains were donated to Seton Hall University, and in 2015, 
the University's archeological collection was transferred to the Walsh 
Gallery. The human remains belong to an individual of unknown age and 
sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present. The human remains were determined to be Native American 
based on geographical information.

Determinations Made by the Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University

    Officials of the Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 20 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,029 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 Laura Hapke, Walsh Gallery, University 
Libraries, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South 
Orange, NJ 07079, telephone 973-275-2165, email [email protected], by 
June 30, 2022. 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 Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University is responsible for 
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 25, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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