[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42773-42774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17877]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 associated funerary objects in the
control of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy, Andover, MA. The associated funerary objects were removed from
the Tecolote Pueblo ruin, San Miguel County, NM.
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
associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
In 1929, human remains representing 12 individuals and 7 lots of
associated funerary objects were removed from the Tecolote Pueblo ruin
(LA296), San Miguel County, NM, by Alfred V. Kidder under the auspices
of the Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Kidder acquired the collection
for the museum as part of the Andover Pecos Expedition. On October 28,
1936, the human remains were donated to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (a
completely separate institution from the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology). The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology retained
control of the associated funerary objects, two of which are currently
missing. The missing associated funerary objects are a bone awl and one
lot of olla sherds. The five associated funerary objects are one shell
bead necklace (restrung), one fragmented Haliotis shell disc (pendant),
an Olivella shell bead necklace, one quartzite projectile point, and
one clay ``cloud-blower'' pipe.
Tecolote Pueblo ruin is located near Tecolote Creek, San Miguel
County, NM. Similarities in site architecture, including Kivas and
material culture, associated funerary objects, and
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ceramics found at the site are consistent with Ancestral Puebloan
occupation of the southwestern United States. The archeological
literature refers to this widespread cultural tradition as ``Anasazi,''
``Ancestral Puebloan,'' or ``Ancient Puebloan.''
A relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced
between the Ancestral Puebloan culture found at Tecolote Pueblo ruin
and modern-day Puebloan people represented by the Hopi Tribe, Ohkay
Owingeh, Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of Cochiti, Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo
of Jemez, Pueblo of Laguna, Pueblo of Nambe, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo
of Pojoaque, Pueblo of San Felipe, Pueblo of San Ildefonso, Pueblo of
Sandia, Pueblo of Santa Ana, Pueblo of Santa Clara, Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of Zia, Ysleta del
Sur Pueblo, and Zuni Tribe.
There is continuity in architecture from this site to modern-day
Pueblos. There is also continuity in the style of the associated
funerary objects, including the shell personal adornments, with those
made and used by modern-day Puebloan people. Evidence supports
continuity in material culture with the Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblos of
Picuris, and Pueblo of Taos based on evidence provided during
consultation. Based on oral tradition evidence, the Pueblo of Acoma,
Pueblo of Cochiti, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo of
Santo Domingo, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of Tesuque, and Pueblo of Zia
identify Pecos Pueblo and Tecolote Pueblo as a site of occupation,
pilgrimage, hunting, and trade.
Jemez Pueblo oral tradition identifies this site as a precursor to
Pecos Pueblo, a site closely associated with Jemez Pueblo, which was
occupied from approximately A.D. 1100 to 1700. Oral tradition of other
Pueblos includes trade expeditions and pilgrimages to the Tecolote
Pueblo area. Historic records document Pecos Pueblo occupation from
Spanish contact to approximately A.D. 1838 when the last inhabitants
left and moved to the Pueblo of Jemez. In 1936, an Act of Congress
recognized the Pueblo of Jemez as a ``consolidation'' and ``merger'' of
the Pecos Pueblo and Pueblo of Jemez. All property, rights, titles,
interests, and claims of both Pueblos were consolidated under the
Pueblo of Jemez. Additional evidence supporting a shared group identity
between the descendants of the Pecos and Jemez Pueblos emerges in
numerous aspects of present-day Jemez life and are documented in a
1992-1993 study, entitled ``Pecos Ethnographic Project.''
Navajo Nation oral history, which includes stories, songs and
prayers, supports a relationship with sites of Ancestral Puebloan
occupation such as Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon, as well as some
cultural practices shared with modern Pueblo people. But there is not a
preponderance of evidence to support a relationship of shared group
identity under NAGPRA with the Tecolote Pueblo ruin.
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the five 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. Lastly, 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 that can be
reasonably traced between the associated funerary objects and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the associated funerary objects should
contact Malinda Blustain, Director, Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 175 Main St., Andover, MA 01810,
telephone (978) 749-4493, before August 23, 2010. Repatriation of the
associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology is responsible for
notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico
& Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 6, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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