65 FR 177 pgs. 55041-55042 - Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American HumanRemains and Associated Funerary Objects from Kansas and Nebraskain the Possession of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka,KS
Type: NOTICEVolume: 65Number: 177Pages: 55041 - 55042
FR document: [FR Doc. 00-23381 Filed 9-11-00; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American HumanRemains and Associated Funerary Objects from Kansas and Nebraskain the Possession of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka,KS
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of theNative American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA),43 CFR 10.9, of the completion of an inventory of human remainsand associated funerary objects from Kansas and Nebraska in thepossession of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.
This notice is published as part of the National ParkService's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR10.2 (c). The determinations within this notice are the soleresponsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency thathas control of these Native American human remains and associatedfunerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsiblefor the determinations within this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by KansasState Historical Society professional staff in consultation withrepresentatives of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
During the late 1980's, human remains representing oneindividual were recovered from the Minneapolis site (14OT5),Ottawa County, KS by Mr. Harold Reed, a local artifact collector.In 1990, Mr. Reed donated these human remains to the Kansas StateHistorical Society. No known individual was identified. Noassociated funerary objects are present.
Based on the reported archeological context, this individualhas been identified as Native American. Based on materialculture, geographic location, and radiocarbon dates, theMinneapolis site has been identified as a Smoky Hill Aspect(Central Plains Tradition) occupation dating from approximatelyA.D. 1250. Based on temporal position, geographic location, andcontinuities of material culture, the Smoky Hill Aspect has beenidentified as ancestral to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
In 1978, human remains representing three individuals wererecovered from site 14SD350, Sheridan County, KS duringexcavations conducted by a Kansas State Historical Societyarcheologist. No known individuals were identified. No associatedfunerary objects are present.
Based on archeological context, these individuals have beenidentified as Native American. Based on material culture andgeographic location, site 14SD350 has been identified as an UpperRepublican Aspect (Central Plains Tradition) occupation datingfrom approximately A.D. 1250. Based on temporal position,geographic location, and continuities of material culture, theUpper Republican Aspect has been identified as ancestral to thePawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
In 1960, human remains representing two individuals wererecovered from the Ringneck site (14LC302), Lincoln County, KSduring legally authorized excavations conducted by Kansas StateHistorical Society archeologists. No known individuals wereidentified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on archeological context, these individuals have beenidentified as Native American. Based on material culture andgeographic location, the Ringneck site has been identified as anUpper Republican Aspect (Central Plains Tradition) habitationdating from approximately A.D. 1250. Based on temporal position,geographic location, and continuities of material culture, theUpper Republican Aspect has been identified as ancestral to thePawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
In 1971, human remains representing one individual weredonated to Kansas State Historical Society by Guy Whiteford whoreportedly recovered these human remains during excavations atsite 14SA412, Saline County, KS. No known individual wasidentified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the reported archeological context, this individualhas been identified as Native American. Based on material cultureand geographic location, site 14SA412 has been identified as aSmoky Hill Aspect (Central Plains Tradition) habitation datingfrom approximately A.D. 1250. Based on temporal position,geographic location, and continuities of material culture, theSmoky Hill Aspect has been identified as ancestral to the PawneeNation of Oklahoma.
In 1999, human remains representing one individual weredonated to Kansas State Historical Society by a forensicosteologist. The osteologist received these human remains from arepresentative of the Abilene High School, Abilene, KS. No knownindividual was identified. No associated funerary objects arepresent.
Abilene High School records indicate that these are theremains of a Pawnee individual excavated in 1925 from the GuideRock, NE area. Based on forensic analysis, this individual hasbeen identified as Native American. Based on the availabledocumentation, this individual has been further identified asPawnee.
Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of theKansas State Historical Society have determined that, pursuant to43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent thephysical remains of eight individuals of Native Americanancestry. Officials of the Kansas State Historical Society havedetermined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is arelationship of shared group identity that can be reasonablytraced between these Native American human remains and the PawneeNation of Oklahoma.This notice has been sent to officials of the Pawnee Nation ofOklahoma. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believesitself to be culturally affiliated with these human remainsshould contact Randall M. Thies, Archeologist, Kansas StateHistorical Society, 6425 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Topeka, KS66615-1099, telephone (785) 272-8681, extension 267, beforeOctober 12, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Pawnee Nation ofOklahoma may begin after that date if no additional claimantscome forward.
Dated: August 18, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship andPartnerships.
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