65 FR 177 pgs. 55043-55044 - Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American HumanRemains and Associated Funerary Objects from Iowa in thePossession of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines,IA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 65Number: 177Pages: 55043 - 55044
FR document: [FR Doc. 00-23380 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 Iowa in thePossession of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines,IA
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 in the possession of the StateHistorical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA.
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 theOffice of the State Archaeologist of Iowa professional staff inconsultation with representatives of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas andNebraska, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Otoe-MissouriaTribe of Oklahoma.
In 1934, human remains representing 25 individuals wererecovered from site 13AM21, the O'Regan Terrace, AllamakeeCounty, IA during excavations conducted by Ellison Orr, under thedirection of Charles R. Keyes, while a small number of humanremains and objects from the same site were donated to Keyes andOrr by unknown individuals at an unknown date. No knownindividuals were identified. The 202 associated funerary objectsinclude chipped stone tools, fossil fragments, a pebble, aclamshell, chert flakes, glass beads, pottery, metal earornaments, beaver incisor fragments, a bone awl fragment, acopper bracelet, and a brown fibrous material.
In 1934, human remains representing seven individuals wereexcavated from site 13AM59, Elephant Terrace, Allamakee County,northeastern Iowa, by Charles R. Keyes and Ellison Orr. No knownindividuals were identified. The six associated funerary objectsinclude a whetstone, a chipped stone, a bone bead and fragments,and a fossil.
In 1936, human remains representing one individual wereexcavated from site 13AM61, the Woolstrom Cemetery, AllamakeeCounty, northeastern Iowa, by Ellison Orr, under the direction ofCharles R. Keyes. No known individuals were identified. The 15associated funerary objects include a ceramic vessel, an ironfragment, a rolled copper tube, and metal ear ornaments.
In 1936, human remains representing one individual wereexcavated from site 13AM67, Burke's Mound, Allamakee County,northeastern Iowa, by Ellison Orr, under the direction of CharlesR. Keyes. No known individuals were identified. The threeassociated funerary objects include a catlinite pipe, aprojectile point, and a fossil. A fourth object, a projectilepoint, was found embedded in the sternum of the individual. It isunlikely to have been placed intentionally with the individual atthe time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.For the purpose of this notice, it is considered to be anintrinsic part of the human remains.
In 1936, human remains representing three individuals wereexcavated from site 13AM86, Hog Back Mound Group, AllamakeeCounty, northeastern Iowa, by Ellison Orr, under the direction ofCharles R. Keyes. No known individuals were identified. Noassociated funerary objects are present.
In 1934, human remains representing one individual wereexcavated from site 13AM104, Lane Farm Mounds, Allamakee County,northeastern Iowa, by Ellison Orr, under the direction of CharlesR. Keyes. No known individuals were identified. The fiveassociated funerary objects are Oneota pottery fragments.
In 1934 and 1936, human remains representing threeindividuals were excavated from site 13AM108, New Galena Mounds,Allamakee County, northeastern Iowa, by Ellison Orr, under thedirection of Charles R. Keyes. No known individuals wereidentified. The 46 associated funerary objects include projectilepoints, other chipped stone tools, ground stone tools, flakingdebris, a modified bone pipe, a shell awl, and a copper snakeornament.
In 1935, human remains representing two individuals weregiven to Charles R. Keyes by a collector, Lee Maiers. Mr. Maiersreportedly had removed these remains from site 21FA2, JamesVosburg Gravel Pit, southern Minnesota, at an unknown date. Noknown individuals were identified. No associated funerary objectsare present.
The human remains and associated funerary objects included inthis notice were either recovered from excavations undertaken byCharles R. Keyes and Ellison Orr in northern Iowa and southernMinnesota between 1934 and 1936, or are part of collections thatwere given to Keyes. The remains now form part of the Charles R.Keyes Archaeological Collection. Based on archaeological,ethnohistorical, and biological evidence, historical maps, andsimilarities in material culture and manner of interment, thesites and remains have been identified as belonging to the Oneotaand date to the 13th to 17th century. The Iowa and Otoe-Missouriapeoples have been culturally affiliated with the Oneota based oncontinuities of material culture and historical documents. Oralhistory evidence presented by representatives of the Iowa Tribeof Kansas and Nebraska, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and theOtoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma further indicates Oneota affiliation with these present-daytribes.
Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of theState Historical Society of Iowa have determined that, pursuantto 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above representthe physical remains of 43 individuals of Native Americanancestry. Officials of the State Historical Society of Iowa alsohave determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 277objects listed above are reasonably believed to have been placedwith or near individual human remains at the time of death orlater as part of the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials ofthe Iowa State Historical Society have determined that, pursuantto 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared groupidentity that can be reasonably traced between these NativeAmerican human remains and associated funerary objects and theIowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma,and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma.
This notice has been sent to officials of the Iowa Tribe ofKansas and Nebraska, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and theOtoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma. Representatives of any otherIndian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliatedwith these human remains and associated funerary objects shouldcontact Jerome Thompson, State Historical Society of Iowa, NewHistorical Building, 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290,telephone (515) 281-4221, before October 12, 2000. Repatriation of thesehuman remains and associated funerary objects to the Iowa Tribeof Kansas and Nebraska, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and theOtoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma may begin after that date if noadditional claimants come forward.
Dated: August 9, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship andPartnerships.
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