FEDERAL REGISTER / Vol. 60, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 10, 1995 /
Notices 2611-1612
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects from the State of Maine in the
Possession of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
Andover, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior
ACTION: Notice
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C.
3003(d), of completion of the inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, presently in the possession of the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA, from eleven sites in the state of Maine.
A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has
been made by the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
representatives of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Passamaquoddy
Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and the Aroostook
Band of Micmac Indians, known collectively as the Wabanaki
Confederacy.
The human remains of two individuals -- a seven to eight year old
male and the partial human remains of an infant whose sex could
not be determined -- were recovered in 1912 from the Grindel Site
in Brooksville, ME. The human remains were recovered with copper
and shell beads, animal skins, and other organic materials. The
Grindel Site is believed to have been occupied between 1580 and
1620. The human remains of twelve individuals -- a two to three
year old child whose sex could not be determined, fragmentary
human remains of a three to five year old child whose sex could
not be determined, the partial human remains of one adult male
and the fragmentary human remains of another adult male, the
fragmentary human remains of two juvenile females, the
fragmentary human remains of an adult female, the partial human
remains of an infant whose sex could not be determined, the
fragmentary human remains of a juvenile whose sex could not be
determined, the partial human remains of a five to six year old
child who was probably female, the partial human remains of a
four to five year old child who was probably male, and the
isolated human remains of an individual whose age and sex could
not be determined -- were recovered in 1914 from the Sandy Point
Site in Stockton Springs, ME. The human remains were recovered
with copper and shell beads, animal skins, lithic tools, an iron
ax, a copper headband, birch bark, an iron kettle bail and lugs,
fragments of a brass kettle, a large fragment of brass, and
organic materials. The Sandy Point Site is believed to have been
occupied between 1580 and 1620. Inventory of the human remains
and associated funerary objects from the Grindel and Sandy Point
Sites, and review of the accompanying documentation indicates
that no known individuals were identifiable. Both the Grindel
and Sandy Point Sites are located within the aboriginal territory
of the Penobscot Indian Nation.
Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical
evidence, as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence
provided by the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during
consultation, officials of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be
reasonably traced between these human remains and associated
funerary objects from the Grindel and Sandy Point Sites and the
Penobscot Indian Nation.
The fragmentary human remains of two individuals -- a ten to
twelve year old female and a sub-adult to adult male -- were
recovered in 1914 from a site opposite the village at the Head of
the Grand Lake Stream. The human remains were recovered with
some wood fragments that are believed to have been remnants of a
decayed coffin, a seal top spoon, a moose tooth, charcoal,
pebbles and organic materials. This site is believed to have
been occupied between 1600 and 1650. Inventory of the human
remains and associated funerary objects from this site and review
of the accompanying documentation indicates that no known
individuals were identifiable. This site is located within the
aboriginal territory of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical
evidence, as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence
provided by the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during
consultation, officials of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be
reasonably traced between these human remains and associated
funerary objects from the site opposite the village at the Head
of the Grand Lake Stream in Grand Lake, ME, and the Passamaquoddy
Tribe.
The fragmentary human remains of two individuals -- a twenty five
year old male and a fifty-five to sixty year old male -- were
recovered in 1933 from the Harbor Island Shellheap in Brooklin,
ME. The Harbor Island Shellheap is believed to have been
occupied between 900 and 1500. The human remains of two
individuals -- the fragmentary human remains of a two to three
year old child whose sex could not be determined and the partial
human remains of a thirty-five to forty year old female -- were
recovered in 1935 from the High Point Site in Brooklin, ME. The
High Point Site is believed to have been occupied between 900 and
1500. The fragmentary human remains of a sixteen to seventeen
year old male, were recovered in 1913 from the Hodgkins' Point
Shellheap in Lamoine, ME. Hodgkins' Point Shellheap is believed
to have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The partial human
remains of a thirty-five to forty year old male were recovered in
1915 from the Holbrook Island site in Castine, ME. The Holbrook
Island Site is believed to have been occupied between 900 and
1500. The fragmentary human remains of a fifty to sixty year old
male were recovered in 1915 from Hooper's Shellheap in Penobscot,
ME. A moose incisor and several lithic flakes may have been
associated funerary objects. Hooper's Shellheap is believed to
have been occupied between 900 and 1500. The human remains of
two individuals -- a twenty-five to thirty year old adult male
and the fragmentary human remains of an adult who was probably
female -- were recovered in 1915 from Richard's Shellheap. A
bone tool, a potsherd, a beaver tooth, and a lithic projectile
point fragment may have been associated funerary objects.
Richard's Shellheap is believed to have been occupied between 900
and 1500. The human remains of a forty-five to fifty-five year
old male were recovered in 1915 from Wheeler's Shellheap in Blue
Hill, ME. Wheeler's Shellheap is believed to have been occupied
between 900 and 1500. The fragmentary human remains of a
fourteen to fifteen year old female, were recovered in 1912 from
an unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME. A lithic flake, two
pebbles, and a lithic projectile point may have been associated
funerary objects. The individual from this site is believed to
have been interred between 900 and 1500. The Harbor Island
Shellheap, High Point Site, Hodgkins' Point Shellheap, Holbrook
Island site, Hooper's Shellheap, Richard's Shellheap, Wheeler's
Shellheap, and the unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME, are
located within the aboriginal territory of the people known
historically as the Etchemin. Inventory of the human remains and
associated funerary objects from sites occupied between 900 and
1500 that are located within the aboriginal territory of the
people known historically as the Etchemin and review of the
accompanying documentation indicates that no known individuals
were identifiable. The Etchemin are considered ancestral to the
Penobscot Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Based on the available archaeological and ethnohistorical
evidence, as well as the geographical and oral tradition evidence
provided by the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy during
consultation, officials of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be
reasonably traced between these human remains and possibly
associated funerary objects from Harbor Island Shellheap, High
Point Site, Hodgkins' Point Shellheap, Holbrook Island site,
Hooper's Shellheap, Richard's Shellheap, Wheeler's Shellheap, and
the unidentified site in Passadumkeag, ME, and the Penobscot
Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
This notice has been sent to officials of the Penobscot Indian
Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Aroostook Band of Micmac
Indians, and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe which believes itself
to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and
associated funerary objects should contact James W. Bradley,
Director of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy, Andover, MA 01810; telephone: (508) 749-4490, before
[thirty days after the publication date of this notice in the
FEDERAL REGISTER]. Repatriation of these human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Tribes of the Wabanaki
Confederacy may begin after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Dated: January 5, 1995
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division
[FR Doc. 95-561 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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