Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: USDA Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ, 11569-11571 [2012-4519]
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knife fragments, 1 crushed metal button,
1 shanked and drilled metal button, 2
Olivella shells, 1 Olivella shell
fragment, 1 lot of Olivella shell beads,
6 lots of Olivella shells, 1 oval blade, 2
pendants, 2 perforated shells, 1 pestle,
1 broken pestle (3 pieces, repaired), 1
basalt pestle, 1 petrified wood knife, 1
pink chalcedony knife, 6 projectile
points, 1 point or blade, 1 point or drill,
1 broken obsidian projectile point, 1
chalcedony point, 1 petrified wood
point, 1 broken petrified wood point, 1
while flint point, 1 scoria file or
whetstone, 10 scrapers, 1 brown agate
scraper, 2 chalcedony scrapers, 1 flint
scraper, 13 shells, 2 shell beads, 2 lots
of shell beads, 2 shell pendants, 1 silver
pendant, 2 carved slate effigies, 2 carved
slate effigies with ochre on surface, 1
incised slate effigy, 1 smooth burned
stone, 7 smooth stones, 1 soapstone pipe
bowl fragment, 2 soil samples, 1 steatite
pipe, 1 steatite spoon, 1 stone mallet/
maul, 1 unidentified stone object, 1
serpentine stone pendant, 3 strings of
juniper beads, 1 string of Olivella shell
and wooden beads, 1 drilled thimble, 1
tubular stone pipe, 1 lot of wooden
beads, 1 worked bone or tube bead
(burned), 1 mammal incisor, 1 worked
deer incisor, and 1 worked tooth or
antler wedge (badly decayed).
In 1947, the SRBS removed human
remains and funerary objects from
previously disturbed burials at 45BN45
(aka 45BN186), located on an island in
the Columbia River, in Benton County,
WA. The 1947 SRBS collection was
transported to Fort Vancouver National
Monument in Vancouver, WA. In 1960,
a portion of the collection was
transferred to and accessioned by UO–
MNCH (OSMA accession #102). The
unassociated funerary objects were
described as originating from the
backdirt piles of one or more disturbed
burials identified at the site. The ten
unassociated funerary objects are 1
copper pendant, 3 metal fragments, and
6 glass beads. The site consisted of a
village and burial site dating to the late
pre-contact protohistoric period or
earlier.
In 1947, SRBS removed funerary
objects from burials at 45FR28, on
Borgan’s Island, in Benton County, WA.
At the time, 45FR28 was reported to
contain extensively disturbed burials
marked by cedar posts and located in
the sand dunes on the southern end of
the island. It is unclear whether or not
human remains were collected during
this survey. Materials from the 1947
SRBS investigations were transported to
Fort Vancouver National Monument, in
Vancouver, WA. In 1960, the collection
was transferred to UO–MCNH (OSMA
accession #202). Funerary objects were
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reportedly removed from Burials 1 and
2. The 14 unassociated funerary objects
are 1 lot of clamshell disk beads, 1 lot
of plant seed beads, 2 lots of Olivella
shell beads, 1 lot of dentalium shells,
1 individual dentalium, 4 copper
fragments, 1 projectile point fragment,
1 lot of hair, 1 lot of hair and fiber, and
1 iron spike. The site consisted of
burials of the proto-historic to historic
period date. The burial methods and
artifacts are consistent with Plateau
funerary practices during that era.
Prior to 1950 or 1951, funerary objects
were recovered on an island north of
Hover, Benton County, WA, in direct
association with a burial. The ‘‘Island
North of Hover’’ funerary objects were
donated by a private party to the UO–
MNCH in 1950 or 1951. No human
remains were donated. The collection
was re-inventoried by UO–MNCH in
1996, under a contract with the Corps.
The 57 unassociated funerary objects are
23 decorated bird bones, 1 decorated
animal bone, 4 grooved bones, 1 slotted
bone, 2 projectile points, 1 pipe, 5 shell
beads, 2 stone beads, 4 shell pendants,
2 jasper pendants, 3 stone pendants, 1
graphite pendant, 1 needle or awl, 5 elk
incisors, 1 badger claw, and 1 carnivore
claw.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Walla Walla District
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers,
Walla Walla District, have determined
that:
• Five lines of evidence—
geographical, ethnographic,
archeological, anthropological and
historical—support a cultural affiliation
between the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation, Oregon; and the Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’) and the unassociated
funerary objects identified above.
Additionally, a cultural relationship is
determined to exist between the sites
and collections and the Wanapum Band,
a non-Federally recognized Indian
Group (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The
Indian Group’’).
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 270 cultural items 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from
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the specific burial sites of Native
American individuals.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects, The Tribes and The Indian
Group. Information provided by The
Tribes and The Indian Group shows that
they are descended from the Native
people who occupied these sites, and
that the individuals buried along the
Snake and mid-Columbia Rivers are
their ancestors. The aforementioned
tribes are all part of the more broadly
defined Plateau cultural community
having shared past and present
traditional lifeways that binds them to
common ancestors.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact LTC David
Caldwell, U.S. Department of Defense,
Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District, 201 North Third Ave., Walla
Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527–
7700, before March 28, 2012.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to The Tribes and (if
joined) The Indian Group may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The U.S. Department of Defense,
Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District, is responsible for notifying The
Tribes and The Indian Group that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: USDA Forest Service, Coconino
National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The USDA Forest Service,
Coconino NF, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe, has determined
that the cultural items meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects and repatriation to the Indian
tribe stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
SUMMARY:
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with the cultural items may contact the
USDA Forest Service, Southwestern
Region.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the USDA Forest
Service, Southwestern Region at the
address below by March 28, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Frank E. Wozniak,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern
Region, USDA Forest Service, 333
Broadway Blvd. SE., Albuquerque, NM
87102, telephone (505) 842–3238.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Coconino
National Forest and in the custody of
the Museum of Northern Arizona that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
These unassociated funerary objects
were removed from sites within the
boundaries of the Coconino National
Forest, Coconino 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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Between 1927 and 1929, two ceramic
jars were removed from site NA 660
(Turkey Hill Pueblo) in Coconino
County, AZ, during archeological
excavations conducted by the
University of Arizona and the Museum
of Northern Arizona. The jars have been
curated at the Museum of Northern
Arizona since their removal.
Based on the ceramic collections and
ceramic seriation, Turkey Hill Pueblo
(site NA 660) is identified as a Northern
Sinagua pueblo with pithouses that
were occupied during the second half of
the 13th and the first quarter of the 14th
centuries A.D. Records at the Museum
of Northern Arizona indicate that the
items were removed from a burial
context. The human remains were either
left in the ground or are not locatable at
the present time.
Between 1938 and 1940, eight objects
were removed from site NA 862 in
Coconino County, AZ, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the Museum of Northern Arizona. The
objects have been curated at the
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Museum of Northern Arizona since their
removal. The eight unassociated
funerary objects are three ceramic
bowls, one ceramic jar, one ceramic
ladle, one stone scraper, one stone
pendant and one bone tool.
Based on the ceramic collection and
ceramic seriation, site NA 862 is
identified as a Northern Sinagua
residential site that was occupied
during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D.
Records at the Museum of Northern
Arizona indicate that the items were
removed from a burial context. The
human remains were either left in the
ground or are not locatable at the
present time.
Between 1931 and 1951, two objects
were removed from site NA 1814
(Juniper Terrace Site) in Coconino
County, AZ, during archeological
excavations conducted by the Museum
of Northern Arizona. The objects have
been curated at the Museum of Northern
Arizona since their removal. The two
unassociated funerary objects are pupae
casings and pottery sherds.
Based on the ceramic collection and
ceramic seriation, the Juniper Terrace
Site (site NA 1814) is identified as a
group of Northern Sinagua roomblocks
that were occupied during the second
half of the 12th and the first half of the
13th centuries A.D. Records at the
Museum of Northern Arizona indicate
that the items were removed from a
burial context. The human remains were
either left in the ground or are not
locatable at the present time.
During the 1950s, five objects were
removed from site NA 4266 (Piper Site)
in Coconino County, AZ, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the Museum of Northern Arizona. The
objects have been curated at the
Museum of Northern Arizona since their
removal. The five unassociated funerary
objects are three ceramic bowls, one ball
of unworked clay and one shell bracelet.
Based on the ceramic collection and
ceramic seriation, site NA 4266 has been
identified as a Northern Sinagua
residential site that was occupied
during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D.
Records at the Museum of Northern
Arizona indicate that the items were
removed from a burial context. The
human remains were either left in the
ground or are not locatable at the
present time.
During the early 1970s, two objects
were removed from site NA 10806 in
Coconino County, AZ, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the Museum of Northern Arizona. The
objects have been curated at the
Museum of Northern Arizona since their
removal. The two unassociated funerary
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objects are one clay figurine and one
shell bracelet.
Based on the ceramic collection and
ceramic seriation, site NA 10806 has
been identified as a Northern Sinagua
residential site that was occupied
during the 10th and 12th centuries A.D.
Records at the Museum of Northern
Arizona indicate that the items were
removed from a burial context. The
human remains were either left in the
ground or are not locatable at the
present time.
Based on the archeological evidence,
the sites listed above have been
identified as Northern Sinagua sites.
Continuities in ethnographic materials
indicate a cultural affiliation of
Northern Sinagua sites in the Flagstaff
area of north central Arizona with the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona. Furthermore,
oral traditions presented by
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona, support their claims of cultural
affiliation with Northern Sinagua sites
in this portion of north central Arizona.
Determinations Made by the USDA
Forest Service, Southwestern Region
Officials of the USDA Forest Service,
Southwestern Region, and the Coconino
National Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 19 cultural items 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 842–
3238 before March 28, 2012.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe,
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: February 22, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–4519 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest,
Silver City, NM; Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and
Logan Museum of Anthropology,
Beloit College, Beloit, WI; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest, Silver City, NM, and in
the physical custody of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of
‘‘unassociated funerary objects’’ under
25 U.S.C. 3001. The cultural items were
removed from the Gila National Forest
in Catron 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
unassociated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the number of
unassociated funerary objects removed
from the Jewett Gap site. Additional
unassociated funerary objects from the
site were recently identified by staff at
the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, AZ.
In the Federal Register (70 FR 31510,
June 1, 2005), paragraph number six is
corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
Between 1947 and 1949, cultural
items were removed from the Jewett Gap
site in the Gila National Forest, Catron
County, NM, during excavations
conducted by J. S. Deric O’Bryan of the
Gila Pueblo Foundation. In 1950, the
Gila Pueblo Foundation transferred the
cultural items to the Arizona State
Museum. The 920 cultural items are 190
pottery vessels, 608 shell beads, 8 shell
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bracelets, 5 shell pendants, 3 pebbles, 1
piece of shell, 4 pieces of bone, 8
projectile points, 2 projectile point
fragments, 2 stone awls, 1 stone axe, 75
pieces of chipped stone, 7 pieces of
malachite and 6 crystals. Based on
material culture, architecture and site
organization, the Jewett Gap site has
been identified as an Upland Mogollon
pueblo occupied between A.D. 600 and
1050.
In the Federal Register (70 FR 31510,
June 1, 2005), paragraph number nine is
corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest, have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 966 cultural items 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects from the four Upland Mogollon
sites and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE.,
Albuquerque, NM, telephone (505) 842–
3238, before March 28, 2012.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and the 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 Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los
Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Fowler Museum at
UCLA, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects and repatriation to the Indian
tribe stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact the
Fowler Museum at UCLA.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the Fowler Museum at
UCLA at the address below by March
28, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D.,
Curator of Archaeology, Fowler
Museum at UCLA, Box 951549, Los
Angeles, CA 90095–1549, telephone
(310) 825–1864.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items in the possession of the Fowler
Museum at UCLA that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
SUMMARY:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In 1922, two unassociated funerary
objects were removed from a burial at
Gila River, AZ, by Frank Larsen.
Subsequently, the two unassociated
funerary objects, a jar and a figurine
head, came into the possession of
Raleigh W. Applegate in 1949. The
Fowler Museum at UCLA acquired these
unassociated funerary objects from
Mr. Applegate in 1968 as part of a larger
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: USDA Forest
Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, Coconino NF, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the
Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants come
forward. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated
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with the cultural items may contact the USDA Forest Service,
Southwestern Region.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural items should contact the USDA
Forest Service, Southwestern Region at the address below by March 28,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern
Region, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE., Albuquerque, NM
87102, telephone (505) 842-3238.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the Coconino National Forest and in the custody of the
Museum of Northern Arizona that meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. These unassociated funerary
objects were removed from sites within the boundaries of the Coconino
National Forest, Coconino 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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
Between 1927 and 1929, two ceramic jars were removed from site NA
660 (Turkey Hill Pueblo) in Coconino County, AZ, during archeological
excavations conducted by the University of Arizona and the Museum of
Northern Arizona. The jars have been curated at the Museum of Northern
Arizona since their removal.
Based on the ceramic collections and ceramic seriation, Turkey Hill
Pueblo (site NA 660) is identified as a Northern Sinagua pueblo with
pithouses that were occupied during the second half of the 13th and the
first quarter of the 14th centuries A.D. Records at the Museum of
Northern Arizona indicate that the items were removed from a burial
context. The human remains were either left in the ground or are not
locatable at the present time.
Between 1938 and 1940, eight objects were removed from site NA 862
in Coconino County, AZ, during archeological excavations conducted by
the Museum of Northern Arizona. The objects have been curated at the
Museum of Northern Arizona since their removal. The eight unassociated
funerary objects are three ceramic bowls, one ceramic jar, one ceramic
ladle, one stone scraper, one stone pendant and one bone tool.
Based on the ceramic collection and ceramic seriation, site NA 862
is identified as a Northern Sinagua residential site that was occupied
during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. Records at the Museum of
Northern Arizona indicate that the items were removed from a burial
context. The human remains were either left in the ground or are not
locatable at the present time.
Between 1931 and 1951, two objects were removed from site NA 1814
(Juniper Terrace Site) in Coconino County, AZ, during archeological
excavations conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. The objects
have been curated at the Museum of Northern Arizona since their
removal. The two unassociated funerary objects are pupae casings and
pottery sherds.
Based on the ceramic collection and ceramic seriation, the Juniper
Terrace Site (site NA 1814) is identified as a group of Northern
Sinagua roomblocks that were occupied during the second half of the
12th and the first half of the 13th centuries A.D. Records at the
Museum of Northern Arizona indicate that the items were removed from a
burial context. The human remains were either left in the ground or are
not locatable at the present time.
During the 1950s, five objects were removed from site NA 4266
(Piper Site) in Coconino County, AZ, during archeological excavations
conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. The objects have been
curated at the Museum of Northern Arizona since their removal. The five
unassociated funerary objects are three ceramic bowls, one ball of
unworked clay and one shell bracelet.
Based on the ceramic collection and ceramic seriation, site NA 4266
has been identified as a Northern Sinagua residential site that was
occupied during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. Records at the Museum
of Northern Arizona indicate that the items were removed from a burial
context. The human remains were either left in the ground or are not
locatable at the present time.
During the early 1970s, two objects were removed from site NA 10806
in Coconino County, AZ, during archeological excavations conducted by
the Museum of Northern Arizona. The objects have been curated at the
Museum of Northern Arizona since their removal. The two unassociated
funerary objects are one clay figurine and one shell bracelet.
Based on the ceramic collection and ceramic seriation, site NA
10806 has been identified as a Northern Sinagua residential site that
was occupied during the 10th and 12th centuries A.D. Records at the
Museum of Northern Arizona indicate that the items were removed from a
burial context. The human remains were either left in the ground or are
not locatable at the present time.
Based on the archeological evidence, the sites listed above have
been identified as Northern Sinagua sites. Continuities in ethnographic
materials indicate a cultural affiliation of Northern Sinagua sites in
the Flagstaff area of north central Arizona with the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona. Furthermore, oral traditions presented by representatives of
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, support their claims of cultural affiliation
with Northern Sinagua sites in this portion of north central Arizona.
Determinations Made by the USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region
Officials of the USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, and the
Coconino National Forest have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 19 cultural items
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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern Region,
USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102,
(505) 842-3238 before March 28, 2012. Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe, 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: February 22, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-4519 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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