Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 52508-52520 [2018-22597]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52508-52520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22597]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026498; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University 
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, 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 Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. 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 Arizona State Museum at the address in 
this notice by November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, 
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, 
telephone (520) 626-2950, 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 Arizona State 
Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Pima, Pinal, Cochise, 
Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz, and Maricopa Counties, 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 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 ASM 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ak-Chin 
Indian Community (previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of 
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Cocopah Tribe of 
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of 
Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California 
& Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, hereafter referred to as 
``The Consulted Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed by an unknown individual from an unrecorded site, 
designated AZ 2000-296, possibly located in the Tucson metropolitan 
area in Pima County, AZ. This collection was mailed anonymously to the 
University of Arizona, School of Anthropology from Florida in March 
2000. The collection was subsequently brought to ASM. No known 
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects are 
one ceramic bowl, one ceramic jar, and one ceramic sherd. The human 
remains likely date to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 1150-1450, 
based on ceramic typology.
    In 1992, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ AA:12:252(ASM), located in the eastern 
portion of the Santa Cruz River flood plain in the Tucson Basin, in 
Pima County, AZ, during testing and data recovery carried out over the 
course of the Rillito-Toltec Loop Testing and Data Recovery Project. 
The project was conducted by Archeological Consulting Services under 
the direction of Barabara Macnider and David Gregory. The human remains 
were received by ASM in 1994. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site is described as a 
large, multi-component Hohokam sherd and lithic artifact scatter. Based 
on this description, these human remains date to around A.D. 450-1450, 
which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ AA:16:6(ASM), located west of the Santa Cruz 
River in the Tucson metropolitan area, Pima County, AZ, during survey 
and excavation work conducted by the University of Arizona, under the 
direction of Paul Fish. The human remains were not recognized at the 
time of the survey. After completion of the

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project, the collections were brought to ASM. In 2015, museum staff 
discovered the human remains in the faunal collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. The site is described as a trincheras site--a hilltop site 
with habitation and/or ceremonial structures with hillside terraces and 
basalt retaining walls. Petroglyphs and rock mortars are present at 
this site. The human remains likely date between 8000 B.C. and A.D. 
1450, based on the artifacts observed at the site, which encompasses 
both the Archaic and Hohokam cultural sequences.
    1n 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were removed from site AZ AA:3:156(ASM), located north of the Picacho 
Mountains, in Pinal County, AZ, during an archeological survey of the 
Tucson Basin conducted by ASM, under the direction of John Madsen. The 
human remains were not recognized at the time of the survey. 
Collections from this survey were received by ASM in 1986. In 2009, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The site is described as a Hohokam 
habitation area containing trash mounds, undefined depressions, a pit 
house, and possibly the remains of a compound wall. The human remains 
likely date to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 1150-1450, based on 
analysis of ceramic materials at the site.
    In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ AA:3:16(ASM), located in the Cactus Forest 
area of the Salt-Gila Basin, in Pinal County, AZ, during excavations 
conducted by the Gila Pueblo Foundation, under the direction of George 
Dennis. In 1950, the Gila Pueblo Foundation closed, and this collection 
was transferred to ASM. No known individuals were identified. The one 
associated funerary object is a ceramic jar. Ceramics observed at this 
site indicate that this site was occupied during the Hohokam Classic 
period, A.D. 1150-1450.
    In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site AZ AA:3:17, located near the Tom Mix Wash in the 
Salt-Gila Basin, in Pinal County, AZ. The human remains had been 
disturbed by unknown individuals during unauthorized excavations on 
Arizona State Trust lands. This activity was reported to ASM by the 
Pinal County Sherriff's office, and the human remains were collected 
during a salvage operation conducted by ASM, under the direction of 
John Madsen. This collection was received by ASM after the salvage 
work, in 1995. The 11 associated funerary objects are 10 ceramic sherds 
and one lot of charcoal. The human remains likely date to the Hohokam 
Classic period, A.D. 1150-1450, based on ceramics and architectural 
features reported at the site.
    In 1929-1930, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed by Claude Burdette from an unrecorded site, 
designated AZ AA:7:--Burdette, located in the Red Rock Vicinity, in 
Pinal County, AZ. Mr. Burdette spent two years collecting in the Red 
Rock area and reportedly collected many objects, including several 
vessels containing cremations At an unknown date, this collection was 
transferred to a museum at Clemson University, in Clemson, South 
Carolina. After the museum closed, the collection was stored at various 
campus locations, and many objects were reported lost. In 1992, this 
collection was transferred to ASM. No known individuals were 
identified. The one associated funerary object is a shell fragment. The 
human remains likely date to the Hohokam period, A.D. 450-1450, based 
on the mortuary context.
    In 1955 or earlier, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by Y. F. Aguirre from an unrecorded site, 
designated AZ AA:7:--Red Rock, located on the collector's property in 
the Red Rock vicinity, in Pinal County, AZ. The human remains were 
reportedly exposed while plowing. This collection was donated to ASM in 
1955. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary 
object is a ceramic jar. The human remains likely date to the Hohokam 
period, A.D. 500-1450, based on ceramic analysis.
    In 2010, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ AA:7:27(ASM), located on Arizona State Trust 
land near the Picacho Mountains in Pinal County, AZ. The human remains 
were removed during a survey conducted by Archeological Consulting 
Services, under the direction of Robert Stokes. The human remains were 
received by ASM in 2010. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The site contains an extensive 
artifact scatter including ceramics, chipped stone, and ground stone as 
well as the foundation of a structure. Based on ceramics observed at 
the site, this site was occupied from A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses 
the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from AZ AA:7:46(ASM), located on the lower bajada of the 
Picacho Mountains in Pinal County, AZ. Several cultural items were 
removed from this site by John Madsen of ASM, following reports of 
unauthorized excavations on Arizona State Trust lands. These 
collections were received by ASM in 1991. In 2010, museum staff 
discovered the human remains in the site survey collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. The site is described as a large habitation site, with a few 
sherds and other artifacts eroding out of small washes across it. Based 
on the ceramics observed there, this site was occupied between A.D. 
450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    At an unknown date during or prior to 1953, human remains 
representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed by an unknown 
individual from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:8:--Florence Highway, located 
along the Florence Highway between Tucson and Florence in Pinal County, 
AZ. The human remains were reportedly exposed by erosion. The landowner 
is unknown. This collection was donated by Cal Hackworth to ASM in 
1953. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary 
object is a ceramic pitcher. The human remains likely date to the 
Hohokam period, A.D. 500-1450, based on ceramic analysis.
    In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from site AZ AA:8:123(ASM), located on private land near 
the Tortolita Mountains in the northern Tucson Basin, in Pinal County, 
AZ. The human remains were excavated during a University of Arizona 
field school, under the direction of Paul Fish. The human remains were 
received by ASM in 1995. No known individuals were identified. The two 
associated funerary objects are two animal bones. The site is described 
as a large village with two low rectangular mounds, as well as fifteen 
low mounds, characterized by densely scattered sherds, chipped stone, 
and ground stone. The human remains likely date to the Hohokam cultural 
sequence, A.D. 450-1450, based on material cultural analysis.
    In 1985-1986, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from the site AZ AA:8:20(ASM), located in the 
vicinity of Coronado Wash, in Pima County, AZ. The site was excavated 
as part of the Suffering Wash Data Recovery Project by Archeological

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Consulting Services, under the direction of Barbara Macnider. This 
collection was received by ASM in 1991. No known individuals were 
identified. The 913 associated funerary objects are: two fragments of 
animal bone, 752 ceramic sherds, one lot of charcoal, 124 fragments of 
chipped stone, 12 flotation samples (six heavy fractions and six light 
fractions), one ground stone, eight pollen samples, one radiocarbon 
sample, 11 pieces of schist, and one shell. Site AZ AA:8:20(ASM) is 
described as a large, multi-component, Hohokam village site with 
numerous trash mounds and pit houses. The site likely dates to the 
Hohokam Colonial to Classic periods, A.D. 850-1300, based on site 
dates.
    In 1985-1986, human remains representing, at minimum, eight 
individuals, were removed from site AZ AA:8:21(ASM), located near 
Suffering Wash in the Black Mountains in Pinal County, AZ. The site was 
excavated as part of the Suffering Wash Data Recovery Project by 
Archeological Consulting Services, under the direction of Kurt 
Dongoske. This collection was received by ASM in 1991. No known 
individuals were identified. The 419 associated funerary objects are: 
Five fragments of animal bone, one ceramic jar, 334 ceramic sherds, one 
perforated ceramic sherd artifact, 76 fragments of chipped stone, one 
pollen sample, and one stone. This site is described as a large, multi-
component Hohokam village site containing a ball court, numerous trash 
mounds, many pit house structures, and some surface architecture. The 
site likely dates to the Hohokam Colonial--Classic periods, A.D. 850-
1300, based on architecture and ceramic typology.
    In 1994, human remains representing, at minimum, 15 individuals 
were removed from site AZ AA:8:27(ASM), located in the bajada west of 
the Tortolita Mountains in Pima County, AZ. The site was excavated 
during an ASM Intra-site Mapping Project directed by Paul Fish and 
Gavin Archer. Collections from this site were received by ASM in 1994. 
The human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. 
In 2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. AZ AA:8:27(ASM) is described as a small 
habitation site with an adobe compound, house mound, check dams, 
roasting pits, and trash areas. The site likely dates to the Hohokam 
Sedentary to Classic periods, A.D. 1000-1300, based on material culture 
analysis.
    In 1966, human remains representing at a minimum, one individual, 
were removed site AZ BB:11:2(ASM), located near Redington in Pima 
County, AZ. Collections from this site were removed during the Lower 
San Pedro Survey conducted by the Center for Desert Archaeology. These 
collections were received by ASM in 1966. The human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2010, museum staff 
discovered the human remains in the site survey collections. No 
accession number was assigned. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. Features at this site include 
the human remains of several adobe walled, cobble reinforced room 
blocks, as well as an isolated one room structure, a number of rock 
piles, and a roasting pit. Based the analysis of material culture 
observed at this site, this site likely dates to the Late Classic 
period of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 1300-1450.
    In 1969-1970, human remains representing, at minimum, 54 
individuals were removed site, AZ BB:11:20(ASM), located near Redington 
in Pima County, AZ. The site was excavated during a highway salvage 
project by ASM, under the direction of Laurens C. Hammack and Hayward 
Franklin. Project collections were received by ASM in 1972. No known 
individuals were identified. The 94 associated funerary objects are: 10 
fragments of animal bone, six lots of beads, 10 ceramic bowls, one 
ceramic bowl fragment, two ceramic disks, three ceramic jars, one 
ceramic ladle, one ceramic pitcher, 12 ceramic sherds, one ceramic 
spindle whorl, one fragment of chipped stone, two corn cobs, five 
minerals, one polishing stone, one pollen sample, three lots of shell 
beads, two shell bracelets, one stone awl, one stone axe, 17 lots of 
stone beads, two stone knives, seven stone projectile points, two stone 
scrapers, one turquoise pendant, and one turquoise tessera. This multi-
component site consisted of 22 surface boulder-adobe rooms, 16 pit 
houses, four plazas, 29 funerary features, and numerous extramural 
features. The site likely dates to the Hohokam Sedentary--Classic 
periods, A.D. 775-1450, based on analysis of material culture observed 
at this site.
    In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ BB:11:24(ASM), located on private land near 
Sosa Wash in Cochise County, AZ. The burial was exposed by erosion in a 
wash and was excavated by two graduate students from the University of 
Arizona. In 1971, the human remains were received by ASM. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. The site is recorded as a single burial, possibly associated 
with a nearby Hohokam site AZ BB:11:18(ASM). On this basis, the site 
likely dates to the Hohokam Pre-Classic to Classic period, A.D. 750-
1300.
    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed by an unknown individual from site, AZ BB:2:10(ASM), 
located on Arizona State Trust land east of the San Pedro River in 
Pinal County, AZ. This collection was donated by Alice Carpenter to ASM 
in 1965. No known individuals were identified. The 11 associated 
funerary objects are: One bone artifact, one ceramic jar, three chipped 
stone scrapers, one crystal, four shell tinklers, and one stone 
projectile point.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the same site, AZ BB:2:10(ASM), during a field school 
conducted by Arizona College of Technology, under the direction of 
Bruce Masse. Collections from this project were transferred to ASM in 
1983. No known individuals were identified. The 32 associated funerary 
objects present are: Two ceramic bowls, one ceramic jar, 24 ceramic 
sherds, one lot of charcoal, and four fragments of chipped stone.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at a minimum, one 
individual were removed from the same site, AZ BB:2:10(ASM), during a 
survey project. The survey collections were transferred to ASM. The 
human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 
2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Site AZ BB:2:10(ASM) is described as 
having two compounds, two platform mounds, a trash mound, and a linear 
rock alignment. The site likely dates to the Hohokam Classic period, 
A.D. 1200-1450, based on architecture and ceramic typology. Based on 
analysis of the material culture observed at this site, this site is 
culturally affiliated with Salado and Hohokam groups.
    In 1964 or 1991, human remains representing, at a minimum, one 
individual were removed from AZ BB:2:12(ASM), located in the San Pedro 
Valley in Pima County, AZ. These human remains were removed either 
during a survey conducted either by ASM in 1964, or by the Center for 
Desert Archeology in 1991. Collections from these surveys were 
transferred to ASM on unknown dates. The human remains

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were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 2010, museum 
staff discovered the human remains in the site survey collections. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site is described as a dense artifact scatter containing 
sherds, chipped stone, and ground stone. Based on ceramics observed at 
this site, this site likely dates to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 
1150-1400, and is culturally affiliated with Hohokam and Salado 
cultural groups.
    In 1977-1979, human remains representing, at minimum, 28 
individuals were removed from site AZ BB:2:19(ASM), located on private 
land on the east bank of the San Pedro River in Pinal County, AZ. The 
site was excavated during the Ash Terrace Field School conducted by the 
Arizona College of Technology, under the direction of Michael Bartlett. 
In 1995, the collection was received by ASM. No known individuals were 
identified. The 38 associated funerary objects are: Five fragments and 
one lot of animal bone, one ceramic bowl, one ceramic pitcher, 29 
ceramic sherds, and one stone. This site is described as located within 
the site recorded as AZ BB:2:1(ASM). This site consists of at least 
four two-room, noncontiguous structures surrounding a possible plaza 
area. The site likely dates to A.D. 1250-1450, based on ceramic 
typology. Based on analysis of material culture observed at the site, 
this site can be affiliated with the Salado and Hohokam cultural 
groups.
    In 1975-1977, human remains representing, at minimum, 127 
individuals were removed from site AZ BB:2:2(ASM), located north of 
Mammoth on the San Pedro River on private land in Pinal County, AZ. The 
site was excavated by the Arizona College of Technology Field School, 
under the direction of Dudley Meade and Bruce Masse. Collections from 
this site excavated by Bruce Masse were received by ASM at an unknown 
date (possibly circa 1978). The collections excavated by Dudley Meade 
were received by ASM in 1998. No known individuals were identified. The 
7,461 associated funerary objects are: 913 fragments of animal bone, 
one bead, six bone artifacts, four bone awl fragments, two ceramic 
bowls, two ceramic disks, 11 ceramic figurine fragments, two ceramic 
scoops, 5,467 ceramic sherds, seven ceramic sherd artifacts, 21 ceramic 
vessels, nine lots of charcoal, 641 fragments of chipped stone, seven 
chipped stone cores, one chipped stone scraper, two chipped stone 
tools, seven cobbles, eight daub fragments, eight ground stone 
fragments, one hammer stone, five manos, one metate fragment, eight 
minerals, one mortar fragment, two pebbles, two quartz crystals, 36 
shell fragments, three shell beads, 13 shell bracelet fragments, one 
shell pendant, 226 stones, three stone artifacts, five lots of stone 
beads, two stone knives, three stone palette fragments, seven stone 
projectile points, four unidentified objects, and 19 wood fragments. 
This site consists of a moderately dense, highly diverse artifact 
scatter with assorted above-ground features, including small mounds and 
two ball courts. Rock room outlines are also visible. Based on ceramic 
analysis, this site likely dates to the Hohokam Pioneer--Sedentary 
periods, A.D. 450-1100.
    In 1977-1979, human remains representing, at a minimum, six 
individuals were removed from site AZ BB:2:7(ASM), located on private 
land north of Mammoth in Pinal County, AZ. The site was excavated by 
the Arizona College of Technology Ash Terrace Field School, under the 
direction of Michael Bartlett. The human remains were received by ASM 
in 1995. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present. This site is described as a Salado compound 
village. The remains likely date to A.D. 1300-1450, based on ceramic 
analysis.
    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed by an unknown individual from site AZ BB:5:7(ASM), located 
on Arizona State Trust land near the Big Wash-Canada del Oro-Santa Cruz 
Wash drainage in Pima County, AZ. Collections from this site were 
donated to ASM by Alice Carpenterin in 1964. No known individuals were 
identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are: One bone artifact, 
eight ceramic sherds, and one shell bracelet fragment. The site likely 
dates to the Hohokam Sedentary period, A.D. 950-1150, based on ceramic 
analysis.
    At an unknown date prior to 2010, human remains representing, at a 
minimum, three individuals were removed from AZ BB:5:8(ASM), located on 
private land west of Canada del Oro Wash in Pinal County, AZ. These 
human remains were removed over the course of a site survey by a 
representative of ASM, and were subsequently brought to ASM. The human 
remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 2010, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site is described as a Hohokam 
village site with rectangular rock alignments, one large rock ring, 
trash mounds, a sherd scatter, and other associated artifact scatters. 
The human remains of two adobe structures are in the wash below the 
site. Based on ceramics identified at this site, this site likely dates 
to the Hohokam cultural sequence A.D. 450-1450.
    In 1971-1973, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were removed from site AZ BB:6:20(ASM), located on private 
land in the lower San Pedro Valley in Pinal County, AZ. The human 
remains were collected during survey and excavations carried out by 
Dudley Meade, through Central Arizona College. Collections from this 
site were received by ASM in 1997. These human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2016, museum staff 
discovered fragmentary human remains in the faunal collections. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site consists of a prehistoric Salado surface scatter as 
well as ten masonry-adobe walled, single and double unit rooms. Based 
on artifacts observed at this site, this site likely dates to A.D. 
1150-1300.
    In 2000, human remains representing, at minimum, 37 individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:104(ASM), located on private land on the 
southeast pediment of the Tortolita Mountains in Pima County, AZ, 
during excavations conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Over 
the course of excavation at this site, numerous burials were 
encountered, and were subsequently repatriated in accordance with 
Arizona state burial laws. The human remains listed here were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. These remains were received 
by ASM in 2006, along with all the collections from this site. In 2013, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This large Hohokam site contains a ball 
court and at least 28 trash mounds clustered in 5 mound groups. This 
site likely dates to the Hohokam Colonial--Classic periods, A.D. 850-
1300, based on the material culture observed there.
    In 1990, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:143(ASM), located on private land west 
of Sabino Canyon Road in Pima County, AZ, by the Institute for American 
Research, under the direction of Allen Dart. Collections from this site 
were received by ASM in 1990. The human remains were not recognized at 
the time they

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were collected. In 2013, museum staff discovered the human remains in 
the site faunal collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site consists of a 
ceramic and lithic scatter as well as stone alignments forming check 
dams. This site likely dates to the Hohokam Sedentary period, A.D. 950-
1150, based on the material culture observed there.
    In 2000, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from AZ BB:9:148(ASM), located on private land in the 
pediment zone at the base of the Tortolita Mountains in Pima County, 
AZ. Excavations were conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants. 
Collections from this site were received by ASM in 2000. These human 
remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site consists of 17 loci and 34 
features, including roasting pits, boulder-rimmed circles, bedrock 
mortars, petroglyphs, check dams, trails, and artifacts scatters. The 
site is interpreted as a seasonal or temporary habitation, and a 
resource procurement and processing locale. Three archeomagnetic dates 
fall mostly within the Sedentary period. This site dates to the Hohokam 
Sedentary--early Classic periods, A.D. 1000-1200, based on the 
archeomagnetic data, as well as the material culture observed there.
    In 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from AZ BB:9:179(ASM), located on private land on the 
southeast pediment of the Tortolita Mountains in Pima County, AZ, 
during test excavations by SWCA Environmental Consultants. Collections 
from this site were received by ASM in 2006. The human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, museum staff 
discovered the human remains in the site faunal collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site contained a sherd and lithic scatter, and four 
features were identified. They include one pit house, two thermal 
features, and a grinding slick and associated cupule on an exposed 
piece of granite. This site was likely occupied during the Colonial and 
Sedentary periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 850-1050, 
based on the material culture observed there.
    In 1994-2000, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from the Los Venados site AZ BB:9:186(ASM), 
located on private land on the southeast pediment of the Tortolita 
Mountains in Pima County, AZ, during excavations by SWCA Environmental 
Consultants. Collections from this site were received by ASM in 2006. 
The human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. 
In 2013, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site appears to be a heavy-duty 
resource procurement and processing area. Features include roasting 
pits, bedrock mortars and slicks, and a heavy artifact scatter. This 
site is widely dispersed, with pockets of artifacts and features that 
are usually associated with bedrock outcrops. This site was likely used 
from A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence, 
based on the material culture observed there.
    In 1994, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:280(ASM), located on private land in the 
upper foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Pima County, AZ, 
during excavations by the Old Pueblo Archeology Center, under the 
direction of Allen Dart. Collections from this site were received by 
ASM in 1998. All the human remains identified at the time of the 
excavations were repatriated according to Arizona state burial laws 
prior to ASM's receipt of the collections. These human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, museum staff 
discovered these human remains in the site faunal collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. The site was a large artifact scatter associated with bedrock/
boulder mortars and slicks, one pictograph in a rockshelter, and two 
buried outdoor hearths. The site included three discrete areas of 
archeological deposits and surface archeological features. Material 
culture from this site indicates use during the Middle and Late Archaic 
periods, as well as by later, Hohokam and Protohistoric Native American 
groups, and early 20th century inhabitants. The Hohokam occupation of 
this site was concentrated in the central and eastern portions of the 
site, and likely dates to A.D. 900-1450, the Colonial--Classic periods. 
The only buried archeological features were two outdoor hearths, one of 
which was radiocarbon dated between A.D. 1425 and 1650. The human 
remains from this site were recovered in the eastern site locus, and 
are likely associated with the Hohokam occupation of this site.
    In 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:286(ASM), located on private land in the 
floodplain at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Tucson 
Basin in Pima County, AZ, during excavations by SWCA Environmental 
Consultants. This collection was received by ASM in 1996. The human 
remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site consists of a light to moderate 
density sherd and lithic scatter concentrated in four separate loci. 
Ceramics observed at this site suggest it was occupied during the 
Sedentary and Classic periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 
950-1450.
    In 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:304(ASM), located on private land south 
of Tanque Verde Creek in the eastern Tucson Basin in Pima County, AZ, 
during excavations by the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. This 
collection was received by ASM in 1999. The human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, museum staff 
discovered the human remains in the site faunal collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site is described as a small Rincon phase Hohokam 
farmstead with 11 pit houses, 13 outdoor pits, and two trash middens. 
This site was occupied during the Sedentary period of the Hohokam 
cultural sequence, A.D. 950-1150, based on the material culture 
observed there.
    In 1990, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from AZ BB:9:44(ASM), located on private land on the east 
bank of Ventana Canyon Wash in Pima County, AZ, by the Institute for 
American Research. This collection was received by ASM in 1990. The 
human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 
2013, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site consists of a surface scatter 
of sherds and lithics. There is no evidence of houses, hearths, or 
other features. This site was occupied during the Sedentary and Classic 
periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 1000-1300, based on the 
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    In 1993, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:50(ASM), located on private land in the 
eastern Tucson Basin in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains 
in Pima County, AZ, during excavations conducted by SWCA Environmental 
Consultants. These collections were received by ASM in 1995. The human 
remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 2013, 
museum staff discovered the human remains in the site faunal 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site has Hohokam and historic 
O'odham components. The southern and western portions are Hohokam, with 
an Ak-Chin farming area in the west and a large village site in the 
south. The village contained more than 40 oval and rectangular 
structures, a large midden and a large compound. The northwest portion 
of the site is O'odham, and contains four check dams. This site was 
likely primarily occupied between A.D. 1100-1450, in the late Sedentary 
and Classic periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence, based on the 
material culture observed there.
    In 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:68(ASM), located on private and Arizona 
State Trust land near the Santa Catalina Mountains in Pima County, AZ, 
during excavations conducted by Aztlan Archeology. This collection was 
received by ASM in 2008. The human remains were not recognized at the 
time they were collected. In 2013, museum staff discovered the human 
remains in the site faunal collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The site is a 
moderately sized village with pit houses, trash mounds, roasting pits, 
and high density artifact scatters. This site likely dates to A.D. 750-
1450, which includes the Colonial, Sedentary, and Classic periods of 
the Hohokam cultural sequence, based on the material culture observed 
there.
    In 1998, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site AZ BB:9:87(ASM), located on private land in Oro 
Valley near Honey Bee Canyon in Pima County, AZ, during excavations 
conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants. This collection was 
received by ASM in 1996. The human remains were not recognized at the 
time they were collected. In 2013, museum staff discovered the human 
remains in the site faunal collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This site 
consists of a widespread, low density scatter of sherds and lithics. 
Although buried structures such as pithouses might be present, the low 
density and nature of the artifact assemblage suggest an area 
sporadically utilized for resource gathering or processing. Its 
proximity to AZ BB:9:88(ASM) suggests further that it was a special 
purpose locality associated with the village. This site likely dates to 
A.D. 450-1450 which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence, based on 
the material culture observed there.
    In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from private land at site AZ CC:10:1(ASM), located in the 
San Simon Valley in Cochise County, AZ. The burials were discovered 
during construction of a gas pumping station by C.H. Leavell and 
Company. Excavation was conducted by ASM, under the direction of Walter 
Birkby. The human remains were received by ASM in 1970. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. The site was a small habitation with a one room stone 
dwelling, trash mounds and an artifact scatter. Material culture 
suggests affinities with the San Simon Branch of the Mogollon as well 
as Hohokam. The site likely dates to A.D. 1100-1200, based on ceramic 
analysis.
    In 1944, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ CC:13:3(ASM), located in Wilcox Playa in 
Cochise County, AZ. The exact circumstances in which these human 
remains were removed is unknown. The site card notes that the human 
remains were collected by ``EBS'' from a borrow pit in 1944. The 
initials may refer to Edwin B. Sayles, who carried out field work in 
Arizona from the 1920s through the 1950s. The collection was received 
by ASM sometime after 1944. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human 
remains in the site survey collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This site is 
described as an archaic camp site, based on material culture, and 
likely dates between 4000 B.C. and A.D.100.
    On an unknown date in the late 1960s or early 1970s, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed by Dale Jones 
from an unrecorded site designated AZ CC:2:--Safford Airport, located 
on private land near the Safford Airport in Graham County, AZ. This 
collection was donated to ASM in 2015. No known individuals were 
identified. The three associated funerary objects are one lot of animal 
bone fragments, one ceramic jar, and one lot of charcoal. Based on 
ceramic typology, this collection likely dates to A.D. 1000-1400, and 
is affiliated with the Mogollon culture.
    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals 
were removed from site AZ CC:3:46(ASM) located on private land near 
Clifton in Graham County, AZ. Excavations were conducted with the 
permission of the landowners by Chester Shaw of ASM. The collections 
were received by ASM in 1983. No known individuals were identified. The 
nine associated funerary objects are: One bone awl, one ceramic sherd, 
two fragments of chipped stone, two pollen samples, two shell pendants, 
and one stone biface. AZ CC:3:46(ASM) is a village site with multiple 
pithouse depressions and several above-ground, multi-room, masonry 
structures. The site is dated to the Three Circle and Mimbres phases of 
the Mogollon cultural sequence, about A.D. 750-1150, based on ceramic 
analysis.
    In 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ CC:5:5(ASM) located on the bank of Grant 
Creek on Arizona State property in Graham County, AZ. Following 
observed disturbance of the site, ASM was invited to record the area. 
Collections were removed from the site by ASM personnel during their 
survey. These collections were received by ASM during or after 1972. No 
known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary objects 
is an animal bone fragment. The site is described as a large village 
containing above-ground, rectangular structures with cobble foundations 
and, possibly, puddled adobe walls. The site likely dates to A.D. 1150-
1450, based on ceramic typology, and is likely associated with 
Mogollon, Hohokam, and Salado cultural groups.
    At an unknown date during or prior to 1927, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed by Walter Gilpin 
from an unrecorded site designated AZ CC:8:--Duncan vicinity, at an 
unknown location on private land near Duncan in Greenlee County, AZ. 
The human remains were donated to ASM in 1927. No known individuals 
were identified. The one associated funerary object is a ceramic bowl. 
The human remains likely date to A.D. 1000-1150, during the Mimbres 
phase of the Mimbres Mogollon cultural sequence, based on ceramic 
analysis.
    On an unknown date prior to 2008, human remains representing, at a 
minimum, two individuals were removed by un unknown individual from an 
unrecorded site, designated AZ

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Cochise Stronghold, possibly located in the mountains near Cochise 
Stronghold or around Bisbee in Cochise County, AZ. This collection was 
donated to ASM in 2008. No known individuals identified. The two 
associated funerary objects are ceramic jars. Based on ceramic 
analysis, these remains likely date to A.D. 1100-1450, and are likely 
associated with Salado and/or Hohokam cultural groups.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:--
Sasabe, located in the vicinity of Sasabe in Pima County, AZ. The human 
remains were possibly collected by Dr. Paul Fish, an archeologist 
affiliated with ASM. No further information about the context of the 
discovery is available. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were brought to the museum at an unknown date. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
ceramic sherd. Based on ceramic typology, these human remains date to 
A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    Between 1940 and 1960 human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual, were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:2:--
Las Delicias Ranch, located between Three Points and Sasabe in Pima 
County, AZ, by Elizabeth Hibbs, the owner of the ranch. This collection 
was received by ASM in 1983. No known individuals were identified. The 
four associated funerary objects are two ceramic bowls and two ceramic 
jars. Based on ceramic typology, these human remains date to A.D. 1200-
1700, which includes both the Classic Hohokam and Upper Piman cultural 
sequences.
    At an unknown date during or prior to 1953, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual, were removed from an 
unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:4:--Nogales Highway, located near 
Nogales Highway in the Amado area in Pima County, AZ. The burial was 
exposed by erosion in a wash, and was collected by an unknown 
individual. The human remains were donated by Max Soto to the Arizona 
State Museum in 1953. No known individuals were identified. The three 
associated funerary objects are one ceramic jar and two ceramic sherds. 
The collection likely dates to the ceramic period, A.D. 450-1450, based 
on the ceramic typology.
    In 1952 human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were 
removed from AZ DD:4:10(ASM), located on private land in Pima County, 
AZ, by members of an ASM survey crew. Collections from this site were 
received by ASM in 1952 or later. The human remains were not recognized 
at the time they were collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered the 
human remains in the site survey collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This site is 
described as consisting of an artifact scatter containing ceramics, 
lithics, and shell. Based on ceramic typology, this site likely date to 
A.D. 850-1150, which contains the latter half of the Colonial Period 
and the Sedentary Period of the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals 
were removed from site AZ DD:4:38(ASM), located in the Sierrita 
Mountains near Tinaja Peak in Pima County, AZ, by archeologists from 
the University of Arizona, under the direction of Dr. Bertram Kraus. 
These human remains were received by ASM in 1953. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on 
material culture present at the site, these human remains likely date 
to A.D. 1300-1800, which includes both Hohokam and Upper Piman cultural 
groups.
    In 1952, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from AZ DD:4:56(ASM), located on private land south of 
Green Valley in Pima County, AZ, during an archeological survey 
possibly conducted by ASM. Collections from this site were received by 
ASM prior to 2010. The human remains were not recognized at the time 
they were collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human remains 
in the site survey collections. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present. This site is described as 
an artifact scatter containing plainware pottery and ground stone. 
Features at this site include pithouses, as well as a cremation locus. 
This site likely dates to A.D. 850-950, during the Colonial Period of 
the Hohokam cultural sequence, based on the material culture observed 
there.
    In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ DD:4:146(ASM), located near Escondido Wash in 
Pima County, AZ, by an SWCA survey crew, under the direction of Tom 
Euler. Collections from this site were received by ASM in 1991. The 
human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 
2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site is described as a sherd and 
lithic artifact scatter. Based on ceramic typology, this site likely 
dates to A.D. 850-950, during the Colonial Period of the Hohokam 
cultural sequence.
    In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:6--Rancho de la 
Osa, located in the Altar Valley area in Pima County, AZ. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were collected by David 
Letarte. Mr. Letarte donated the collection to ASM in 1969. No known 
individuals were identified. The 11 associated funerary objects are: 
one ceramic jar, one ceramic jar fragment, two ceramic sherds, one 
fragment of chipped stone, one painted pebble, four shell bracelet 
fragments, and one stone projectile point. The human remains date to 
the period A.D. 750-1150, and are affiliated with the Trincheras 
cultural group, based on ceramic analysis.
    In 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:7:--Arivaca 
Road, located near Amado in Pima County, AZ. The human remains were 
collected by Lyman Marden of the U.S. Geological Survey. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were brought to ASM in 1939. No 
known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects 
are one ceramic jar and one ceramic bowl. The human remains date to the 
Classic Period of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 1250-1400, based 
on ceramic analysis.
    At an unknown date during or prior to 1967, human remains 
representing, at minimum, five individuals, were removed from an 
unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:8:--Guest Site, located in a wash 
near the Santa Cruz River in Santa Cruz County, AZ. The human remains 
and associated funerary were collected by Marguerite Guest. She donated 
the collection to ASM in 1967. No known individuals were identified. 
The 10 associated funerary objects are: one animal bone awl, two 
ceramic bowls, four ceramic jars, and three shell beads. Based on 
ceramic analysis, this site likely dates to the Sedentary Period of the 
Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 950-1150.
    In 1932 or 1933, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ DD:8:--
Las Guijas vicinity, located in the Altar Valley in Pima County, AZ. 
The human remains and associated funerary objects were collected by the 
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the area. Mrs. Gipe donated the collection to ASM in 1965. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
ceramic jar. Based on ceramic analysis, these human remains date to 
A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, 38 individuals 
were removed from site AZ DD:8:12(ASM), located on private land in 
Santa Cruz County, AZ. The human remains were collected prior to the 
construction of Interstate Highway 19, as part of an archeological 
salvage excavation carried out by the ASM Highway Salvage Project, 
under the direction of James V. Sciscenti. This collection was received 
by ASM in 1965. No known individuals were identified. The 197 
associated funerary objects are: one bone awl, 32 ceramic bowls, one 
ceramic bowl fragment, eight ceramic jars, four ceramic pitchers, 24 
ceramic sherds, nine ceramic spindle whorls, one ceramic shoe pot, one 
metal fragment, seven lots of shell and stone beads, four lots of shell 
beads, 41 shell bracelets, one shell bracelet fragment, 36 shell 
pendants, 10 shell rings, nine shell ring fragments, one lot of stone 
beads, one stone knife, one stone scraper, and five turquoise pendants.
    In an unknown date in the late 1970s, human remains representing, 
at a minimum, two individuals were removed from the same site, AZ 
DD:8:12(ASM), by an unknown individual. The circumstances of discovery 
of these human remains are unknown. They were received by ASM in 1977 
or 1979. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present with these individuals. Site AZ DD:8:12(ASM) is a 
large, multi-component village site with Colonial, Sedentary, and 
Classic period Hohokam components (A.D. 850-1550), followed by a 
Protohistoric period Upper Pima component (A.D. 1550-ca. 1700). These 
dates and cultural affiliations are based on the material culture 
observed at this site. With the exception of one burial, which may date 
from the Classic Period of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 1150-
1550, all the burials excavated by the 1965 ASM salvage project are 
attributed to the Upper Pima component, A.D. 1550-ca. 1700. The dates 
associated with the human remains removed in the late 1970s is unclear, 
but based on the material culture present at the site, they likely date 
to between A.D. 850-ca. 1700.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, 39 individuals 
were removed site AZ DD:8:122(ASM), located on private land in the 
Santa Cruz River valley in Santa Cruz County, AZ. The site was 
excavated by ASM over the course of the Carmen-Ortero Project, under 
the direction of David E. Doyel, to mitigate the effects of the 
expansion of Interstate Highway 19, between Tucson and Nogales. All 
recovered human remains and associated funerary objects were received 
by the Arizona State Museum in 1976. No known individuals were 
identified. The 71 associated funerary objects are: two lots of beads, 
two bone awl fragments, one bone bracelet, nine ceramic bowls, one 
ceramic bowl fragment, 21 ceramic jars, two ceramic jar fragments, two 
ceramic pitchers, nine ceramic sherds, two ceramic sherd artifacts, two 
fragments of chipped stone, five shell fragments, 11 lots of shell 
beads, one shell bracelet fragment, and one stone biface. This pit 
house site was destroyed by the construction of the frontage road of I-
19. No structures were visible on the surface; however, an extensive 
sherd and lithic scatter was present. Based on ceramic analysis, this 
site was occupied during the Colonial and Sedentary Periods of the 
Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 850-1150.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed site, AZ DD:8:128 (ASM), located on private land in the 
Santa Cruz River valley in Santa Cruz County, AZ. The site was 
excavated by ASM over the course of the Carmen-Ortero Project, under 
the direction of Bruce Masse, to mitigate the effects of the expansion 
of Interstate Highway 19, between Tucson and Nogales. This collection 
was received by ASM in 1976. No known individuals were identified. The 
35 associated funerary objects are: One bone bead, one ceramic bowl, 
one ceramic bowl fragment, one ceramic disk, four ceramic jars, one 
ceramic plate, 14 ceramic sherds, seven fragments of chipped stone, one 
lot of shell beads, one shell bracelet, two lots of shell fragments, 
and one stone axe. This is a multi-component site. Investigations at 
the site revealed evidence of Hohokam occupation during the Colonial 
and Sedentary Periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 850-1150) 
and later, by Upper Piman groups during the Protohistoric period (A.D. 
1450-1700). Based on ceramic evidence, these human remains and 
associated funerary objects are associated with the A.D. 850-1150 
occupation, during the Colonial and Sedentary periods of the Hohokam 
cultural sequence. On an unknown date prior to 2010, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site AZ 
DD:8:2(ASM), located on private land in Santa Cruz County, AZ, during 
an ASM site survey. Collections from this site were received by ASM at 
an unknown date. The human remains were not recognized at the time they 
were collected. In 2010, these remains were identified in site survey 
boxes by ASM staff. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site is part of, or represents a 
component of, site AZ DD:8:12(ASM), a large multi-component village 
site with Colonial, Sedentary, and Classic period Hohokam components 
(A.D. 850-1550), followed by a Protohistoric period Upper Pima 
component (A.D. 1550- ca. 1700). These dates and cultural affiliations 
are based on the material culture observed at this site. The dates 
associated with these human remains is unclear, but based on the 
material culture present at site AZ DD:8:12(ASM), the human remains 
likely date to between A.D. 850- ca. 1700.
    In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site AZ DD:8:74(ASM), located on private land near 
Tubac in Santa Cruz County, AZ, by a Alan Lester. These human remains 
were received by ASM in 1972. No individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual 
were removed from the same site, AZ DD:8:74(ASM), by Lance Haydon and 
Jim Thomas. These human remains were received by ASM in 1976. No 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. According to site survey records, AZ DD:8:74(ASM) is described 
as an artifact scatter composed primarily of sherds and stone 
fragments. Several low trash mounds were observed, along with six 
possible house depressions. Based on an analysis of the artifacts 
reported at this site, these human remains likely date to the Sedentary 
or Classic Periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence, A.D. 950-1300.
    Around 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ EE:--
Sonoita Creek, located near Patagonia in Pima County, AZ. These human 
remains and associated funerary objects were collected by the Arizona 
State Highway Department, and were received by ASM sometime after 1929. 
No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary 
object is a ceramic jar. Based on ceramic analysis, these human remains 
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objects date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural 
sequence.
    In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ EE:1:--Continental 
vicinity, located on private land in Pima County, AZ. The burial was 
discovered by Cheryl Walden during excavation of a house foundation. 
These human remains and associated funerary objects were received by 
ASM in 1988. No known individuals were identified. The three associated 
funerary objects are one ceramic jar, one shell, and one lot of shell 
fragments. Based on ceramic analysis, these human remains and funerary 
objects likely date to A.D. 950-1150, during the Sedentary Period of 
the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    On an unknown date during or prior to 1970, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an 
unrecorded site, designated AZ EE: 1:--Green Valley, near Green Valley 
in Pima County, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were donated by Ramon Ahumada to the ASM in 1970. No known individuals 
were identified. The two associated funerary objects are one ceramic 
jar and one ceramic bowl fragment. Based on ceramic analysis, these 
human remains and associated funerary objects likely date to A.D. 850-
950, during the Colonial Period of the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1999, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ EE:1:--ML-99-1230, 
located in Pima County, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were collected by highway workers, who found them along a road. 
The human remains and objects were initially transferred to the Pima 
County Sheriff's Department, and were later transferred to ASM in 2001. 
No known individuals were identified. The 14 associated funerary 
objects are ceramic sherds. Based on ceramic typology, the human 
remains likely date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam 
cultural sequence.
    1n 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ EE:1:--Private 
Ranch, located on private land east of Green Valley in Pima County, AZ. 
The human remains loaned to ASM by Armando Gonzales in 1983 and donated 
by him in 1995. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Based on the typology of ceramics 
reportedly found in association with these human remains (but not 
donated to ASM), these human remains likely date to A.D. 450-1450, 
which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ EE:1:87(ASM), located on private land near 
Sahuarita in Pima County, AZ. The burial was discovered by a local 
resident, who reported the discovery to ASM. Walter Birkby and James 
Ayres of ASM subsequently excavated the burial. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were donated to the Arizona State Museum in 
1969 and given an accession number. No known individuals were 
identified. The one associated funerary object is a ceramic jar.
    In 1985 or earlier, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the same site, AZ EE:1:87(ASM), during a 
survey conducted by the Institute for American Research, under the 
direction of William Doelle. The human remains were not recognized at 
the time of collection. The survey collections were brought to ASM. In 
2010, ASM staff found highly fragmentary human remains in the site 
survey box. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Site AZ EE:1:87(ASM) likely dates to the 
Hohokam Sedentary Period, A.D. 950-1150, based on ceramic analysis.
    In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ EE:1:88(ASM), located near Green Valley in 
Pima County, AZ. Collections from this site were removed by ASM 
personnel after ASM had been alerted that an archeological site was 
being destroyed by construction activity. These collections were 
received by ASM in 1973. The human remains were not recognized at the 
time they were collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human 
remains in the site survey collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This site is 
described as a small habitation site with a cremation area. Based on 
analysis of ceramics observed at this site, these human remains likely 
date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ EE:11:6(ASM), located on private land south 
of Sierra Vista in Cochise County, AZ, during a survey conducted by ASM 
staff. Collections from this site were received by ASM during or after 
1965. The human remains were not recognized at the time they were 
collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the 
site survey collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site is a village with 
about 10 rooms. Based on the ceramics observed at this site, these 
human remains likely date to A.D. 1150-1450, during the Classic Period 
of the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, designated AZ EE:12:--Rio Rico, 
located near Rio Rico in Cochise County, AZ. These human remains were 
possibly excavated by a member of the Pimeria Alta Historical Society. 
They were received by ASM sometime in 1976. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on the 
artifacts observed with these human remains when they were removed, 
these human remains likely date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the 
Hohokam cultural sequence.
    At an unknown date prior to 1996, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were likely removed from site AZ EE:12:1(ASM), 
on a private ranch in Cochise County, AZ. These human remains were 
probably removed by ranch owner Ed Lehner. These human remains were 
received by ASM in 1996, along with other materials transferred by the 
Cochise County Archeological and Historical Society. Based on an 
accompanying handwritten note, these human remains were excavated by 
Mr. Lehner, and were dated by William Wasley of the University of 
Arizona to 400-600 years before the present. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site AZ 
EE:12:1(ASM) has both Paleoindian and Hohokam components. Based on the 
note found with the human remains, the individual represented by these 
human remains possibly dates to the late Hohokam or Upper Piman period, 
A.D. 1400-1600.
    In the years 1954-1957, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site AZ EE:2:10(ASM), located in the 
Empire Valley in Pima County, AZ. The site was originally explored in 
1954 and 1955 by the University of Arizona, under the direction of Emil 
W. Haury, and was subsequently excavated in 1957 by the University of 
Arizona, under the direction of Frank Eddy. These human remains were 
received by ASM in 1958. No known individuals were identified.

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No associated funerary objects are present with these human remains.
    Sometime before 2010, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the same site, AZ EE:2:10(ASM), during a 
survey. These human remains were received by ASM at an unknown date. In 
2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. The one associated 
funerary object is a shell bead. This site contains one pit house and 
two trash zone deposits, layered one on top of the other. All human 
remains from this site date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the 
Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals 
were removed from site AZ EE:2:137(ASM), located on private land in the 
Empire Valley in Pima County, AZ. Following severe flooding, a human 
burial was discovered eroding out of a bank. With the permission of the 
landowner, excavations were conducted by ASM, under the direction of 
Bruce Huckell. Collections from this site were received by ASM in 1982. 
No known individuals were identified. The 92 associated funerary 
objects are: one animal bone fragment, two lots of charcoal, 84 
fragments of chipped stone, one chipped stone tool, two flotation 
samples, one pollen sample, and one stone projectile point. This site 
consists of a large exposure of artifacts, including fire cracked rock 
fragments, animal bones, and charcoal. Radiocarbon dates indicate a 
range of approximately 750 B.C.-A.D. 130. Based on radiocarbon dates, 
material culture, and mortuary practices, these human remains are 
likely associated with the Late Archaic/Early Agricultural cultural 
horizon.
    Sometime in 1937 or later, human remains representing, at minimum, 
one individual were removed from site AZ EE:2:2(ASM), located on 
private land in Santa Cruz County, AZ, during a survey along Cienega 
Creek conducted by Edward Danson. Collections from this site were 
received by ASM during or after 1937. The human remains were not 
recognized at the time of the survey. In 1996, museum staff discovered 
the human remains in the site survey collections. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The burial 
site likely dates to the Hohokam period, A.D. 450-1450, based on 
ceramics reported on the site survey card.
    In 1982 and1983, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from site AZ EE:2:30(ASM), located on private 
land in Matty Canyon in the Empire Valley, near the junction of Matty 
Wash with Cienega Creek in Pima County, AZ. Following severe flooding, 
it was reported that a human burial was eroding out of a bank. 
Permission to excavate this site was granted by the landowner. The 
excavations were conducted by ASM, under the direction of Bruce 
Huckell. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In 1989, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the same site, AZ EE:2:30(ASM), by unknown persons. 
These human remains were brought to ASM. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present with these 
remains. Site AZ EE:2:30(ASM) was occupied during the Late Archaic 
period (800 B.C.-A.D. 200) and the Hohokam Sedentary Period (A.D. 900-
1150). Based on the material culture discovered around the burials 
removed by Bruce Huckell, five burials likely date to the Late Archaic 
period and one burial likely dates to the Hohokam Sedentary Period. The 
burial removed in 1989 could date to either of these two periods.
    In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from site AZ EE:2:50(ASM), located on private land near 
Pantano Wash in Pima County, AZ. These human remains were removed over 
the course of excavations conducted by ASM, under the direction of E. 
Thomas Hemmings. Collections from this excavation were received by ASM 
in 1967. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the locality of AZ EE:2:50(ASM), by an unknown 
excavator. These human remains were received by ASM in 1982. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Site AZ EE:2:50(ASM) is a long midden zone that was exposed by 
a cut bank of the Pantano Wash. It contains charcoal, fire cracked 
rock, lithic debris, stone tools, and animal bone. The human remains 
likely date to the Early Ceramic to Hohokam Pioneer Period, A.D. 260-
530, based on calibrated radiocarbon dating.
    In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from AZ EE:4:1(ASM), located on private land near St. 
David in Cochise County, AZ. These human remains were removed by 
William Wasley and Richard Shutler, and were received by ASM in 1958. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present. This site represents a small exposure of a larger, San 
Pedro stage Late Archaic site along the bank of the San Pedro River. 
Based on the material culture observed at this site, these human 
remains are affiliated with the Late Archaic cultures, and date to 1500 
B.C.-A.D. 1.
    In 1949, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from AZ EE:6:4(ASM), also recorded as AZ EE:6:26(ASM), 
located in O'Donnell Canyon in Santa Cruz County, AZ. Collections from 
this site were removed as part of a survey conducted by ASM, under the 
direction of Earl Swanson. These collections were likely received by 
ASM in 1949. The human remains were not recognized at the time of the 
survey. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the site 
survey collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site is an extensive prehistoric 
sherd, lithic, and ground stone scatter, probably representing a 
Hohokam habitation site. Based on ceramic identification, these human 
remains likely date to A.D. 1000-1300, during the Sedentary and Classic 
Periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1995 human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from site AZ EE:7:86(ASM), located on Arizona State land 
near the Babacomari River, near Huachuca City in Cochise County, AZ. 
Collections from this site were removed as part of the Babacomari Ranch 
Survey conducted by ASM, under the direction of Bruce Huckell. These 
collections were received by ASM following the survey. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site consists of several rock-filled pits and a thin 
scatter of flaked and ground stone artifacts. Based on the material 
culture observed at this site, these human remains likely date to the 
Late Archaic period, 400-200 B.C.
    In 1944, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ EE:7:9(ASM), which may be the same site as AZ 
EE:6:3(ASM), possibly located near Tombstone in Cochise or Santa Cruz 
County, AZ. Collections from this site were removed over the course of 
an ASM site survey conducted by Emil Haury. These collections were 
received by ASM following this survey. The human remains were not 
recognized at the time of the survey. In 2010, museum staff discovered 
the human remains in the site survey collections. No known

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individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site is described as a village site with Dragoon red-on-
brown ceramics and trough metates. Based on the ceramics observed at 
the site, these human remains likely date to A.D. 900-1100, and may be 
associated with either Hohokam or Mogollon cultural groups.
    In 1968 human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from site AZ EE:8:38(ASM), located near the San Pedro 
River in Cochise County, AZ, by an archeological survey crew from ASM 
during the Central Arizona Project. Collections from this survey were 
received by ASM. The human remains were not recognized at the time of 
the survey. In 2010, museum staff discovered the human remains in the 
site survey collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site is described as a 
village with possible structures, hearths, stone tools, and ceramics. 
Based on the material culture observed at this site, these human 
remains are affiliated with Hohokam or Salado cultural groups, and date 
from A.D. 450-1450.
    In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals, 
were removed from site AZ EE:8:68(ASM), located on private land in 
Cochise County, AZ. The human remains were removed by an archeological 
survey crew from ASM during the Central Arizona Project. Collections 
from this survey were received by ASM following the survey. The human 
remains were not recognized at the time of the survey. In 2010, museum 
staff discovered the human remains in the site survey collections. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site reportedly contained at least five hearths, lithic 
debris, manos, and fire cracked rock. Pottery was absent. This site is 
described as an open Cochise camp. Based on the material culture 
observed at the site, these human remains likely date to the Archaic 
period, 4000 B.C.-A.D. 200.
    In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, 63 individuals 
were removed from site AZ EE 9:53(ASM), located on private land near 
Portrero Creek in Santa Cruz County, AZ, by the Arizona State Museum, 
under the direction of James Sciscenti during a highway salvage 
project. The human remains were received by the Arizona State Museum in 
1966. No known individuals were identified. The 20 associated funerary 
objects are: three animal bone fragments, one bone awl, two ceramic 
disks, three ceramic jars, one chipped stone blade, one hammer stone, 
one hand stone, two manos, one lot of shell beads, one shell pendant 
fragment, one shell ring fragment, one stone artifact, one stone 
projectile point, and one turquoise pendant. This site is described as 
a Hohokam village. Excavations revealed 11 Hohokam pithouses, as well 
as hearths, pits, ramadas, and food and lithic processing areas. Based 
on ceramic evidence, occupation at this site occurred during the 
Colonial, Sedentary, and Classic Periods of the Hohokam cultural 
sequence, A.D. 850-1450.
    In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were recovered from site AZ EE:9:67(ASM), located on land owned by St. 
Andrew's Church on Nogales Wash, in Santa Cruz County, AZ. The human 
remains were recovered by construction workers while the St. Andrews 
Church building was being constructed. These human remains were 
transferred to ASM following their removal. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals 
were removed from the same site, AZ EE:9:67(ASM), by construction 
workers and archeologists from ASM while a sewer line was being 
constructed. These human remains were received by ASM sometime in 1978 
or later. No known individuals were identified. The six associated 
funerary objects are four animal bone fragments and two bone awls. This 
site consists of a dense sherd and lithic scatter; three pit houses 
were also noted. Based on the ceramic evidence observed at this site, 
these human remains likely date to A.D. 950-1300, during the Sedentary 
and Classic Periods of the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1928, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals 
were removed from site AZ EE:9:68(ASM), on City of Nogales property in 
Santa Cruz County, AZ. The remains were likely removed during a 
University of Arizona expedition, and were received by the Arizona 
State Museum in 1928. No known individuals were identified. The six 
associated funerary objects are five ceramic jars and one ceramic bowl.
    In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals 
were removed from the same site. These human remains were discovered on 
land belonging to the City of Nogales during the construction of 
Interstate Highway 19. Emergency salvage excavations were conducted by 
ASM, under the direction of Laurens Hammack. This collection was 
received by ASM in 1976. No known individuals were identified. The 121 
associated funerary objects are: One bone awl fragment, one bone ring, 
seven ceramic jars, two ceramic jar fragments, 93 ceramic sherds, one 
lot of pigment, one shell bead, 14 shell bracelet fragments, and one 
stone palette fragment. Few details regarding the archeological context 
of these human remains are known. Based on ceramic evidence, these 
human remains likely date to A.D. 850-950, during the Hohokam Colonial 
Period, and are culturally affiliated with Hohokam and Trincheras 
cultural groups.
    In 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, 16 individuals 
were removed from site AZ EE:9:85(ASM), located on private land north 
of Nogales in Santa Cruz County, AZ, during a construction project. 
Excavations were conducted by ASM, under the direction of James Ayres 
and Patricia Goree. At an unknown date, the human remains were brought 
to the Arizona State Museum. No known individuals were identified. The 
759 associated funerary objects are: 757 ceramic sherds, one shell 
artifact, and one stone projectile point. Few details about the site 
are known. Based on the ceramics recovered, this site is a cremation 
area of probable Hohokam cultural affinity, and dates to A.D. 450-1450, 
which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    In 1940, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ FF 10:4(ASM), located on private land along 
Whitewater Draw in Cochise County, AZ. These human remains were removed 
during excavations by the Gila Pueblo Field School, directed by Edwin 
B. Sayles. A survey collection from this site was received by ASM at an 
unknown date. These human remains were not recognized at the time they 
were collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered fragmentary human 
remains in the site survey collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This site 
appears to have been occupied during the Chiricahua phase of the 
Archaic period, approximately 5000-1500 B.C, based on the artifacts 
identified there.
    At an unknown date prior to 1970, human remains representing, at 
minimum, five individuals were removed from site AZ FF:11:17(ASM), 
located on land owned by the Glenn family, east of Douglas in Cochise 
County, AZ. Four of the burials were excavated by the landowners, and 
the fifth burial was removed by Emil Haury and Walter Birkby of ASM. 
The remains were received by ASM in 1973. No known individuals were 
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associated funerary objects are present. Little is known about this 
site, as it was not formally excavated. Based on the artifacts observed 
at the site, these human remains likely date to the Archaic period, 
4800-1200 B.C., and may be affiliated with the Chiricahua-San Pedro 
culture.
    In 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site AZ FF:2:1(ASM), located in the Turkey Creek 
drainage near Sunizona in Cochise County, AZ. Collections from this 
site were removed during an archeological survey. These collections 
were received by ASM at an unknown date during 1938 or later. These 
human remains were not recognized at the time they were collected. In 
2010, museum staff discovered these human remains in the site survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. This site contains adobe walled, 
contiguous room structures, and polychrome ceramics. This site dates to 
A.D. 1240-1450, based on the material culture observed there and is 
associated with Late Classic period Hohokam or Salado cultural groups.
    On an unknown date during or prior to 1962, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed site AZ 
FF:2:4(ASM), located on private land in Cochise County, AZ. Collections 
from this site were removed during an archeological survey. These 
collections were received by ASM at an unknown date during 1962 or 
later. These human remains were not recognized at the time they were 
collected. In 2010, museum staff discovered these human remains in the 
site survey collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site is described as a 
village. Artifacts at this site include ceramics, stone tools, and 
burnt roofing clay. Based on the material culture observed at this 
site, these human remains date to A.D. 1150-1450, and are affiliated 
with Late Classic period Hohokam or Salado cultural groups.
    In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals 
were removed from site AZ FF:3:8(ASM), located on private land in the 
Turkey Creek drainage in Cochise County, AZ. This collection was 
brought to ASM in 1963. No known individuals were identified. The one 
associated cultural object is a lot of stone beads. Site AZ FF:3:8(ASM) 
is a small, adobe-walled Mogollon village composed of two room blocks 
enclosing a plaza. Based on ceramic typology, these human remains 
likely date to A.D. 1250-1325, and are affiliated with Mogollon and 
possibly Hohokam cultural groups.
    In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, 
were removed from site AZ FF:6:1(ASM), located on private land near 
Douglas in Cochise County, AZ. The human remains were removed during 
archeological excavations conducted by the Cochise County Historical 
and Archeological Society. The human remains were donated to ASM in 
1995. No known individuals were identified. The one associated cultural 
object is a soapstone plate. This site is described as a ceramic 
cluster. Based on ceramics reported at this site, these human remains 
likely date to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural 
sequence.
    1n 1972 or 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals, were removed from site AZ FF:6:14(ASM), located on private 
land west of the Chiricahua Mountains in Sulphur Spring Valley in 
Cochise County, AZ. This site was surveyed by Cochise College in 1972 
and excavated in 1974 by the same institution. Collections from this 
site were received by ASM in the 1980s. These human remains were not 
recognized at the time they were collected. In 2007, museum staff 
discovered these human remains in the faunal collections. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. This site is described as a large room block with rock 
alignments and puddled adobe. Based on ceramics observed at this site, 
these remains likely date to A.D. 1100-1300, and are affiliated with 
Hohokam or Salado cultural groups.
    Between 1978 and 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from site AZ FF:9:10, located on private land 
along the Mexico/United States border in Cochise County, AZ. These 
human remains were removed by a crew of volunteer excavators from the 
Cochise County Historical and Archeological Society. These collections 
were received by ASM in 1995. These human remains were not recognized 
at the time they were collected. In 2008, the human remains were 
discovered in the faunal collections. No known individuals were 
identified. The 22 associated funerary objects are 20 chipped stone 
fragments, one shell fragment, and one stone pendant. This site 
consists of a lithic and ceramic scatter with no surface indication of 
structures, rock alignments, or other features. Based on the material 
culture observed at this site, these human remains may date from 1200 
B.C.--A.D. 1450, and may be affiliated with Late Archaic, Hohokam, 
Salado, or Cochise cultural groups.
    On an unknown date prior to 1996, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed by a private citizen from an 
unknown location, designated AZ T-022, reported to be near the Santa 
Cruz River in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. These human remains were 
received by ASM on an unknown date. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A note found 
with the human remains states that they were found in a pot. There is 
no indication that the pot was donated to the museum. Based on the 
placement of burned human remains in a ceramic vessel and the 
geographic location of the discovery, these human remains likely date 
to A.D. 450-1450, which encompasses the Hohokam cultural sequence.
    On an unknown date during or prior to 2016, human remains 
representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed by an unknown 
person from an unknown location in southern Arizona, designated AZ 
Unknown South. The human remains were found in a package that was left 
at an office door at ASM with no indication of the donor or the place 
of discovery. The human remains were in a container that also included 
artifacts, which had plausibly been found together with the human 
remains. No known individuals were identified. The 19 associated 
funerary objects are: Two fragments of animal bone, one fragment of 
botanical material, two ceramic sherds, one fragment of paper, one lot 
of shell beads, one shell fragment, eight stones, two textile 
fragments, and one fragment of unidentified organic material. Based on 
the associated ceramic objects, these human remains likely were 
obtained from a burial site in southern Arizona, dated to A.D. 450-
1450, and affiliated with Hohokam cultural groups.
    On an unknown date, possibly in 1949 or 1957, human remains 
representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site, AZ 
Z:2:1(ASM), located in the Gila Bend area of Maricopa County, AZ. These 
remains were removed over the course of archeological survey carried 
out by ASM in 1949 or in 1957, as part the Painted Rocks Reservoir 
Project. These human remains were not recognized as such when they were 
collected. Collections from this survey were received by ASM at an 
unknown date. In 2010, these human remains were discovered by ASM staff 
in survey collections from this site. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

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    In 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the same site, AZ Z:2:1(ASM). Collections from this 
site were removed during archeological excavations by ASM for the 
Painted Rocks Reservoir Project, under the direction of William W. 
Wasley and Alfred E. Johnson, and under a contract with the National 
Park Service. These human remains were not recognized as such when they 
were collected. These collections were received by ASM in 1960. In 
2005, these human remains were identified by ASM staff in faunal 
collections from this site. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. This site is a large Hohokam 
settlement occupied during the Colonial and Sedentary periods, 
consisting of a house mound or platform mound, several trash mounds, 
two ball courts, and a prehistoric canal. Based on site dates, these 
human remains date to A.D. 750-1150.
    Archeologists describe the earliest settlements in southern Arizona 
as belonging to the Late Archaic/Early Agricultural horizon. Recent 
archeological investigations have added support to the hypothesis that 
the Hohokam cultural tradition arose from the earlier horizon, based on 
continuities in settlement pattern, architectural technologies, 
irrigation technologies, subsistence patterns, and material culture. 
Archeologists have had difficulty dating the beginning of the Hohokam 
period because the appearance of its distinctive cultural traits, 
including ceramic technologies and mortuary patterns, was a gradual 
process spanning several hundred years. This observation adds further 
support to the hypothesis that the Hohokam tradition evolved in place 
from earlier Late Archaic traditions. Linguistic evidence furthermore 
suggests that the Hohokam tradition was multiethnic in nature. Cultural 
continuity between these prehistoric occupants of Southern Arizona and 
present-day O'odham peoples is supported by continuities in settlement 
pattern, architectural technologies, basketry, textiles, ceramic 
technology, and ritual practices.
    Archeologists have also recognized the presence of people 
associated with the Mogollon tradition in southeastern Arizona. Their 
presence there is thought to represent a migration of people from the 
mountainous region to the north, where the Mogollon archeological 
culture was originally defined. Material culture characteristics of 
Mogollon traditions include a temporal progression from earlier pit 
houses to later masonry pueblos, villages organized in room blocks of 
contiguous dwellings associated with plazas, rectangular kivas, 
polished and paint-decorated ceramics, painted and unpainted corrugated 
ceramics, red and brown ceramics, inhumation burials, cradleboard 
cranial deformation, grooved stone axes, and bone artifacts. In 
southeastern Arizona, there is evidence for both Hohokam and Mogollon 
traditions, but it is unclear whether these traditions represent 
separate occupations of different people who interacted and exchanged 
material culture, or cohabitation and a blending of identities.
    Oral traditions that are documented for the Ak-Chin Indian 
Community (previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of the 
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian 
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River 
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; 
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona support cultural affiliation 
with Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period and Hohokam sites in 
southern Arizona.
    Oral traditions that are documented for the Hopi Tribe also support 
cultural affiliation with Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period and 
Hohokam sites in the region. Several Hopi clans and religious societies 
are derived from ancestors who migrated from the south and likely 
identified with the Hohokam tradition. Oral traditions and 
archeological evidence also support affiliation of Hopi clans with the 
Mogollon archeological sites.
    Oral traditions of medicine societies and kiva groups of the Zuni 
Tribe recount migration from distant portions of the Southwest to 
present day Zuni, and support affiliation with Mogollon, Hohokam, and 
Late Archaic traditions. Historical linguistic analysis also suggests 
interaction between ancestral Zuni and Uto-Aztecan speakers during the 
late Hohokam period.

Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum

    Officials of the Arizona State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 662 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 10,418 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 Ak-Chin 
Indian Community (previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of 
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian 
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, hereafter referred to as 
``The 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 the request to John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 
210026, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, 
telephone (520) 626-2950, email [email protected], by November 
16, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying The Consulted 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 14, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-22597 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4312-52-P