Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas, TX, 34121-34123 [2013-13466]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas
Water Utilities, Dallas, TX
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Notice.
The Dallas Water Utilities has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Dallas Water Utilities. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Dallas Water Utilities at
the address in this notice by July 8,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Terry Hodgins, 405 Long
Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182,
telephone (214) 670–8658, email
terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of
Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Lake Ray
Hubbard, Dallas, TX.
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 dart
points. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by AR Consultants, Inc. and
Dallas Water Utilities professional staff
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in consultation with representatives of
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Tonkawa
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).
History and Description of the Remains
On September 22, 2011, human
remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Lake
Ray Hubbard in Dallas County, TX. The
remains were exposed due to low lake
levels resulting from a drought. Human
skeletal remains and seven dart points
were found near the area of an
archaeological site 41DL8. The
fisherman that found the remains
reported their presence to the local
police department. The Dallas Homicide
Squad and a representative from the
Dallas Medical Examiner’s Office
exhumed the remains. Initially
determined to be animal remains, the
exhumed skeletal elements were taken
to the Medical Examiner’s Office for
identification, where they were
determined to be human. Upon
determination that the skeletal elements
were human, Dallas Homicide and the
Medical Examiner’s representative
returned to the scene and continued the
exhumation until a dart point was
encountered. Consultant Mark
Ingraham, from the University of North
Texas, removed additional remains from
the site. Dallas Water Utilities
contracted with AR Consultants, Inc. to
complete the recovery of all bone
fragments from the discovery site and
insure that no further burials were in
the immediate vicinity. AR Consultants,
Inc. completed excavations and
surveyed the shoreline to explore for the
presence of any additional remains.
Analysis of the human remains and
associated funerary objects by AR
Consultants, Inc. indicates that the
remains are of Native American
ancestry. Radiocarbon dating of the
bone attributes the burials to the early
Late Archaic Period, between 1380–
1130 B.C. and 1120–930 B.C.
Radiocarbon dating of two femora from
separate individuals occurred with
permission of the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes. Skeletal analysis showed that a
minimum of four male individuals were
present. All four males were interred in
a single burial pit. The skeletal
investigation determined the males were
between 35–45 years old at the time of
death. No known individuals were
identified. The seven associated
funerary objects are dart points removed
from the burial pit. The points were
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inspected by several authorities on
Texas lithics, and they concluded that
the dart points probably date to the
early Late Archaic, although a type
could not be specified. The assemblage
included two dart points made of
Ogalalla quartzite, four of Edwards
chert, and one of Johns Valley chert.
Based on archeological, historical,
and other information, there is a
relationship of shared group identity
between these remains and associated
funerary objects and the Caddo Nation
of Oklahoma and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakoni). Geographic affiliation is
consistent with the historically
documented territory of the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes and Caddo Nation. The
associated funerary objects type is
consistent with the Early Late Archaic
when the site and area was occupied by
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and
the Caddo Nation. The Caddo Nation
deferred all decisions regarding the
human skeletal remains and associated
funerary objects to the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes. Radiocarbon dates,
obtained with permission from the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, of two
femora dated to BC 1310–1000.
Determinations Made by the Dallas
Water Utilities
Officials of the Dallas Water Utilities
and AR Consultants, Inc. have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the seven objects described in this
notice 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.
• 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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).
The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma has
deferred to the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
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the request to Terry Hodgins, 405 Long
Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182,
telephone (214) 670–8658, email
terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com, by
July 8, 2013. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes may proceed.
The Dallas Water Utilities is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakoni) that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 26, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
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with information in support of the
request to the San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program at the
address in this notice by July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415)
338–3075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the
San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from site CA–PLA–9 in Placer
County, 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.
consultation indicates that the area has
been continuously occupied by the
Southern Maidu/Nisenan since the
contact period and that there is a
cultural affiliation between the United
Auburn Indian Community of the
Auburn Rancheria of California and the
ancestral Southern Maidu/Nisenan
people.
Consultation
Additional Requestors and Disposition
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the San Francisco
State University NAGPRA Program
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the United Auburn
Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California.
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Jeffrey Boland Fentress,
San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415)
338–3075, by July 8, 2013. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California may proceed.
The San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program is responsible for
notifying the United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California that this notice has been
published.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site CA–PLA–9 in Placer
County, CA, by San Francisco State
University personnel in conjunction
with construction activities for the
Middle Fork American River Project.
Site materials from the Middle Fork
American River Project were curated at
San Francisco State University after
excavation and surface collection. No
known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is a basalt
projectile point.
The age of site CA–PLA–9 is
unknown, but the site is located within
the historically documented territory of
the Southern Maidu/Nisenan people.
The projectile point may be associated
with the Martis Culture (ca. 1050 B.C.–
A.D. 450) which may be considered
ancestral to the Maidu people. Oral
history evidence presented during
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Determinations Made by the San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program
Officials of the San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is 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.
• 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 object
and the United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California.
Dated: April 30, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas,
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AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
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SUMMARY: The Dallas Water Utilities has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human
remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request
to Dallas Water Utilities. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Dallas Water Utilities at the address in
this notice by July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Terry Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182,
telephone (214) 670-8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of Dallas Water
Utilities, Dallas, TX. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas, TX.
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 dart points. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by AR Consultants, Inc. and Dallas Water Utilities
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).
History and Description of the Remains
On September 22, 2011, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas County, TX.
The remains were exposed due to low lake levels resulting from a
drought. Human skeletal remains and seven dart points were found near
the area of an archaeological site 41DL8. The fisherman that found the
remains reported their presence to the local police department. The
Dallas Homicide Squad and a representative from the Dallas Medical
Examiner's Office exhumed the remains. Initially determined to be
animal remains, the exhumed skeletal elements were taken to the Medical
Examiner's Office for identification, where they were determined to be
human. Upon determination that the skeletal elements were human, Dallas
Homicide and the Medical Examiner's representative returned to the
scene and continued the exhumation until a dart point was encountered.
Consultant Mark Ingraham, from the University of North Texas, removed
additional remains from the site. Dallas Water Utilities contracted
with AR Consultants, Inc. to complete the recovery of all bone
fragments from the discovery site and insure that no further burials
were in the immediate vicinity. AR Consultants, Inc. completed
excavations and surveyed the shoreline to explore for the presence of
any additional remains.
Analysis of the human remains and associated funerary objects by AR
Consultants, Inc. indicates that the remains are of Native American
ancestry. Radiocarbon dating of the bone attributes the burials to the
early Late Archaic Period, between 1380-1130 B.C. and 1120-930 B.C.
Radiocarbon dating of two femora from separate individuals occurred
with permission of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. Skeletal analysis
showed that a minimum of four male individuals were present. All four
males were interred in a single burial pit. The skeletal investigation
determined the males were between 35-45 years old at the time of death.
No known individuals were identified. The seven associated funerary
objects are dart points removed from the burial pit. The points were
inspected by several authorities on Texas lithics, and they concluded
that the dart points probably date to the early Late Archaic, although
a type could not be specified. The assemblage included two dart points
made of Ogalalla quartzite, four of Edwards chert, and one of Johns
Valley chert.
Based on archeological, historical, and other information, there is
a relationship of shared group identity between these remains and
associated funerary objects and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).
Geographic affiliation is consistent with the historically documented
territory of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and Caddo Nation. The
associated funerary objects type is consistent with the Early Late
Archaic when the site and area was occupied by the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes and the Caddo Nation. The Caddo Nation deferred all
decisions regarding the human skeletal remains and associated funerary
objects to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. Radiocarbon dates,
obtained with permission from the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, of two
femora dated to BC 1310-1000.
Determinations Made by the Dallas Water Utilities
Officials of the Dallas Water Utilities and AR Consultants, Inc.
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the seven objects
described in this notice 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.
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 Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni). The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma has deferred to
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of
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the request to Terry Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182,
telephone (214) 670-8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com, by
July 8, 2013. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
The Dallas Water Utilities is responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni) that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 26, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-13466 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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