[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40901-40904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office
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[FR Doc No: 2012-16927]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10538: 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Gregg County Historical Museum, Longview,
TX
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Gregg County Historical Museum has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
a present-day Indian tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects may contact the Gregg County Historical
Museum. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants
come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the Gregg County Historical Museum at the address
below by August 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Neina Kennedy, Executive Director, Gregg County Historical
Museum, 214 N. Fredonia Street, Longview, TX 75601, telephone (903) 753-
5840.
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 in the possession of the Gregg County
Historical Museum in Longview, TX. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from a total of 16 archeological sites,
including 13 sites located in Gregg, Harrison, Red River, Rusk and Upshur
counties in Texas and three sites of unknown county location
within eastern Texas.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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.
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The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by physical
anthropology consultants (Angela Tine, Geo-Marine, Inc., and Nikki Dixon,
The University of Texas at Arlington) in 2010 and 2011, working with the
curator of the Buddy Jones collection at the Gregg County Historical
Museum. A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by the professional staff of Archeological & Environmental Consultants,
LLC, in conjunction with the curator of the Buddy Jones collection at the
Gregg County Historical Museum. Both assessments were made in
consultation with representatives of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2002, the Buddy Calvin Jones collection, a privately-held
collection of Native American human remains and artifacts, was donated to
the Gregg County Historical Museum, Longview, TX. Buddy Calvin Jones was
an avocational archeologist who later became a professional archeologist,
and excavated numerous sites in eastern Texas. The collection contains
human remains and associated funerary objects removed from a total of 16
archeological sites, including 13 sites located in Gregg, Harrison, Red
River, Rusk and Upshur counties in Texas and three sites of unknown
location within eastern Texas.
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed from three burials at site 41GG50, in Gregg County, TX. The
human remains from Burial 1 include one possibly male adult, one adult of
unknown sex, and one juvenile of unknown sex. The human remains from
Burial 6 include an occipital cranial bone fragment of one adult of
unknown sex. The human remains from Burial 7 include one adult of unknown
sex. No known individuals were identified. The 11 associated funerary
objects are 5 ceramic vessels from Burial 1; 4 ceramic vessels form
Burial 6; and 2 ceramic vessels form Burial 7. The burials date to A.D.
1200-1400, the Middle Caddo period.
In the late 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from five burials at site 41HS269 (C.D. Marsh),
in Harrison County, TX. The human remains from Burial 1 include two human
molars of one individual of unknown age and sex. The human remains from
Burial 2 include one adult of unknown sex, and a human medial cuneiform
and other bone fragments of one individual of unknown age and sex. The
human remains from Burial 4 include a postcranial human bone from one
adult of unknown sex. The human remains from Burial 6 include one child
of unknown sex. The human remains from Burial 7 include one individual of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are four ceramic vessels from Burial 1; 1 lot
of miscellaneous sherds from Burial 2; 1 lot of miscellaneous sherds from
Burial 4; 1 lot of miscellaneous sherds and lithic debris from Burial 6;
and 1 ceramic vessel form Burial 7. The burials rang in date from A.D.
1200-1400, the Middle Caddo period, through the middle-to-late 18th
century.
Between December 1961 and January 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were removed from one burial at site 41RR16
(Sam Kaufman), in Red River County, TX. The human remains from Burial 2
include one child of unknown sex and fragments of one adult, possibly
middle aged and female. No known individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are ceramic vessels from Burial 2. The burial
dates to A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period.
In 1957, human remains representing, at minimum, 19 individuals were
removed from 16 burials at site 41UR315 (Henry Spencer), in Upshur
County, TX. The site was a large cemetery known to have more than 40
burials. The human remains from Burial 1 include one adult of unknown
sex. The human remains from Burial 5 include 16 long bone fragments of
one individual of unknown age and sex. The human remains from Burial 8
include bone and dental fragments of one adult of unknown age and sex.
The human remains from Burial 9 (or 11) include teeth and cranial
fragments of one individual. The human remains from Burial 10 include
teeth and skull fragments of one adult of unknown sex. The human remains
from Burial 13 include teeth and bone fragments of two children of
unknown sex. The human remains from Burial 18 (or 28) were comingled and
include bone fragments and teeth of one child. The human remains from
Burial 21 include bone fragments of one child of unknown sex. The human
remains from Burial 22 include teeth and bone fragments of one child of
unknown sex and two adults of unknown sex. The human remains from Burial
27 include teeth and bone fragments of one adult of unknown sex. The
human remains from Burial 31 include bone fragments of one adult of
unknown age and sex. The human remains from Burial 36 include a long bone
of one adult of unknown sex. The human remains from an unnumbered burial
(Lot 102) include one tooth, miscellaneous cranial fragments and
miscellaneous postcranial fragments from one adult of unknown sex. The
human remains from an unnumbered burial (Lot 145) include teeth and seven
bone fragments of one individual of unknown age and sex. The human
remains from an unnumbered burial (UC 31/Lot 151) include two teeth of
one individual of unknown age and sex. The human remains from an
unnumbered burial (Lot 129) include one adult of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 62 associated funerary objects are 5
ceramic vessels from Burial 1; 6 ceramic vessels from Burial 5; 6 ceramic
vessels from Burial 8; 2 ceramic vessels from Burial 9; 3 ceramic vessels
from Burial 10; 3 ceramic vessels from Burial 13; 9 ceramic vessels from
Burial 18; 1 ceramic vessel from Burial 21; 6 ceramic vessels and 2
ceramic elbow pipes from Burial 22; 6 ceramic vessels from Burial 27; 3
ceramic vessels from Burial 28; 2 ceramic vessels from Burial 31; 5
ceramic vessels from Burial 36; 1 ceramic vessel from an unnumbered
burial (Lot 102); 1 lot of miscellaneous sherds from an unnumbered burial
(UC 31/Lot 151); and 1 ceramic vessel from an unnumbered burial (Lot
129). The burials likely date to A.D. 1450-1650, the Late Caddo period.
In 1954-1955, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from three burials at site 41UR318 (Henry
Williams), in Upshur County, TX. The site was a large cemetery known to
have more than 36 burials. The human remains from Burial 17 include
cranial bone fragments, a temporal bone, long bone fragments, burned bone
fragments and a femur diaphysis of one individual of unknown age and sex.
The human remains from an unnumbered burial (Lot 130) include bone and
teeth of one adult of unknown sex. The human remains from an
unnumbered burial (Lot 121) include bone fragments of one juvenile or
adult of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are a ceramic vessel from Burial 17 and 1 lot
of miscellaneous sherds from an unnumbered burial (Lot 121). The burials
date to A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period.
In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from three burials at site 41UR320 (Taft), in Upshur County,
TX.
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The site was a cemetery known to have six burials. The human remains from
Burial 3 include molar crowns, incisor crowns and small bone fragments of
one individual of unknown age and sex. The human remains from Burial 4
include bone and teeth fragments of one individual of unknown age and
sex. The human remains from an unnumbered burial (Lot 150) include teeth
and bone fragments of one individual of unknown age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are 11
ceramic vessels from Burial 3, 3 ceramic vessels from Burial 4, and 1
plain vessel from the unnumbered burial (Lot 150). The burials date from
the period A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period.
Sometime between the late 1950s and the mid-1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from one burial at
site GC 82 (on Hawkins Creek), in Gregg County, TX. The exact location of
the burial is not specified in notes or records of the collection. The
site was a cemetery known to have five burials. The human remains from
Burial 5 include teeth, phalanges and bone fragments of one individual of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a spool-necked bottle from Burial 5. The
burial dates to A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period.
In June 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from one burial at site 41GG51 (Hawkins Creek), in Gregg
County, TX. The human remains from an unnumbered burial include mandible
fragment and teeth of one juvenile of unknown sex. No known individuals
were identified. The one associated funerary object is one lot of
miscellaneous sherds. The burial dates to A.D. 1200-1400, the Middle
Caddo period.
Sometime between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, human remains
representing at minimum, one individual were removed from one burial at
site GC 10 (near Grace Creek), in Gregg County, TX. The exact location of
the burial is not specified in notes or records of the collection. The
human remains from the unnumbered burial include a human molar of one
individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. The burial dates to A.D. 1500-
1600, the Late Caddo period.
In 1956, human remains representing at minimum, one individual were
removed from one burial at an unknown site (Lot 169), in Rusk County, TX.
The exact location of the burial is not specified in notes or records of
the collection. The human remains from the unnumbered burial include a
human tooth of one individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual
was identified. The one associated funerary object is one lot of
miscellaneous sherds. The burial dates to A.D. 1200-1400, the Middle
Caddo period.
In 1956, human remains representing at minimum, one individual were
removed from one burial (Lot 170), in Rusk County, TX. The exact location
of the burial is not specified in notes or records of the collection. The
human remains from the unnumbered burial include 5 molars, other tooth
fragments, and 15 unspecified bone fragments of one individual of unknown
age and sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is one lot of miscellaneous sherds. The burial dates to
A.D. 1200-1400, the Middle Caddo period.
In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were
removed from one burial at site M-6 Plummer (in Little Cypress Creek
basin), in Upshur County, TX. The exact location of the burial is not
specified in notes or records of the collection. The human remains from
the unnumbered burial include cranium fragments and teeth of one
individual of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified.
The six associated funerary objects are five ceramic bowls and one
ceramic bottle. The burial dates to A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo
period.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were
removed from one burial at site 41UR319 (Starr Mound), in Upshur County,
TX. The human remains from an unnumbered burial include rib fragments,
teeth, and unknown bone fragments of one individual of unknown age and
sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present. The burial dates to A.D. 1500-
1600, the Late Caddo period.
Sometime between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from one burial
at site TAS-C (in the Sabine River basin), in eastern Texas. The exact
location of the burial is not specified in notes or records of the
collection. The human remains from the unnumbered burial include a tooth
of one adult of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is a ceramic vessel. The burial dates to
A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period.
At an unknown date between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from one burial
(Burial 36, Lot 134), in eastern Texas. The exact location of the burial
is not specified in notes or records of the collection. The human remains
from Burial 36, Lot 134 include teeth from one adolescent of unknown sex.
No known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary
objects are ceramic bowls. The burial dates to A.D. 1430-1680, the Late
Caddo period.
Sometime between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from four
unnumbered burials in eastern Texas. The exact location of the burials is
not specified in notes or records of the collection. The human remains
from an unnumbered burial (Lot 133) include bone of one subadult of
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is an engraved bowl. The burial dates to A.D.
1430-1680, the Late Caddo period. The human remains from an unnumbered
burial (Lot 116) include mandibular and molar fragments of one individual
of unknown age and sex. No known individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a brushed punctuated jar. The burial dates
to A.D. 1430-1680, the Late Caddo period. The human remains from an
unnumbered burial (Lot 160) include teeth and cranial fragments of one
individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual was identified.
The one associated funerary object is a brushed punctuated jar. The
burial dates to A.D. 1500-1600, the Late Caddo period. The human remains
from an unnumbered burial (Lot 167) include a human premolar, an
unspecified rib fragment, and other unspecified bone fragments of one
individual of unknown age and sex. No known individual was identified.
The one associated funerary object is 1 lot of miscellaneous sherds. The
burial dates to A.D. 1200-1400, the Middle Caddo period.
The human remains and associated funerary objects described above are
affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma based on geographical and
archeological evidence. Eastern Texas is part of the traditional
homelands of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, based on over 100 years of
archeological findings, historical and ethnographic records and documents
that date as early as 1540, and the cultural traditions of the Caddo
peoples themselves. Many of the burial positions-in rows with the body of
the individual laid on an east-west axis and the head facing west-are
consistent with Caddo burials in this part of eastern Texas. The
associated funerary objects also suggest Caddo origins, based on the
characteristic forms, methods of
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manufacture and decoration styles that are distinctly Eastern Texas
Caddo.
Determinations Made by the Gregg County Historical Museum
Officials of the Gregg County Historical Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 51 individuals of Native American
ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 119 funerary objects described
above 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), there is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Neina Kennedy, Executive Director, Gregg County
Historical Museum, 214 N. Fredonia Street, Longview, TX 75601, telephone
(903) 753-5840, before August 10, 2012. Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Gregg County Historical Museum is responsible for notifying the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 7, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-16927 Filed 7-10-12; 8:45 am]
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