Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ and Arizona State University, School of Evolution and Social Change, Phoenix, AZ, 47227-47228 [E8-18693]
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known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date in the 1970s,
human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals were
removed from Crag Point archeological
site (49–KOD–00044) on Kodiak Island,
AK, by the now-deceased William
Laughlin. The human remains were
transported to the University of
Wisconsin Anthropology Department at
an unknown date and under unknown
circumstances. In 2006, the human
remains were found among William
Laughlin’s collections at the University
of Wisconsin Anthropology Department.
In 2007, the human remains were sent
to the Smithsonian Institution where
they are presently located. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date in the 1960s or
1970s, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from Anton Larsen
archeological site (49–KOD–00040) on
Kodiak Island, AK, by the now-deceased
William Laughlin. The human remains
were transported to the University of
Wisconsin Anthropology Department at
an unknown date and under unknown
circumstances. In 2006, the human
remains were found among William
Laughlin’s collections at the University
of Wisconsin Anthropology Department.
In 2007, the human remains were sent
to the Smithsonian Institution for
inventory, where they are presently
located. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Crag Point and Anton Larsen sites
are located on Federal lands
administered by the Bureau of Land
Management. The Crag Point site is a
prehistoric archeological deposit with
strata spanning the period from about
7,000 to 800 years ago. The human
remains at the Alutiiq Museum that
were found in the faunal samples come
from dense deposits of well-preserved
shell midden in the site’s upper layers
(L1 and L2). These deposits surround a
cluster of collapsed sod houses and are
known to include both formal burials
and scattered deposits of human
remains. These well-preserved deposits
date primarily to the Late Kachemak
tradition (circa 2,700 B.P. to 800 B.P.) as
evidenced by typological studies of
artifacts and features, as well as
multiple radiometric dates. The human
remains were not found in a specific
feature or area within the midden, but
represent scattered elements from a
variety of excavation squares. They may
be from burials disturbed by the
construction of site features, as the site
was occupied repeatedly during the Late
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Kachemak tradition and is known to
have contained both individual pit
burials and crypt burials in the midden;
or they may be the remains of
individuals who were not formally
buried. Previous studies of human
remains from Crag Point illustrate that
the remains of some individuals were
butchered and mixed with midden
deposits. Archeologists believe that the
people of the Late Kachemak tradition
are ancestors of modern day Alutiiqs.
Archeological data collected over the
past 20 years indicates that Late
Kachemak societies evolved into the
more complexly organized societies of
the Koniag tradition observed at historic
contact in the late 18th century. As
such, the human remains from the Crag
Point site are presumed to be Native
American and most closely affiliated
with the contemporary Native residents
of the Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak
Alutiiq. Specifically, they were
recovered from an area of the Kodiak
Archipelago traditionally used by
members of the Native Village of
Ouzinkie.
The human remains found at the Crag
Point archeological site by William
Laughlin in the 1970s presently located
at the University of Wisconsin
Anthropology Department and at the
Smithsonian Institution are similarly
presumed to date no more recently than
800 B.P., though no specific information
is available about them.
The Anton Larsen site is a prehistoric
archeological deposit near the Crag
Point site. The human remains found at
this site by William Laughlin in the
1960s or 1970s and presently at the
Smithsonian Institution are similarly
presumed to date no more recently than
800 B.P., though no specific information
is available about them.
Officials of the Alaska State Office,
Bureau of Land Management have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of at least seven individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management have also 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 the Native Village of Ouzinkie.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Robert E. King,
Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
7th Avenue, Box 13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510,
before September 12, 2008. Repatriation
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of the human remains to the Native
Village of Ouzinkie may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management is responsible for
notifying the Koniag, Inc., Native
Village of Ouzinkie, and Ouzinkie
Native Corporation that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 8, 2008
Daniel Odess,
Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Coconino National Forest,
Flagstaff, AZ and Arizona State
University, School of Evolution and
Social Change, Phoenix, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with of 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 control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Coconino
National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ, and in
the possession of the Arizona State
University, School of Evolution and
Social Change (formerly Department of
Anthropology), Tempe, AZ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Yavapai County,
AZ.
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 was made by Coconino
National Forest and Arizona State
University, School of Human Evolution
and Social Change professional staffs in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from site AZ
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O:05:0129, Yavapai County, AZ, by
unknown individuals. In 1958, the
human remains were donated to the
Arizona State University by Edward
Dick. No known individual was
identified. The eight associated funerary
objects are one necklace, three bead
anklets, three pieces of cloth, and one
reed.
Site AZ O:05:0129 is a cave site, in
the Verde River Valley and located near
Camp Verde, AZ. Characteristics of
material culture indicate that the site is
associated with the archeologicallydefined Sinagua culture (central
Arizona), dating to A.D. 650–1400. The
Sinagua culture is considered to be
ancestral to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Oral traditions presented by
representatives of the Hopi Tribe
support cultural affiliation.
Officials of the Coconino National
Forest in consultation with officials of
Arizona State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Coconino National Forest in
consultation with officials of Arizona
State University also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the eight 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 Coconino National Forest
also 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.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Southwestern Region,
USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway
Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102,
telephone (505) 842–3238, before
September 12, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Coconino National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: June 8, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology Museum
at the University of California, Davis,
Davis, CA
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 Department of
Anthropology Museum at the University
of California, Davis, Davis, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Colusa and
Yolo Counties, CA.
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 was made by the Department of
Anthropology Museum at the University
of California, Davis professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of
the Colusa Indian Community of the
Colusa Rancheria, California; Cortina
Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of
California; and Rumsey Indian
Rancheria of Wintun Indians of
California.
In 1973, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from Miller Mound (CA-COL–
1), Colusa County, CA, by the University
of California, Davis archeological field
school. No known individuals were
identified. The 6,871 associated
funerary objects are 177 clamshell disk
beads, 1 lot of approximately 5,000
clamshell disk beads, 1 bone awl, 6,452
trade beads and fragments, 5 lots of
trade beads and fragments (totaling over
10,000), 168 abalone shell pendants, 2
magnesite cylinders, 7 buttons, 1
clamshell bead necklace fragment, 1
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basket fragment, 3 coin/clamshell bead
necklace fragments, 41 coins, 4 metal
fragments, 1 square nail, 2 animal
bones, 4 lots of textile/bead matrix, and
1 hat.
Based on burial context and site
characteristics, the human remains
described above from Colusa County are
determined to be Native American in
origin. The presence of clamshell disk
beads with one of the burials indicates
that it dates to Phase 2 of the Late
Period (approximately A.D. 1500–1790).
The presence of historic items indicates
that the other burial dates to the Historic
Period (prior to A.D. 1790). Linguistic
evidence indicates that the Patwin
(Southern Wintun) moved southward
from the vicinity of the CaliforniaOregon border into the Sacramento
Valley sometime around A.D. 0, and
then spread into the surrounding
foothills sometime before the beginning
of Phase 2 of the Late Period. Robert
Heizer documented the Miller Mound
site as an ethnographic village site
inhabited by the River Patwin at least
through the Historic Period, or since
A.D. 1770, until it was abandoned in
A.D. 1872. The archeological
assemblage from the Miller Mound also
indicates an occupation that is
consistent with the ethnographic
Patwin. Based on geographical location
and age of the associated funerary
objects, the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
culturally affiliated with descendants of
the Patwin.
In 1969 and 1971, human remains
representing a minimum of five
individuals were removed from CA–
COL–11 in Colusa County, CA, by two
University of California, Davis
archeological field schools. The
collection was accessioned by the
museum in 1971. No known individuals
were identified. The 21 associated
funerary objects are 1 Haliotis ornament,
5 clamshell disk beads, 1 lot of at least
2,500 clamshell disk beads, 12 Olivella
beads, and 2 pestles.
Based on burial context and site
characteristics, the human remains
described above from Colusa County are
determined to be Native American in
origin. The artifact assemblage at this
site, which includes clamshell disk
beads and arrow points, indicates that
the human remains and associated
funerary objects date to no earlier than
Phase 2 of the Late Period (or roughly
A.D. 1500–1790). Linguistic evidence
indicates that the Patwin (Southern
Wintun) moved southward from the
vicinity of the California-Oregon border
into the Sacramento Valley sometime
around A.D. 0, and then spread into the
surrounding foothills sometime before
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ and Arizona
State University, School of Evolution and Social Change, Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with of 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 control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ, and in the possession
of the Arizona State University, School of Evolution and Social Change
(formerly Department of Anthropology), Tempe, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Yavapai County, AZ.
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 was made by Coconino
National Forest and Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution
and Social Change professional staffs in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from site AZ
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O:05:0129, Yavapai County, AZ, by unknown individuals. In 1958, the
human remains were donated to the Arizona State University by Edward
Dick. No known individual was identified. The eight associated funerary
objects are one necklace, three bead anklets, three pieces of cloth,
and one reed.
Site AZ O:05:0129 is a cave site, in the Verde River Valley and
located near Camp Verde, AZ. Characteristics of material culture
indicate that the site is associated with the archeologically-defined
Sinagua culture (central Arizona), dating to A.D. 650-1400. The Sinagua
culture is considered to be ancestral to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Oral traditions presented by representatives of the Hopi Tribe support
cultural affiliation.
Officials of the Coconino National Forest in consultation with
officials of Arizona State University have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Coconino National Forest in consultation with
officials of Arizona State University also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the eight 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 Coconino National Forest also
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.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone (505) 842-3238, before September 12,
2008. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Coconino National Forest is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 8, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-18693 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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