Notice of Inventory Completion: Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT, 58433-58435 [2010-23901]
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Engineers, Portland District, and
University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, 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 Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Daniel Mulligan, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Environmental Resources
Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, P.O. Box 2946,
Portland, OR 97208–2946, telephone
(503) 808–4768, before October 25,
2010. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington, may
proceed after this date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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 Brigham Young
University, Museum of Peoples and
Cultures, Provo, UT. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Kane and San Juan
Counties, UT.
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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.
Between 1993 and 1996, a detailed
assessment of the human remains and
associated funerary objects was made by
the Brigham Young University, Museum
of Peoples and Cultures, professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
of the Kaibab Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly the 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; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of 23
individuals were removed from four
unidentified caves in San Juan County,
UT. Between 1893 and 1894, Mr.
Charles Lang and Mr. Platte Lyman
donated the human remains to the
Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City, UT,
which was later incorporated into the
Church History Museum of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
Salt Lake City, UT. The collection
became known as the Lang-Lyman
Collection, and was acquired by the
Museum of Peoples and Cultures
through museum transfers in 1966 and
1995, and accessioned (Catalog Nos.
1966.55.1.1, 1966.56.1.1, 1966.57.2.1,
1966.57.3.1. 1966.57.7.1, 1966.58.1.0,
1966.58.2.0, 1966.58.3.1, 1966.58.4.1,
1966.58.5.1, 1966.58.5.2, 1966.58.6.1,
1966.58.7.1, 1966.58.8.1, 1966.58.9.1,
1966.58.10.1, 1966.59.1.1, 1966.60.1.1,
1966.61.1.1, 1966.62.1.1, 1966.62.2.1,
1966.62.4.0, and 1966.64.01.1). No
known individuals were identified. The
127 associated funerary objects are 1
spear, 1 small spear, 9 sandals, 6 animal
skins, 1 net bag, 1 net, 5 atlatl darts, 2
feathered blankets, 2 buckskin pouches,
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8 baskets, 1 piece of leather, 1 moccasin,
1 pipe, 1 onyx pipe bowl, 14 turkey
feathers, 1 bundle of human hair, 1 mug,
1 leather pouch, 1 piece of buckskin, 1
gourd container, 60 feathers, 1 bone awl,
1 stone implement, 1 ceramic bowl, 1
wooden pillow, 1 throwing stick and 3
ceramic vessels.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown site, in either Kane or San
Juan County, UT. These remains are also
part of the previously mentioned LangLyman Collection, acquired and
accessioned by the Museum of Peoples
and Cultures through museum transfers
in 1966 (Catalog No. 1966.63.1.1). No
known individual was identified. The
four associated funerary objects are one
basket, one feather and yucca blanket,
one lot of seed corn and one feather
blanket.
Documentation surrounding the LangLyman expedition indicates that all the
burials were found within various dry
cave locations. This is consistent with
the deposition of other known
prehistoric Puebloan burials. In
addition, the typology of the objects
found with the human remains supports
the determination that these burials are
affiliated with the prehistoric Anasazi
culture.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from an
unknown location in Iceberg Canyon
near Lake Powell, San Juan County, UT,
by private individuals. No further
geographical information is known. In
1971, the human remains were donated
to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures
and were accessioned (Catalog No.
1971.11.5.0). No known individuals
were identified. The one associated
funerary objects is one lot of clothing
fragments.
A twisted fragment of animal hide
present on one of the sets of the human
remains may represent the remains of a
Basketmaker-style rabbitskin robe.
Based on the presence of the clothing
fragments, it is reasonably determined
that the burials date to either the late
Basketmaker or early Pueblo era of the
Anasazi culture. Based on the period to
which the burials date and the general
location in which they were found,
museum officials have determined that
the burials are prehistoric Anasazi and
affiliated with modern Puebloan
cultures.
In 1971, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from 42Sa2110, Nancy
Patterson Village, in Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT, by Nancy
Patterson. The human remains were
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donated to the Museum of Peoples and
Cultures later that same year and
accessioned (Catalog No. 1971.46.3–13).
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1980, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from 42Sa2110, Nancy
Patterson Village, in Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT. The
human remains were donated to the
Museum of Peoples and Cultures later
that same year and accessioned (Catalog
Nos. 1980.9.16.0 and 1980.9.17.0). No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Nancy Patterson Village
(42Sa2110) was principally excavated as
a Brigham Young University field
school from 1983–1986. The collections
from this period are not held at the
museum. Prior to that time, smaller
collections were gathered from the
surface of the site during various field
trips, which were led by Brigham Young
University Department of Anthropology
faculty. Based on the presence of
Anasazi-type ceramics and architecture
at the site, these burials have been
determined to be prehistoric Anasazi
and affiliated with modern Puebloan
cultures.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location within Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT. In 1972,
the human remains were donated to the
Museum of Peoples and Cultures by a
private individual and accessioned
(Catalog Nos. 1972.51.0.0–1972.51.0.9).
No further information regarding the
collection is known. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The human remains appear to date to
approximately the Basketmaker/Pueblo
period. Based on the time period to
which this burial dates and the general
location of the site, museum officials
have determined that this burial is
prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with
modern Puebloan cultures.
In 1974, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from 42Sa3786, White Mesa,
San Juan County, UT. This site was
surveyed by Brigham Young University
as part of a transmission line project
contracted by Utah Power and Light. In
1976, the collection from that project
was donated to the Museum of Peoples
and Cultures and accessioned (Catalog
Nos. 1976.52.45.1–16). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1984, Dr. Dale Berge published a
report on the collection from White
Mesa entitled ‘‘Archaeological
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Transmission Line, San Juan County,
Utah.’’ Based on the presence of
Anasazi-type ceramics and architecture
at the site, the individual has been
determined to be prehistoric Anasazi
and affiliated with modern Puebloan
cultures.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown site. In 1981, the Museum of
Peoples and Cultures received and
accessioned the human remains from a
private individual (Catalog No.
1981.5.1.1). Museum records indicate
that this individual received the human
remains from a third source, who
reportedly acquired the remains from a
dry cave in San Juan County, west of
Blanding, UT. No further provenience
information is known. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Museum records indicate that the
original collector reported the skull to
be prehistoric Anasazi/Basketmaker.
Based on the provenience and
appearance of the human remains, and
without the presence of contradictory
information, museum personnel have
reasonably concluded that this
individual is most likely prehistoric
Anasazi, and therefore affiliated with
modern Puebloan cultures.
In 1983, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from 42Ka2574, Hog Creek, on
the north edge of Hog Creek Canyon,
Kane County, UT, by Brigham Young
University’s Office of Public
Archaeology, as part of a construction
mitigation project for the relocation of
US Highway 89. In 1984, the collection
was donated to the Museum of Peoples
and Cultures. No known individuals
were identified. The six associated
funerary objects are one bone pendant,
one mano fragment, three stone beads
and one lot of numerous bead
fragments.
The site was later reported in a 1987
publication: ‘‘Archaeological Excavation
at Hog Creek Canyon Dune Site
42Ka2574, Hog Creek Canyon, Kane
County Utah.’’ Based on a radiocarbon
sample taken from the matrix of the
burials, the Hog Creek site was
determined to be prehistoric
Basketmaker/Anasazi and affiliated with
modern Puebloan cultures.
Between 1969 and 1973, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from 42Sa971,
Monument Village, at the convergence
of Montezuma Canyon and Monument
Canyon, San Juan County, UT, by a
Brigham Young University field school.
In 1988, the human remains were
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donated and accessioned (Catalog No.
1988.164.168.0). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The collection was reported in two
Brigham Young University publications.
The first report, ‘‘A Preliminary Study of
an Anasazi Settlement (42Sa971) Prior
to AD 900 in Montezuma Canyon, San
Juan County, Southeastern Utah’’ was
written by Gregory Patterson. The
second report, ‘‘A Preliminary
Classification of Anasazi Ceramics from
Montezuma Canyon, San Juan County,
Southeastern Utah’’ was written by Dr.
Donald Forsyth. Based on the presence
of Anasazi-type ceramics and
architecture at the site, the human
remains were determined to be
prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with
modern Puebloan cultures.
Archeological data, artifact typology
and cultural components at each of the
above-mentioned sites supports the
determination that the human remains
are Ancestral Puebloan. The Ancestral
Puebloans are a prehistoric culture, and
are reasonably determined to be linked
to modern Puebloan cultures through
geography, culture history, oral history
and anthropological information. The
folklore of modern pueblos places them
in the Ancestral Puebloan area since
prehistoric times. In addition,
anthropological studies have
demonstrated a continuity of culture
between the modern pueblos and the
Ancestral Puebloans.
Officials of the Museum of Peoples
and Cultures have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 36
individuals of Native American
Ancestry. Officials of the Museum of
Peoples and Cultures also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 138 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
Museum of Peoples and Cultures have
determined that there is a relationship
of shared group identity which can
reasonably be traced between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
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Domingo, New Mexico; 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 Paul Stavast, Museum of
Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young
University, 105 Allen Hall, Provo, UT
84602–3600, telephone (801) 422–0018,
before October 25, 2010. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
of the Kaibab Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures
are responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Ohkay Owingehm
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; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
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Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Brigham Young University, Museum
of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT
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 Brigham Young University, Museum of
Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Kane and San Juan Counties, UT.
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.
Between 1993 and 1996, a detailed assessment of the human remains
and associated funerary objects was made by the Brigham Young
University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab
Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the 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; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of 23
individuals were removed from four unidentified caves in San Juan
County, UT. Between 1893 and 1894, Mr. Charles Lang and Mr. Platte
Lyman donated the human remains to the Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City,
UT, which was later incorporated into the Church History Museum of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT. The
collection became known as the Lang-Lyman Collection, and was acquired
by the Museum of Peoples and Cultures through museum transfers in 1966
and 1995, and accessioned (Catalog Nos. 1966.55.1.1, 1966.56.1.1,
1966.57.2.1, 1966.57.3.1. 1966.57.7.1, 1966.58.1.0, 1966.58.2.0,
1966.58.3.1, 1966.58.4.1, 1966.58.5.1, 1966.58.5.2, 1966.58.6.1,
1966.58.7.1, 1966.58.8.1, 1966.58.9.1, 1966.58.10.1, 1966.59.1.1,
1966.60.1.1, 1966.61.1.1, 1966.62.1.1, 1966.62.2.1, 1966.62.4.0, and
1966.64.01.1). No known individuals were identified. The 127 associated
funerary objects are 1 spear, 1 small spear, 9 sandals, 6 animal skins,
1 net bag, 1 net, 5 atlatl darts, 2 feathered blankets, 2 buckskin
pouches, 8 baskets, 1 piece of leather, 1 moccasin, 1 pipe, 1 onyx pipe
bowl, 14 turkey feathers, 1 bundle of human hair, 1 mug, 1 leather
pouch, 1 piece of buckskin, 1 gourd container, 60 feathers, 1 bone awl,
1 stone implement, 1 ceramic bowl, 1 wooden pillow, 1 throwing stick
and 3 ceramic vessels.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown site, in either Kane or San
Juan County, UT. These remains are also part of the previously
mentioned Lang-Lyman Collection, acquired and accessioned by the Museum
of Peoples and Cultures through museum transfers in 1966 (Catalog No.
1966.63.1.1). No known individual was identified. The four associated
funerary objects are one basket, one feather and yucca blanket, one lot
of seed corn and one feather blanket.
Documentation surrounding the Lang-Lyman expedition indicates that
all the burials were found within various dry cave locations. This is
consistent with the deposition of other known prehistoric Puebloan
burials. In addition, the typology of the objects found with the human
remains supports the determination that these burials are affiliated
with the prehistoric Anasazi culture.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Iceberg Canyon
near Lake Powell, San Juan County, UT, by private individuals. No
further geographical information is known. In 1971, the human remains
were donated to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures and were accessioned
(Catalog No. 1971.11.5.0). No known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary objects is one lot of clothing fragments.
A twisted fragment of animal hide present on one of the sets of the
human remains may represent the remains of a Basketmaker-style
rabbitskin robe. Based on the presence of the clothing fragments, it is
reasonably determined that the burials date to either the late
Basketmaker or early Pueblo era of the Anasazi culture. Based on the
period to which the burials date and the general location in which they
were found, museum officials have determined that the burials are
prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with modern Puebloan cultures.
In 1971, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from 42Sa2110, Nancy Patterson Village, in Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT, by Nancy Patterson. The human remains were
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donated to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures later that same year and
accessioned (Catalog No. 1971.46.3-13). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1980, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from 42Sa2110, Nancy Patterson Village, in Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT. The human remains were donated to the
Museum of Peoples and Cultures later that same year and accessioned
(Catalog Nos. 1980.9.16.0 and 1980.9.17.0). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Nancy Patterson Village (42Sa2110) was principally excavated as
a Brigham Young University field school from 1983-1986. The collections
from this period are not held at the museum. Prior to that time,
smaller collections were gathered from the surface of the site during
various field trips, which were led by Brigham Young University
Department of Anthropology faculty. Based on the presence of Anasazi-
type ceramics and architecture at the site, these burials have been
determined to be prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with modern
Puebloan cultures.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location within Montezuma
Canyon, San Juan County, UT. In 1972, the human remains were donated to
the Museum of Peoples and Cultures by a private individual and
accessioned (Catalog Nos. 1972.51.0.0-1972.51.0.9). No further
information regarding the collection is known. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains appear to date to approximately the Basketmaker/
Pueblo period. Based on the time period to which this burial dates and
the general location of the site, museum officials have determined that
this burial is prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with modern Puebloan
cultures.
In 1974, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from 42Sa3786, White Mesa, San Juan County, UT. This site
was surveyed by Brigham Young University as part of a transmission line
project contracted by Utah Power and Light. In 1976, the collection
from that project was donated to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures and
accessioned (Catalog Nos. 1976.52.45.1-16). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1984, Dr. Dale Berge published a report on the collection from
White Mesa entitled ``Archaeological Investigations of the Pinto-Abajo
Transmission Line, San Juan County, Utah.'' Based on the presence of
Anasazi-type ceramics and architecture at the site, the individual has
been determined to be prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with modern
Puebloan cultures.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown site. In 1981, the Museum of
Peoples and Cultures received and accessioned the human remains from a
private individual (Catalog No. 1981.5.1.1). Museum records indicate
that this individual received the human remains from a third source,
who reportedly acquired the remains from a dry cave in San Juan County,
west of Blanding, UT. No further provenience information is known. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Museum records indicate that the original collector reported the
skull to be prehistoric Anasazi/Basketmaker. Based on the provenience
and appearance of the human remains, and without the presence of
contradictory information, museum personnel have reasonably concluded
that this individual is most likely prehistoric Anasazi, and therefore
affiliated with modern Puebloan cultures.
In 1983, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from 42Ka2574, Hog Creek, on the north edge of Hog Creek
Canyon, Kane County, UT, by Brigham Young University's Office of Public
Archaeology, as part of a construction mitigation project for the
relocation of US Highway 89. In 1984, the collection was donated to the
Museum of Peoples and Cultures. No known individuals were identified.
The six associated funerary objects are one bone pendant, one mano
fragment, three stone beads and one lot of numerous bead fragments.
The site was later reported in a 1987 publication: ``Archaeological
Excavation at Hog Creek Canyon Dune Site 42Ka2574, Hog Creek Canyon,
Kane County Utah.'' Based on a radiocarbon sample taken from the matrix
of the burials, the Hog Creek site was determined to be prehistoric
Basketmaker/Anasazi and affiliated with modern Puebloan cultures.
Between 1969 and 1973, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from 42Sa971, Monument Village, at the
convergence of Montezuma Canyon and Monument Canyon, San Juan County,
UT, by a Brigham Young University field school. In 1988, the human
remains were donated and accessioned (Catalog No. 1988.164.168.0). No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The collection was reported in two Brigham Young University
publications. The first report, ``A Preliminary Study of an Anasazi
Settlement (42Sa971) Prior to AD 900 in Montezuma Canyon, San Juan
County, Southeastern Utah'' was written by Gregory Patterson. The
second report, ``A Preliminary Classification of Anasazi Ceramics from
Montezuma Canyon, San Juan County, Southeastern Utah'' was written by
Dr. Donald Forsyth. Based on the presence of Anasazi-type ceramics and
architecture at the site, the human remains were determined to be
prehistoric Anasazi and affiliated with modern Puebloan cultures.
Archeological data, artifact typology and cultural components at
each of the above-mentioned sites supports the determination that the
human remains are Ancestral Puebloan. The Ancestral Puebloans are a
prehistoric culture, and are reasonably determined to be linked to
modern Puebloan cultures through geography, culture history, oral
history and anthropological information. The folklore of modern pueblos
places them in the Ancestral Puebloan area since prehistoric times. In
addition, anthropological studies have demonstrated a continuity of
culture between the modern pueblos and the Ancestral Puebloans.
Officials of the Museum of Peoples and Cultures have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American
Ancestry. Officials of the Museum of Peoples and Cultures also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 138 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 Museum of Peoples
and Cultures have determined that there is a relationship of shared
group identity which can reasonably be traced between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab
Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
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Domingo, New Mexico; 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 Paul Stavast, Museum of Peoples and Cultures,
Brigham Young University, 105 Allen Hall, Provo, UT 84602-3600,
telephone (801) 422-0018, before October 25, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Domingo, New
Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures are responsible for notifying
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ohkay Owingehm 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; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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