Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, 53470-53473 [E6-14933]
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relationship of shared group identity
between the Hohokam and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Officials of the Museum of Northern
Arizona have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human
remains described above represent the
physical remains of 83 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Museum of Northern Arizona also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 796 objects
described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with the individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony. Lastly, officials of the
Museum of Northern Arizona 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 Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the AkChin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Gloria Lomahaftewa, Museum of
Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort
Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001,
telephone (928) 774–5211, extension
228, before October 11, 2006.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the AkChin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; or Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Museum of Northern Arizona is
responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the
Colorado River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and California; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
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Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott
Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation,
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 21, 2006
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–14932 Filed 9–8–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 University of
Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Montezuma
County, CO.
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. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by University of Colorado
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; 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 San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
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Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta
del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Between 1954 and 1990, human
remains representing a minimum of 229
individuals were removed from three
sites near Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT1,
5MT2, and 5MT3), Montezuma County,
CO, during legally conducted
excavations by Dr. Joe Ben Wheat and
students participating in University of
Colorado Museum sponsored
archeological field schools. Human
remains and associated funerary objects
were physically transferred to the
museum at the end of each field season
through 1990. No known individuals
were identified. The 488 associated
funerary objects are 166 ceramic vessels
(whole and fragmentary), some of which
have black-on-white designs, human
figures, animal figures, or are gray ware;
45 lots of sherds, including 17 single
sherds; 5 lots of unmodified animal
bone; 45 ground stone tools and slabs,
including manos, hammerstones, axes,
tchamahias, and mauls; 17 bone tools,
including awls, scrapers, and whistles;
16 matting fragments; 8 beads,
pendants, and ornaments; 28 lots of
stone cores and flakes; 1 lot of gizzard
stone; 125 soil samples; 15 lots of
organic material; 13 flaked stone tools,
including projectile points; 1 sample of
adobe material; and 3 pieces of ochre.
The three habitation sites, (identified
on the National Register of Historic
Places as the Joe Ben Wheat Site
Complex), are at the head of Yellow
Jacket Canyon to the west of Tatum
Draw and southwest of the very large
archeological site, Yellow Jacket Pueblo
(5MT5). The Yellow Jacket burials were
predominantly single interments,
appearing in a wide variety of locations,
including abandoned rooms and kivas,
storage pits, subfloor burial pits,
extramural burial pits, and middens.
The habitation sites were occupied at
various times during the Basketmaker
III, Pueblo II and Pueblo III periods,
approximately A.D. 550–1250, with a
temporary abandonment during the
Pueblo I period, approximately A.D.
750–900. Based on the general
continuity in the material culture and
the architecture of these sites, it appears
that the community that lived in this
area had long-standing ties to the region
and returned to sites even after
migrations away from the locale that
lasted more than one hundred years.
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However, by the late 13th century, both
the Yellow Jacket sites and the nearby
Mesa Verde region showed no evidence
of human habitation. The sites are not
used again until the 1920s when the
locale was homesteaded and farmed.
On an unknown date, probably in the
1920s or early 1930s, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were excavated from
Montezuma Valley, Montezuma County,
CO, most likely by Earl Morris, as a part
of a University of Colorado Museum
expedition. The human remains were
not cataloged until they were donated to
the museum by Mr. Morris’s family in
1962 (Catalog number 4794). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics
and excavator history, the human
remains are Native American. The
osteological characteristics indicate the
human remains are consistent with
better-documented Ancestral Puebloan
remains from southwestern Colorado
dating to circa A.D. 750–1300.
On an unknown date, probably in the
1920s or early 1930s, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were excavated from a site
or sites near the Yellow Jacket Pueblo
ruin, Montezuma County, CO, by Earl
Morris as a part of a University of
Colorado Museum field expedition. The
human remains were cataloged by the
museum in the early 1930s (Catalog
numbers 4795 and 13377). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics
and excavator history, the human
remains are Native American. The
osteological characteristics indicate the
human remains are consistent with
better-documented Ancestral Puebloan
remains from southwestern Colorado
dating to circa A.D. 750–1300.
Some time in the 1920s or 1930s,
human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were most
likely removed from the area of the
Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5),
Montezuma County, CO, by Earl Morris,
and later cataloged by the museum
(Catalog number 4796). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics,
the human remains are Native
American. The extreme wear on the
teeth and other osteological
characteristics are consistent with other
Ancestral Puebloan human remains
from southwestern Colorado dating to
circa A.D. 750–1300. Museum
documentation indicates the human
remains date to the Pueblo III period.
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In 1955, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
surface collected from site 5MT10 in
Montezuma County, CO, by Dr. J.B.
Wheat of the University of Colorado
Museum, and cataloged into the
collection (Catalog number 9279). The
site is approximately four miles north of
Dolores, CO, and half a mile west of the
Dolores River. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on Dr. Wheat’s notes about the
styles of pottery sherds and architecture,
the human remains are Native
American, specifically, Ancestral
Puebloan dating to circa A.D. 750–900.
In 1956, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
excavated from a site close to the house
on the L.A. Simmons farm, Montezuma
County, CO, by Dr. J.B. Wheat of the
University of Colorado Museum. The
farm is several miles west of the Yellow
Jacket Pueblo ruin. The excavations
were done with the landowner’s
permission, donated to the museum by
the landowner, and cataloged into the
collection (Catalog numbers 19290–
19292 and 99524). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the archeological context,
the human remains are Native
American. The human remains were
found in the fill of a slab-lined room
that was estimated to date to the Pueblo
I period, approximately A.D. 750–900.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were excavated in the area of
the Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5),
Montezuma County, CO, by an
unknown individual. The human
remains were anonymously donated to
the museum in the mid–1980s and
cataloged into the collection (Catalog
number 39423). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate
the human remains are Native
American. Based on the extreme wear
on the teeth and other osteological
characteristics, the human remains are
reasonably believed to be Ancestral
Puebloan and date to between A.D. 750
and 1300.
In 1987, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from the Yellow Jacket Pueblo
(5MT5), Montezuma County, CO, by a
University of Colorado Museum field
school survey and cataloged into the
collection (Catalog numbers 41400 and
41414). No known individuals were
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identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on archeological context, the
human remains are Native American.
Based on the material culture,
occupation dates, and architecture
associated with the site, the human
remains date to approximately A.D.
1000–1300.
In 1958, human remains representing
a minimum of nine individuals were
removed from Paul Wilson’s farm,
Montezuma County, CO, by Dr. J.B.
Wheat and two graduate students from
the University of Colorado Museum
with permission of the landowner.
Several individuals were removed from
a plowed field by Mr. Wilson prior to
the University of Colorado Museum’s
excavation. The Wilson farm is several
miles southwest of the Yellow Jacket
Pueblo (5MT5). A state site-number,
5MT33, was assigned to the site by Dr.
Wheat, but apparently never registered
with the state. The human remains were
donated to the museum by the
landowner and cataloged into the
museum collections (Catalog numbers
44446–44446–5). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the archeological context,
the human remains are Native
American. Based on the material culture
and architecture associated with the
site, the human remains date to
approximately A.D. 550–1300.
On an unknown date, but probably
between the 1960s and 1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were excavated from one of
the sites in the area of the Yellow Jacket
Pueblo (5MT5), Montezuma County,
CO, most likely by a University of
Colorado Museum field school
investigation. In 1993, the fragmentary
human remains were discovered in
museum storage with other human
remains from the Yellow Jacket area
sites. The human remains were assigned
a number that suggests they came from
a University of Colorado Museum field
school investigation (Catalog number
Field 78–22–SOC). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on museum records, the human
remains probably come from the Yellow
Jacket area, but the burial location
cannot be specifically placed. Based on
the archeological context, the human
remains are Native American and
Ancestral Puebloan dating to
approximately A.D. 1000–1300, the date
range within the various occupations of
the Yellow Jacket Pueblo.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
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individuals were removed from a site
near Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5),
Montezuma County, CO, by an
unknown individual. In 1995, the
human remains were anonymously
donated and cataloged into the museum
collection (Catalog numbers 1995–19–2
(1) and 1995–19–2 (2)). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on associated notes, the human
remains are reasonably believed to be
Native American. The notes suggest that
the human remains were excavated from
a ‘‘prehistoric’’ site close to the Yellow
Jacket Pueblo site and are reasonably
believed to be Ancestral Puebloan,
dating to approximately A.D. 1000–
1300, the date range within the various
occupations of the Yellow Jacket
Pueblo.
All individuals listed in this Notice of
Inventory Completion are reasonably
believed to be Ancestral Puebloan based
on the archeological context, biological
evidence, or site dating. Biological
evidence, such as cranial shaping or
cradleboarding and extreme tooth wear,
are typical traits associated with
ancestral Puebloans. Archeological
evidence supports identification with
Basketmaker and later Pueblo
(Hisatsinom, Ancestral Puebloan, or
Anasazi) cultures, which prehistorically
occupied southwestern Colorado. Both
Basketmaker and Pueblo occupations
are represented in the archeology at the
Yellow Jacket site. Archeologists have
noted in the scientific literature the
striking similarity between the
technology and style of material culture
of 13th century archeological sites in
southwestern Colorado and the material
culture remains of 14th century
Puebloan sites in Arizona and New
Mexico.
Oral-tradition evidence, which
consisted of migration stories, clan
histories, and origin stories, was
provided by representatives of the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Ysleta del Sur, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. Folkloric evidence in the form
of songs was provided by tribal
representatives of the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
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Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; and
Pueblo of San Ildefonso New Mexico.
Tribal representatives of the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso,
New Mexico; and Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico provided linguistic evidence
rooted in place names. Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso,
New Mexico; and Pueblo of Santa Clara
New Mexico provided archeological
evidence based on architecture and
material culture of their shared
relationship.
Archeological, historical, and
linguistic evidence presently point to
Navajo migration to the Yellow Jacket
and Monument Ruin area after A.D.
1300. During consultation, the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
emphasized their long presence in the
Four Corners and their origin in this
area, but there is not a preponderance of
the evidence to support Navajo cultural
affiliation to the human remains
described in this notice.
Based on a preponderance of
evidence, a shared group identity can be
traced between ancestral Puebloan
peoples from Montezuma County, CO,
including oral tradition, archeology, and
scientific studies, and modern Puebloan
groups. Modern Puebloan peoples are
members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
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 San
Juan, 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.
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of at
least 253 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
University of Colorado Museum also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 488 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
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University of Colorado Museum 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 Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; 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 San Juan, 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 human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, Henderson Building, Campus
Box 218, Boulder, CO 80309–0218,
telephone (303) 492–6671, before
October 11, 2006. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
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 San
Juan, 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.
University of Colorado Museum is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; 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
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Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, 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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of
Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 24, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–14933 Filed 9–8–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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 in the possession of the
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains were
removed from 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 Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by University of
Colorado Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; 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 San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
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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; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1939, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from near Pecos Pueblo, San
Miguel County, NM, by an unknown
individual. The human remains were
donated to the University of Colorado
Museum by the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnography (Peabody
Museum), Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, and cataloged into
museum collections (Catalog numbers
6273–1, 6273–2, and 6274). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on proximity to Pecos Pueblo
and analysis by the Peabody Museum,
the human remains are Native
American. Based on the ceramic types
and architecture, Pecos Pueblo was
occupied from approximately A.D.
1100–1700. Historic records document
occupation at the site until
approximately A.D. 1838 when the last
inhabitants left the Pecos Pueblo 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.’’
Furthermore, during consultation,
official representatives of the Pueblo of
Jemez provided oral testimony
supporting a shared group identity
between the two pueblos. Based on
archeological, historical documents,
Federal legislation, consultation, and
ethnographic evidence the descendants
of the Pecos Pueblo are members of the
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico.
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the University of
Colorado Museum also have determined
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that, 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 the Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, Henderson Building, Campus
Box 218, Boulder, CO 80309–0218,
telephone (303) 492–6671, before
October 11, 2006. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
University of Colorado Museum is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; 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 San Juan, 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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 23, 2006
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice.
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ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
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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 human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Montezuma County, CO.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by University of Colorado Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; 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 San Juan, 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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Between 1954 and 1990, human remains representing a minimum of 229
individuals were removed from three sites near Yellow Jacket Pueblo
(5MT1, 5MT2, and 5MT3), Montezuma County, CO, during legally conducted
excavations by Dr. Joe Ben Wheat and students participating in
University of Colorado Museum sponsored archeological field schools.
Human remains and associated funerary objects were physically
transferred to the museum at the end of each field season through 1990.
No known individuals were identified. The 488 associated funerary
objects are 166 ceramic vessels (whole and fragmentary), some of which
have black-on-white designs, human figures, animal figures, or are gray
ware; 45 lots of sherds, including 17 single sherds; 5 lots of
unmodified animal bone; 45 ground stone tools and slabs, including
manos, hammerstones, axes, tchamahias, and mauls; 17 bone tools,
including awls, scrapers, and whistles; 16 matting fragments; 8 beads,
pendants, and ornaments; 28 lots of stone cores and flakes; 1 lot of
gizzard stone; 125 soil samples; 15 lots of organic material; 13 flaked
stone tools, including projectile points; 1 sample of adobe material;
and 3 pieces of ochre.
The three habitation sites, (identified on the National Register of
Historic Places as the Joe Ben Wheat Site Complex), are at the head of
Yellow Jacket Canyon to the west of Tatum Draw and southwest of the
very large archeological site, Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5). The Yellow
Jacket burials were predominantly single interments, appearing in a
wide variety of locations, including abandoned rooms and kivas, storage
pits, subfloor burial pits, extramural burial pits, and middens.
The habitation sites were occupied at various times during the
Basketmaker III, Pueblo II and Pueblo III periods, approximately A.D.
550-1250, with a temporary abandonment during the Pueblo I period,
approximately A.D. 750-900. Based on the general continuity in the
material culture and the architecture of these sites, it appears that
the community that lived in this area had long-standing ties to the
region and returned to sites even after migrations away from the locale
that lasted more than one hundred years.
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However, by the late 13th century, both the Yellow Jacket sites and the
nearby Mesa Verde region showed no evidence of human habitation. The
sites are not used again until the 1920s when the locale was
homesteaded and farmed.
On an unknown date, probably in the 1920s or early 1930s, human
remains representing a minimum of one individual were excavated from
Montezuma Valley, Montezuma County, CO, most likely by Earl Morris, as
a part of a University of Colorado Museum expedition. The human remains
were not cataloged until they were donated to the museum by Mr.
Morris's family in 1962 (Catalog number 4794). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics and excavator history, the
human remains are Native American. The osteological characteristics
indicate the human remains are consistent with better-documented
Ancestral Puebloan remains from southwestern Colorado dating to circa
A.D. 750-1300.
On an unknown date, probably in the 1920s or early 1930s, human
remains representing a minimum of two individuals were excavated from a
site or sites near the Yellow Jacket Pueblo ruin, Montezuma County, CO,
by Earl Morris as a part of a University of Colorado Museum field
expedition. The human remains were cataloged by the museum in the early
1930s (Catalog numbers 4795 and 13377). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics and excavator history, the
human remains are Native American. The osteological characteristics
indicate the human remains are consistent with better-documented
Ancestral Puebloan remains from southwestern Colorado dating to circa
A.D. 750-1300.
Some time in the 1920s or 1930s, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were most likely removed from the area of the
Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5), Montezuma County, CO, by Earl Morris, and
later cataloged by the museum (Catalog number 4796). No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on osteological characteristics, the human remains are Native
American. The extreme wear on the teeth and other osteological
characteristics are consistent with other Ancestral Puebloan human
remains from southwestern Colorado dating to circa A.D. 750-1300.
Museum documentation indicates the human remains date to the Pueblo III
period.
In 1955, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were surface collected from site 5MT10 in Montezuma County, CO, by Dr.
J.B. Wheat of the University of Colorado Museum, and cataloged into the
collection (Catalog number 9279). The site is approximately four miles
north of Dolores, CO, and half a mile west of the Dolores River. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on Dr. Wheat's notes about the styles of pottery sherds and
architecture, the human remains are Native American, specifically,
Ancestral Puebloan dating to circa A.D. 750-900.
In 1956, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were excavated from a site close to the house on the L.A. Simmons farm,
Montezuma County, CO, by Dr. J.B. Wheat of the University of Colorado
Museum. The farm is several miles west of the Yellow Jacket Pueblo
ruin. The excavations were done with the landowner's permission,
donated to the museum by the landowner, and cataloged into the
collection (Catalog numbers 19290-19292 and 99524). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on the archeological context, the human remains are Native
American. The human remains were found in the fill of a slab-lined room
that was estimated to date to the Pueblo I period, approximately A.D.
750-900.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were excavated in the area of the Yellow Jacket Pueblo
(5MT5), Montezuma County, CO, by an unknown individual. The human
remains were anonymously donated to the museum in the mid-1980s and
cataloged into the collection (Catalog number 39423). No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate the human remains are Native
American. Based on the extreme wear on the teeth and other osteological
characteristics, the human remains are reasonably believed to be
Ancestral Puebloan and date to between A.D. 750 and 1300.
In 1987, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from the Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5), Montezuma County,
CO, by a University of Colorado Museum field school survey and
cataloged into the collection (Catalog numbers 41400 and 41414). No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on archeological context, the human remains are Native
American. Based on the material culture, occupation dates, and
architecture associated with the site, the human remains date to
approximately A.D. 1000-1300.
In 1958, human remains representing a minimum of nine individuals
were removed from Paul Wilson's farm, Montezuma County, CO, by Dr. J.B.
Wheat and two graduate students from the University of Colorado Museum
with permission of the landowner. Several individuals were removed from
a plowed field by Mr. Wilson prior to the University of Colorado
Museum's excavation. The Wilson farm is several miles southwest of the
Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5). A state site-number, 5MT33, was assigned
to the site by Dr. Wheat, but apparently never registered with the
state. The human remains were donated to the museum by the landowner
and cataloged into the museum collections (Catalog numbers 44446-44446-
5). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the archeological context, the human remains are Native
American. Based on the material culture and architecture associated
with the site, the human remains date to approximately A.D. 550-1300.
On an unknown date, but probably between the 1960s and 1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of one individual were excavated from
one of the sites in the area of the Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5),
Montezuma County, CO, most likely by a University of Colorado Museum
field school investigation. In 1993, the fragmentary human remains were
discovered in museum storage with other human remains from the Yellow
Jacket area sites. The human remains were assigned a number that
suggests they came from a University of Colorado Museum field school
investigation (Catalog number Field 78-22-SOC). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on museum records, the human remains probably come from the
Yellow Jacket area, but the burial location cannot be specifically
placed. Based on the archeological context, the human remains are
Native American and Ancestral Puebloan dating to approximately A.D.
1000-1300, the date range within the various occupations of the Yellow
Jacket Pueblo.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
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individuals were removed from a site near Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5),
Montezuma County, CO, by an unknown individual. In 1995, the human
remains were anonymously donated and cataloged into the museum
collection (Catalog numbers 1995-19-2 (1) and 1995-19-2 (2)). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on associated notes, the human remains are reasonably
believed to be Native American. The notes suggest that the human
remains were excavated from a ``prehistoric'' site close to the Yellow
Jacket Pueblo site and are reasonably believed to be Ancestral
Puebloan, dating to approximately A.D. 1000-1300, the date range within
the various occupations of the Yellow Jacket Pueblo.
All individuals listed in this Notice of Inventory Completion are
reasonably believed to be Ancestral Puebloan based on the archeological
context, biological evidence, or site dating. Biological evidence, such
as cranial shaping or cradleboarding and extreme tooth wear, are
typical traits associated with ancestral Puebloans. Archeological
evidence supports identification with Basketmaker and later Pueblo
(Hisatsinom, Ancestral Puebloan, or Anasazi) cultures, which
prehistorically occupied southwestern Colorado. Both Basketmaker and
Pueblo occupations are represented in the archeology at the Yellow
Jacket site. Archeologists have noted in the scientific literature the
striking similarity between the technology and style of material
culture of 13th century archeological sites in southwestern Colorado
and the material culture remains of 14th century Puebloan sites in
Arizona and New Mexico.
Oral-tradition evidence, which consisted of migration stories, clan
histories, and origin stories, was provided by representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Ysleta del Sur, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. Folkloric evidence in the form of songs was provided by tribal
representatives of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
and Pueblo of San Ildefonso New Mexico. Tribal representatives of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico provided
linguistic evidence rooted in place names. Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; and Pueblo of Santa Clara New Mexico provided archeological
evidence based on architecture and material culture of their shared
relationship.
Archeological, historical, and linguistic evidence presently point
to Navajo migration to the Yellow Jacket and Monument Ruin area after
A.D. 1300. During consultation, the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico,
& Utah emphasized their long presence in the Four Corners and their
origin in this area, but there is not a preponderance of the evidence
to support Navajo cultural affiliation to the human remains described
in this notice.
Based on a preponderance of evidence, a shared group identity can
be traced between ancestral Puebloan peoples from Montezuma County, CO,
including oral tradition, archeology, and scientific studies, and
modern Puebloan groups. Modern Puebloan peoples are members of the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; 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 San
Juan, 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.
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of at least 253 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 488 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
University of Colorado Museum 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 Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 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 San Juan, 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 human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology,
University of Colorado Museum, Henderson Building, Campus Box 218,
Boulder, CO 80309-0218, telephone (303) 492-6671, before October 11,
2006. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 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 San Juan, 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.
University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; 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
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Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, 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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of
Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 24, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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