[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43553-43555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15548]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034233; 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 Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, 
previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials 
Program, 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 no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. 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 Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program at the address in this notice by August 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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].

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 Office of the 
State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from several 
unknown locations in Illinois, as well as Joe Daviess, Hancock, and 
Fulton Counties, IL.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Office 
of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Cheyenne 
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; 
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 
Indian Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of 
Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; 
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of 
the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa 
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior

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Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lower 
Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Menominee Indian 
Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); 
Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; 
White Earth Band); Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala 
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Omaha Tribe 
of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed 
as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Prairie Island Indian 
Community in the State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas 
and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the 
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton 
Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa 
Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation (previously 
listed as Osage Tribe); Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of 
Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter 
referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in IL. A private 
individual purchased the human remains at a flea market in Maquoketa, 
IA, and reasonably believed that the human remains were originally 
found in Illinois. In 1999, this individual transferred the human 
remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program 
(OSA-BP). The human remains, represented by the lumbar vertebra, belong 
to an older juvenile or adult less than 25 years old and of unknown 
sex. A metal projectile point embedded into the bone appears to have 
been inserted in the recent past and does not reflect actual lifetime 
trauma (Burial Project 1339). No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were removed from an unknown site reasonably believed to be 
in Illinois. At some point, the human remains became part of the 
teaching collection of John Hansen, a professor at St. Ambrose 
University in Davenport, IA. In 1995, following the retirement of Dr. 
Hansen, the human remains were transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains belong to two 
middle-aged-to-old adult males; one adult of unknown age and sex; and 
two juveniles (one aged 7.5 to 12.5 years old and one of unknown age) 
of unknown sex (Burial Project 3078). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in Jo Daviess County, 
IL. The human remains were part of the collections of Richard Herrmann, 
a private individual. At an unknown date, Mr. Herrmann donated the 
human remains to the Ham House Museum in Dubuque, IA (catalog #64-14-
145). In 1986, the human remains were transferred to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains, 
represented by the cranium and mandible, belong to an adult male 
between 24 and 45 years old. Cranial metrics and dental wear suggest 
this individual was Native American (Burial Project 655). No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Illinois. The 
human remains were part of the collections of Richard Herrmann, a 
private individual. At an unknown date, Mr. Herrmann donated the human 
remains to the Ham House Museum in Dubuque, IA (catalog #64-14-61). In 
1986, the human remains were transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains belong to two 
adults of unknown age. One is possibly male and the other is possibly 
female (Burial Project 655). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On August 7, 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, 10 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound near the 
Mississippi River in Illinois. The human remains were excavated by a 
private collector and transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist after the collector's death in 1994. The human remains 
belong to four adults of indeterminate age and sex, a juvenile 6 
months-1.5 years old, two juveniles 1.5-3.0 years old, a juvenile 4-5 
years old, a juvenile 7-12 years old, and a juvenile 13-18-years-old 
(Burial Project 785). No known individuals were identified. The 23 
associated funerary objects are one fragment of a chert biface, one 
chert flake, one Middle Woodland axe, one flake of hematite, one small 
shell with a drilled end, one unmodified freshwater clam shell, nine 
faunal bone fragments, one grass seed, and seven small pieces of 
unmodified limestone.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound in Illinois. The 
human remains were excavated by a private collector and were 
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist after the 
collector's death in 1994. The human remains belong to a probable male 
adult, an adolescent, and an infant (Burial Project 785). No known 
individuals were identified. The four associated funerary objects are 
four small slabs of limestone.
    On September 8, 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound near the 
Mississippi River in Illinois. The human remains were excavated by a 
private collector and transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist after the collector's death in 1994. The human remains 
belong to two adults of unknown age and sex, a juvenile approximately 
2.5-5 years old, a juvenile 5-6.5 years old, and a juvenile 6.5-14 
years old (Burial Project 785). No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    On October 16, 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from one double burial or two individual 
burials situated on the bank of the Mississippi River in Hancock 
County, IL. The site may have been located in the vicinity of site 
11HA45. The human remains were excavated by a private collector and 
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist after the 
collector's death in 1994. The human remains belong to an old adult of 
indeterminate sex and a child 2.5-3.5 years old (Burial Project 785). 
No known individuals were identified. The 25 associated funerary 
objects are one pot sherd, six unmodified river pebbles, six bifacial 
chert cores, one chert gouge, one chert adze, one chert biface, one 
bifacial chert cutting tool, six projectile points, and two pieces of 
natural limestone.
    On August 10, 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from a mound located on a property described 
as ``the Taswell land'' in Illinois. The

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human remains were excavated by a private collector and transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist after the collector's death in 
1994. The human remains belong to a juvenile 2.5-4 years old, a 
juvenile 3.5-4.5 years old, a juvenile 5-6.5 years old, and an older 
juvenile of unknown age (Burial Project 785). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On August 18, 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound in Illinois. The 
human remains were excavated by a private collector and transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist after the collector's death in 
1994. The human remains belong to two adults of indeterminate age and 
sex, an adolescent, and an infant approximately 9 months-1 year old 
(Burial Project 785). No known individuals were identified. The 14 
associated funerary objects are 13 Late Woodland ceramic sherds and one 
faunal bone.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound in Illinois. The 
human remains were excavated by a private collector and transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist after the collector's death in 
1994. The human remains belong to two adults and one juvenile of 
indeterminate age and sex (Burial Project 785). No known individuals 
were identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are 10 small slabs 
of limestone, one limestone concretion, two pieces of chert debitage, 
one freshwater clam shell, and one incomplete skull of a groundhog 
(Marmota monax).
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unidentified mound in Illinois. The 
human remains were excavated by a private collector and transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist after the collector's death in 
1994. The human remains belong to an adult male and an adult female 
(Burial Project 785). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On June 7, 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a mound in the vicinity of Nauvoo, Hancock 
County, IL. The human remains were excavated by a private collector and 
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist after the 
collector's death in 1994. The human remains belong to an adult of 
unknown age and sex (Burial Project 785). No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unidentified mound in Illinois. The 
human remains were excavated by a private collector and transferred to 
the Office of the State Archaeologist after the collector's death in 
1994. The human remains belong to an adult of unknown age and sex 
(Burial Project 785). No known individual was identified. The four 
associated funerary objects are one piece of chert debitage, one 
ceramic sherd, one piece of charcoal, and one charred nutshell.
    On August 14, 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a mound located on a property described as 
the ``Taswell land'' in Illinois. The human remains were excavated by a 
private collector and transferred to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist after the collector's death in 1994. The human remains 
belong to an adult of unknown age and sex (Burial Project 785). No 
known individual was identified. The two associated funerary objects 
are two ceramic sherds.
    Sometime in the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, nine 
individuals were removed from unidentified burial mounds in Illinois. 
These human remains were excavated by a private collector living in 
Fort Madison, Iowa. After the collector's death in 1994, the human 
remains were offered for bid by an auction service in Marion County, 
Iowa. The auctioneer was contacted, and the human remains were 
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program in 1994. The human remains belong to two adult males, an adult 
female, an individual of indeterminate age and sex, and five juveniles 
ranging in age from 12 months to 9 years (Burial Project 743). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The condition of the above listed human remains and the limited 
provenience information associated with them suggest a date in 
antiquity. Furthermore, the cranial metrics and severe dental attrition 
observed on some individuals are both consistent with characteristics 
of prehistoric Native Americans. That said, these human remains cannot 
be dated or attributed to a particular archeological context in 
Illinois.

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 are Native American based on archival information, 
archeological evidence, and/or osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 54 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 87 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), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
The Tribes.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 August 22, 
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 Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is 
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: July 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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