[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77188-77189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21544]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038744; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Leonard 
Wood, MO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood 
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated 
funerary objects removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with 
priority for disposition in this notice.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and cultural items in this 
notice may occur on or after October 21, 2024. If no claim for 
disposition is received by September 22, 2025, the human remains and 
cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed human remains or 
cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Nutt, Archaeologist/Cultural Resources Manager, 
8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473, 
telephone (573) 596-7607, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Fort 
Leonard Wood and additional information on the human remains or 
cultural items in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the identifications in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, three individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Freeman 
Cave, site 23PU58, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed 
from disturbed deposits during archaeological excavation and evaluation 
of the site for listing on the National Register for Historic Places by 
the Public Service Archaeology Program at the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign between 1995 and 1997. The individuals were later 
identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates 
from the Middle Archaic (5000-2500 BC) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-
950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from 
Saltpeter Cave, site 23PU209, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals 
were removed during a geotechnical stabilization project and 
archaeological assessment performed by the Illinois State Museum on 
three cave sites on Fort Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals 
were later identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The 
site dates from the Archaic (7800-700 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-
1600)
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Joy 
Cave, site 23PU210, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed 
during a geotechnical stabilization and archaeological assessment 
project performed by the Illinois State Museum on three cave sites on 
Fort Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals were later 
identified during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates 
from the Early Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-1600).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Davis 
Cave #1, 23PU211, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were removed 
during a geotechnical stabilization and archaeological assessment 
performed by the Illinois State Museum on three cave sites on Fort 
Leonard Wood property in 1997. The individuals were later identified 
during an analysis of the faunal remains. The site dates from the Early 
Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to Mississippian (A.D. 950-1600).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Martin 
Cave B, site 23PU217, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were 
removed as part of the Cultural and Biological Cave Survey Project 
conducted by the Illinois State Museum Society on Fort Leonard Wood 
property in 2002. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D. 
450) to Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. The 517 
funerary objects are 511 mussel shell, four debitage, and two faunal 
bone fragments. The individuals and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Martin Cave, site 23PU218, in Pulaski County, MO. The 
individuals and associated funerary objects were removed as part of an 
evaluation of Martin Cave for the National Register of Historic Places 
between 2002 and 2003 by the Illinois State Museum on Fort Leonard Wood 
property. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D. 450) to 
the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, seven individuals have been reasonably identified. The 23 
funerary objects include eight grayish chert bifaces, one grayish and 
white chert drill, one gray banded chert scraper, two chipped stones, 
six antler tool fragments, one antler awl, one bone awl, one mano, one 
soil sample, and one faunal fragment. The individuals and associated 
funerary objects were removed from Sadie's Cave, site 23PU235, in 
Pulaski County, MO. The individuals and associated funerary objects 
were removed during a research oriented archaeological excavation and 
site evaluation by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on 
Fort Leonard Wood property. The site dates from the Early Archaic 
(7800-5000 BC) to the Middle Woodland (200 BC-A.D. 450), however human 
remains were removed from strata assigned to the Archaic.
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No funerary 
objects are associated. The individuals were removed from Red Oak 
Shelter, site 23PU264, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were 
removed by Brockington and Associates, Inc. in 1997. The individuals 
were identified later during an analysis of the faunal remains. The 
site dates from the Early

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Archaic (7800-5000 BC) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No funerary 
objects are associated. The individual was removed from Turnbull 
Shelter, site 23PU283, in Pulaski County, MO. The individual was 
removed in 2002 as part of Phase II testing for eligibility for the 
National Register for Historic Places by the Illinois State Museum 
Society. The individual was identified later during an analysis of the 
faunal remains. The site dates to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No funerary 
objects are associated. The individual was removed from site 23PU291 in 
Pulaski County, MO. The individual was removed between 1992 and 1993 by 
the Public Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign during Phase II archaeological excavation on Fort 
Leonard Wood property. The site dates from the Middle Woodland (200 BC-
A.D. 450) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No funerary 
objects are associated. The individual was removed from site 23PU421 in 
Pulaski County, MO. The individual was removed in 1995 by the Public 
Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. The site dates to the Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, four individuals have been reasonably identified. The 40,501 
funerary objects include 9,606 debitage, 109 utilized debitage, 112 
bifaces, 51 hafted bifaces, two axes, 34 cores, 12 uniface tools, one 
drill, one hammerstone, 30 hematite, 41 unmodified stones, one lithic 
tool, 142 body sherds, five rim sherds, one lot of body sherds, two 
lots of shell, 70 shell fragments, four lots of animal bone, 30,242 
animal bone fragments, five soil samples, six floatation samples, two 
ochre, one lot of charcoal, two lots of seeds/nutshells, five misc. 
metal, eight glass fragments, five pieces of modern wood, and one shoe 
string. The individuals and associated funerary objects were removed 
from Little Freeman Cave, site 23PU565 in Pulaski County, MO. The 
individuals and associated funerary objects were removed from disturbed 
and intact contexts during Phase II archaeological eligibility 
evaluations for the National Register of Historic Places. The site 
dates from generalized Prehistoric (Disturbed contexts) and Middle 
Archaic (5000-2500 BC) to the Late Archaic (2500-700 BC).
    Based on the available information, human remains representing, at 
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The individuals were removed from Lohraff 
Shelter 2, site 23PU719, in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were 
removed in 1997 by the Illinois State Museum during a Phase II 
archaeological excavation and evaluation for the National Register of 
Historic Places on Fort Leonard Wood property. The site dates to the 
Late Woodland (A.D. 450-950).

Determinations

    Fort Leonard Wood has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 41,041 objects described in this notice are reasonably 
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
     The Osage Nation has priority for disposition of the human 
remains and cultural items described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains and cultural 
items in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official 
identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition 
is received by September 22, 2025, the human remains and cultural items 
in this notice will become unclaimed human remains and cultural items. 
Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition.
    Disposition of the human remains and cultural items in this notice 
may occur on or after October 21, 2024. If competing claims for 
disposition are received, Fort Leonard Wood must determine the most 
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the human remains and cultural items are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. Fort Leonard Wood is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations 
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.

    Dated: September 12, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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