Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM, 9632-9633 [E9-4676]
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Dated: February 13, 2009.
Sangita Chari,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest, Silver
City, NM
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 and associated funerary objects
in the control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest, Silver City, NM. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Catron and
Grant Counties, 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 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 Gila National
Forest professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
In 1935 and 1936, human remains
representing two individuals were
removed from Starkweather Ruin,
Catron County, NM, during legally
authorized excavations by Paul H.
Nesbitt of Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects had been curated at the Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit
College since their excavation; however,
the human remains and funerary objects
are presently being transferred to the
Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila National
Forest. No known individuals were
identified. The two associated funerary
objects are pottery sherds.
Based on material culture,
architecture and site organization,
Starkweather Ruin has been identified
as an Upland Mogollon pithouse village
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and pueblo occupied between A.D. 500–
1000 and A.D. 1100–1300.
In 1986, human remains representing
one individual were removed from the
Comanche Springs Site (LA 105121) in
Grant County, NM, during legally
authorized excavations conducted by
the University of Arizona. The human
remains have been curated at the Forest
Supervisor’s Office, Gila National Forest
since their removal from the site. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site
organization, the Comanche Springs Site
has been identified as a Mogollon
village occupied between A.D. 1000 and
1200.
In 1986, human remains representing
one individual were removed from the
Eva Faust Site (LA 33704) in Catron
County, NM, during legally authorized
excavations conducted by Dr. James
Neely, University of Texas-Austin. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site
organization, the Eva Faust Site has
been identified as an Upland Mogollon
pithouse village with surface rooms that
was occupied between A.D. 600 and
1100.
In 1987, human remains representing
two individuals were removed from the
Diamond Creek Site (AR–03–06–05–
214) in Catron County, NM, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the U.S. Forest Service in conjunction
with an investigation under the
Archaeological Resources Protection Act
(ARPA) of illegal activities at the site.
The human remains have been curated
at the Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila
National Forest since their removal from
the site. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on material culture and site
organization, the Diamond Creek Site
has been identified as a Mogollon
village occupied between A.D. 1000 and
1150.
In July to August 1990, human
remains representing one individual
were removed from site LA 78983 (Elk
Ridge Ruin) in Catron County, NM,
during archeological excavations
conducted by Human Systems Research
(Alamagordo, NM) in conjunction with
an investigation under ARPA of illegal
activities at the site. The human remains
have been curated at the Forest
Supervisor’s Office, Gila National Forest
since their removal from the site. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site
organization, LA 78983 has been
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identified as a Mogollon village
occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Continuities between ethnographic
materials and technology indicate the
affiliation of the above Mogollon sites
that are located in west-central New
Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. The oral traditions of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support
the cultural affiliation of these three
Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in
west-central New Mexico.
In 1966–1967, human remains
representing two individuals were
removed from site LA 10014 in Catron
County, NM, during legally authorized
excavations conducted by the U.S.
Forest Service. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on material culture and site
organization, LA 10014 has been
identified as a Mogollon pithouse
village with surface rooms that was
occupied between A.D. 600 and 1100.
In January to February 1990, human
remains representing four individuals
were removed from site LA 66315 in
Grant County, NM, during archeological
excavations conducted by the U.S.
Forest Service in conjunction with an
investigation under ARPA of illegal
activities at the site. The human remains
and associated funerary objects have
been curated at the Forest Supervisor’s
Office, Gila National Forest since their
removal from the site. No known
individuals were identified. The 120
associated funerary objects are 109 bags
of ceramic sherds, chipped stone and
groundstone fragments; 9 metates; 1 box
of adobe/daub; and 1 ceramic vessel.
Based on material culture and site
organization, LA 66315 has been
identified as a Mogollon village
occupied between A.D. 900 and 1150.
Continuities between ethnographic
materials and technology indicate the
affiliation of the two above-mentioned
Mogollon sites located in southwestern
New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico. The oral traditions of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support
the cultural affiliation of these three
Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in
southwestern New Mexico.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
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represent the physical remains of 13
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 122 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 U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest 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
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe 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 Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Southwestern Region,
USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway
Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102,
telephone (505) 842–3238, before April
6, 2009. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 20, 2009.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office, Richland, WA and
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
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Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the control of the U.S.
Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office, Richland, WA, and in
the physical custody of the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology (Hearst
Museum), University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The human
remains were removed from Benton
County, WA.
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 Hearst Museum
professional staff on behalf of the
Department of Energy and in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and Wanapum Band, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
In 1947, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
collected from site 45BN157, Jaeger’s
Island, located on the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Hanford Site near the south
bank of the Columbia River
approximately one mile west of Vernita
Bridge, Benton County, WA, by Francis
Riddell. The human remains consist of
a patella and a shaft fragment
representing a minimum of one
individual adult, sex unknown (catalog
2–21580). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains were determined
to be Native American based on the
geographic location. Ethnographic
documentation indicates that the
present-day location of the Hanford Site,
Benton County WA, is located within an
overlapping aboriginal territory of the
descendants of the Yakama, Walla
Walla, and Wanapum groups, which are
represented today by the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group. The
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington, and Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho are also known to have
used the area routinely.
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Officials of the Department of Energy
and the Hearst Museum 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
Department of Energy and the Hearst
Museum 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 Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; and Nez
Perce Tribe, Idaho. Furthermore,
officials of the Department of Energy
and the Hearst Museum have
determined that there is a cultural
relationship between the human
remains and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Annabelle Rodriguez,
U.S. Department of Energy, Cultural/
Historic Resources Program, Richland
Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue,
MSIN A5–15 Richland, WA 99352,
telephone (509) 372–0277, before April
6, 2009. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-Federally recognized Indian group,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward. The
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho;
and Wanapum Band, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group, are claiming
jointly all cultural items from the
Hanford area.
The Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-Federally recognized Indian group,
that this notice has been published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM
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 human remains and associated funerary
objects in the control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Catron and Grant
Counties, 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 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 Gila
National Forest professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1935 and 1936, human remains representing two individuals were
removed from Starkweather Ruin, Catron County, NM, during legally
authorized excavations by Paul H. Nesbitt of Beloit College, Beloit,
WI. The human remains and associated funerary objects had been curated
at the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College since their
excavation; however, the human remains and funerary objects are
presently being transferred to the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila
National Forest. No known individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are pottery sherds.
Based on material culture, architecture and site organization,
Starkweather Ruin has been identified as an Upland Mogollon pithouse
village and pueblo occupied between A.D. 500-1000 and A.D. 1100-1300.
In 1986, human remains representing one individual were removed
from the Comanche Springs Site (LA 105121) in Grant County, NM, during
legally authorized excavations conducted by the University of Arizona.
The human remains have been curated at the Forest Supervisor's Office,
Gila National Forest since their removal from the site. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site organization, the Comanche
Springs Site has been identified as a Mogollon village occupied between
A.D. 1000 and 1200.
In 1986, human remains representing one individual were removed
from the Eva Faust Site (LA 33704) in Catron County, NM, during legally
authorized excavations conducted by Dr. James Neely, University of
Texas-Austin. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site organization, the Eva Faust Site
has been identified as an Upland Mogollon pithouse village with surface
rooms that was occupied between A.D. 600 and 1100.
In 1987, human remains representing two individuals were removed
from the Diamond Creek Site (AR-03-06-05-214) in Catron County, NM,
during archeological excavations conducted by the U.S. Forest Service
in conjunction with an investigation under the Archaeological Resources
Protection Act (ARPA) of illegal activities at the site. The human
remains have been curated at the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila
National Forest since their removal from the site. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site organization, the Diamond Creek
Site has been identified as a Mogollon village occupied between A.D.
1000 and 1150.
In July to August 1990, human remains representing one individual
were removed from site LA 78983 (Elk Ridge Ruin) in Catron County, NM,
during archeological excavations conducted by Human Systems Research
(Alamagordo, NM) in conjunction with an investigation under ARPA of
illegal activities at the site. The human remains have been curated at
the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila National Forest since their
removal from the site. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on material culture and site organization, LA 78983 has been
identified as a Mogollon village occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Continuities between ethnographic materials and technology indicate
the affiliation of the above Mogollon sites that are located in west-
central New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The oral
traditions of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support the cultural
affiliation of these three Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in west-
central New Mexico.
In 1966-1967, human remains representing two individuals were
removed from site LA 10014 in Catron County, NM, during legally
authorized excavations conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on material culture and site organization, LA 10014 has been
identified as a Mogollon pithouse village with surface rooms that was
occupied between A.D. 600 and 1100.
In January to February 1990, human remains representing four
individuals were removed from site LA 66315 in Grant County, NM, during
archeological excavations conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in
conjunction with an investigation under ARPA of illegal activities at
the site. The human remains and associated funerary objects have been
curated at the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila National Forest since
their removal from the site. No known individuals were identified. The
120 associated funerary objects are 109 bags of ceramic sherds, chipped
stone and groundstone fragments; 9 metates; 1 box of adobe/daub; and 1
ceramic vessel.
Based on material culture and site organization, LA 66315 has been
identified as a Mogollon village occupied between A.D. 900 and 1150.
Continuities between ethnographic materials and technology indicate
the affiliation of the two above-mentioned Mogollon sites located in
southwestern New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
The oral traditions of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support the
cultural affiliation of these three Indian tribes with Mogollon sites
in southwestern New Mexico.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Gila National Forest have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(9-10), the human remains described above
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represent the physical remains of 13 individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 122 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest 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 Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe 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 Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone (505) 842-3238, before April 6, 2009.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National
Forest is responsible for notifying the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 20, 2009.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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