Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT, 8102-8103 [2018-03753]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake
City, UT
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Utah Museum of Natural
History 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 Utah Museum of Natural
History. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
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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 Utah Museum of Natural
History at the address in this notice by
March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu.
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
Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt
Lake City, UT. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from 42GA34 (Coombs
Village), Garfield County, 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Utah Museum
of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes)), hereafter referred to
as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes.’’ Requests for
consultation were also sent to the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian
Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
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Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; Pueblo
of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Invited
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958 and 1959, human remains
representing 37 individuals were
removed by the University of Utah from
privately-owned land in the town of
Boulder, Garfield County, UT. One
additional set of human remains and
associated funerary objects were
excavated by the University of Utah in
1969 after the property had been
transferred to the State of Utah. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred from the
University of Utah to the Utah Museum
of Natural History in 1973. All of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects are currently in the possession of
Anasazi State Park, but under the
control of the Utah Museum of Natural
History. Individual ages range from
newborns to elderly and consist of both
sexes. No known individuals were
identified. The 97 associated funerary
objects are 57 ceramic vessels, 12 lots
ceramic sherds, 5 minerals, 5 lots
debitage, 4 beads, 4 pendants, 4 chipped
stone tools, 2 bone awls, 1 beaded
necklace, 1 beaded bracelet, 1 seed, and
1 faunal bone. The majority of the
ceramics were identified as Kayenta
Branch Puebloan.
Coombs Village (42GA34) is an
Ancestral Puebloan village site occupied
circa A.D. 1070–1250. Most of the
archeological lines of evidence clearly
indicate a Kayenta Branch Puebloan
occupation. The Kayenta Branch
Puebloan are generally recognized as an
Ancestral Puebloan group with direct
ties to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. The
biological data from Coombs Village
strongly supports this conclusion. The
culture history line of evidence using
linguistics is inconclusive and the
Indian Claims Commission did not
recognize the Eastern Plateaus district as
the aboriginal homeland of the Hopi.
However, migration evidence to and
from this region using Hopi oral history
and archeological evidence of Kayenta
Branch Puebloan and Hopi presence in
the region in the PIV period support a
proposed shared group identity between
the Kayenta Branch Puebloan occupants
of Coombs Village and the Hopi Tribe of
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Arizona. Thus, the physical and culture
history lines of evidence both support
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona’s claim of
cultural affiliation. A draft cultural
affiliation report was issued to The
Consulted Tribes for their review and
comments prior to any determination of
cultural affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Utah
Museum of Natural History
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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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 Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu, by March 26,
2018. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Utah Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Consultation
National Park Service
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Utah Museum
of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes)), hereafter referred to
as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes.’’ Requests for
consultation were also sent to the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian
Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; Pueblo
of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Invited
Tribes’’).
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake
City, UT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
Officials of the Utah Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 38
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the ninety-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 a 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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ACTION:
The Utah Museum of Natural
History has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 should submit a written
request to the Utah Museum of Natural
History. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Utah Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu.
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 under the control of
the Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, UT. The human remains
were removed from 42WS50 (Three
Mile Ruin), Washington County, UT.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
SUMMARY:
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing
one individual were removed by the
University of Utah from privatelyowned land near the town of Ivins,
Washington County, UT. The individual
was transferred to the Utah Museum of
Natural History in 1973. The highly
fragmented remains of a juvenile’s
mandible and several teeth were
recovered from a pit in a room block on
a Virgin Branch Puebloan site, which
had at least two occupations dating from
A.D. 1050–1300. The circumstances of
the burial suggest that the pit was not
intended for the individual and that the
partial human remains washed or blew
into the pit after the site’s abandonment.
No associated funerary objects were
identified. No known individuals were
identified.
In addition to the Virgin Branch
Puebloan occupation, the Southern
Paiute have occupied the immediate
area since A.D. 1400, possibly earlier.
The questionable context of the burial
precludes any determination of cultural
affiliation given the current evidence,
other than Native American, which was
confirmed through dental analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024985; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, UT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Utah Museum of Natural History 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 Utah Museum of Natural History. 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 Utah Museum of Natural History at the
address in this notice by March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Michelle Knoll, Utah Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, telephone (801) 581-3876, email
[email protected].
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 Utah Museum of
Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from 42GA34 (Coombs Village), Garfield
County, 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Utah
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of
Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)), hereafter
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.'' Requests for consultation were
also sent to the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona;
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, (hereafter referred to
as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958 and 1959, human remains representing 37 individuals were
removed by the University of Utah from privately-owned land in the town
of Boulder, Garfield County, UT. One additional set of human remains
and associated funerary objects were excavated by the University of
Utah in 1969 after the property had been transferred to the State of
Utah. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
transferred from the University of Utah to the Utah Museum of Natural
History in 1973. All of the human remains and associated funerary
objects are currently in the possession of Anasazi State Park, but
under the control of the Utah Museum of Natural History. Individual
ages range from newborns to elderly and consist of both sexes. No known
individuals were identified. The 97 associated funerary objects are 57
ceramic vessels, 12 lots ceramic sherds, 5 minerals, 5 lots debitage, 4
beads, 4 pendants, 4 chipped stone tools, 2 bone awls, 1 beaded
necklace, 1 beaded bracelet, 1 seed, and 1 faunal bone. The majority of
the ceramics were identified as Kayenta Branch Puebloan.
Coombs Village (42GA34) is an Ancestral Puebloan village site
occupied circa A.D. 1070-1250. Most of the archeological lines of
evidence clearly indicate a Kayenta Branch Puebloan occupation. The
Kayenta Branch Puebloan are generally recognized as an Ancestral
Puebloan group with direct ties to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. The
biological data from Coombs Village strongly supports this conclusion.
The culture history line of evidence using linguistics is inconclusive
and the Indian Claims Commission did not recognize the Eastern Plateaus
district as the aboriginal homeland of the Hopi. However, migration
evidence to and from this region using Hopi oral history and
archeological evidence of Kayenta Branch Puebloan and Hopi presence in
the region in the PIV period support a proposed shared group identity
between the Kayenta Branch Puebloan occupants of Coombs Village and the
Hopi Tribe of
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Arizona. Thus, the physical and culture history lines of evidence both
support the Hopi Tribe of Arizona's claim of cultural affiliation. A
draft cultural affiliation report was issued to The Consulted Tribes
for their review and comments prior to any determination of cultural
affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Utah Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Utah Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 38 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the ninety-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 a 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 Hopi
Tribe of Arizona.
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 the request to Michelle Knoll, Utah Museum of Natural
History, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, telephone (801) 581-
3876, email [email protected], by March 26, 2018. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona may proceed.
The Utah Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-03753 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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