Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM, 25824-25825 [2019-11540]
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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 Michael C. Moore,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243,
telephone (615) 687–4776, email
mike.c.moore@tn.gov, by July 5, 2019.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Chickasaw Nation may proceed.
The Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 2, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest,
Albuquerque, NM
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest 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 Cibola National Forest. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
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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 Cibola National Forest at
the address in this notice by July 5,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Steve
Hattenbach, Cibola National Forest and
Grasslands, 2113 Osuna Road NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87113, telephone
(505) 346–3804, email
steven.hattenbach@usda.gov.
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
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest,
Albuquerque, NM. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from site AR–03–03–02–536
(LA79663), Mt. Taylor Ranger District,
Cibola National Forest and National
Grasslands, Cibola County, NM.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the 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 Cibola
National Forest professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1980 and 1991, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from site AR–
03–03–02–536 (LA79663) in Cibola
County, NM. Based on reports, site
forms, and other notes found in the
Forest’s heritage resource files, the site
experienced several episodes of rodent
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damage and vandalism (pot hunting)
over a period of 11 years (1980–1991).
The initial damage to the site was noted
in July 1980. At that time, 18 human
bones or fragments of bones were
observed in two midden features, and
were collected by Forest Service
archeological staff. The site form from
that time indicates that the bones were
likely brought to the surface as a result
of rodent activity. The skeletal remains
consist of four long bones, six ribs or rib
fragments, seven vertebrae, and one
sacrum, and represent the partial
skeletons of two Native American
individuals of unknown sex and age. No
known individuals were identified.
Damage to site AR–03–03–02–536
(LA79663) from pot hunting was noted
in 199l, and the site was subsequently
monitored more frequently, until an
individual was discovered digging
within a room block at the site, resulting
in an investigation in September 1991.
During the course of the investigation,
12 artifacts collected by the individual
were seized by a Forest Service Law
Enforcement officer. In June 2008,
evidence of new disturbance (pot
hunting) was observed at the site. As
part of the damage assessment, the
Forest Service archeologist screened soil
from two holes, and recovered
additional items (ceramic sherds, flaked
stone, small pieces of charcoal and
adobe, and seven small pieces of faunal
bone). The 63 associated funerary
objects are 19 ceramic sherds, 13 pieces
of flaked stone, 10 pieces of charcoal, 14
pieces of adobe, and seven small
fragments of faunal remains.
Site AR–03–03–02–536 (LA79663) is a
small masonry pueblo that is estimated
to date between A.D. 900 and 1100. It
is located in Limekiln Canyon, in the
eastern portion of the Zuni Mountains,
on lands managed by the Mt. Taylor
Ranger District of the Cibola National
Forest and National Grasslands. The
1996 report Cultural Affiliations—
Prehistoric Cultural Affiliations of
Southwestern Indian Tribes prepared by
the USDA Forest Service (Southwestern
Region), the Bureau of Land
Management (Arizona and New Mexico
State Offices), and the Arizona State
Museum found that the Eastern Anasazi
in the Cibola Area (A.D. 700–1300) are
culturally affiliated with the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona, Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. During
consultation, the Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico Historic Preservation Office
confirmed it, too, considers the eastern
half of the Zuni Mountains part of its
aboriginal land base. The Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah also
claims cultural affiliation with the Nihi
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naa za´zi people of the Southwest
(Anasazi people from Archaic-Pueblo IV
periods).
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 63 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 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 Forest Supervisor, Steve
Hattenbach, Cibola National Forest and
Grasslands, 2113 Osuna Road NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87113, telephone
(505) 346–3804, email
steven.hattenbach@usda.gov, by July 5,
2019. 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 Cibola National Forest is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 14, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Office
of the State Archaeologist, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
previously listed as the Office of the
State Archaeologist Burials Program, has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
at the address in this notice by July 5,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 S
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa City, IA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from site
13WD216 in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, IA.
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
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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 Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota;
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe
(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of
the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake
Tribe, North Dakota; Upper Sioux
Community, Minnesota; and the
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In September 1958, human remains
representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from the
Sioux City South Ravine (13WD216) in
Woodbury County, IA. The human
remains were disturbed by heavy
machinery at a sand borrow during the
construction of Interstate 29. Staff from
Morningside College began work at the
site on the day of the discovery, and
Reynold Ruppe of the University of
Iowa completed the excavation. The site
was looted twice during the excavation,
resulting in the loss of human remains
and artifacts. The remaining artifacts
and human remains were dispersed,
with some displayed at the Sioux City
Public Museum and some reposed at the
University of Iowa. In 1965, most of the
human remains and artifacts were
reunited in Sioux City, Iowa. The
human remains were then transferred to
William Bass at the University of Kansas
for study, while the artifacts were sent
to the Smithsonian Institution
laboratory in Lincoln, Nebraska. Most of
the human remains and some of the
artifacts from site 13WD216 were
discovered in the repository of the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville in
early 2018, and were transferred to the
Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program in July 2018.
Individuals represented include one
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027959; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest 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
Cibola National Forest. 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 Cibola National Forest at the address in
this notice by July 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Steve Hattenbach, Cibola National Forest
and Grasslands, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113, telephone
(505) 346-3804, 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 U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
site AR-03-03-02-536 (LA79663), Mt. Taylor Ranger District, Cibola
National Forest and National Grasslands, Cibola County, NM.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the 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 Cibola
National Forest professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; and
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred
to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1980 and 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from site AR-03-03-02-536 (LA79663) in Cibola
County, NM. Based on reports, site forms, and other notes found in the
Forest's heritage resource files, the site experienced several episodes
of rodent damage and vandalism (pot hunting) over a period of 11 years
(1980-1991). The initial damage to the site was noted in July 1980. At
that time, 18 human bones or fragments of bones were observed in two
midden features, and were collected by Forest Service archeological
staff. The site form from that time indicates that the bones were
likely brought to the surface as a result of rodent activity. The
skeletal remains consist of four long bones, six ribs or rib fragments,
seven vertebrae, and one sacrum, and represent the partial skeletons of
two Native American individuals of unknown sex and age. No known
individuals were identified.
Damage to site AR-03-03-02-536 (LA79663) from pot hunting was noted
in 199l, and the site was subsequently monitored more frequently, until
an individual was discovered digging within a room block at the site,
resulting in an investigation in September 1991. During the course of
the investigation, 12 artifacts collected by the individual were seized
by a Forest Service Law Enforcement officer. In June 2008, evidence of
new disturbance (pot hunting) was observed at the site. As part of the
damage assessment, the Forest Service archeologist screened soil from
two holes, and recovered additional items (ceramic sherds, flaked
stone, small pieces of charcoal and adobe, and seven small pieces of
faunal bone). The 63 associated funerary objects are 19 ceramic sherds,
13 pieces of flaked stone, 10 pieces of charcoal, 14 pieces of adobe,
and seven small fragments of faunal remains.
Site AR-03-03-02-536 (LA79663) is a small masonry pueblo that is
estimated to date between A.D. 900 and 1100. It is located in Limekiln
Canyon, in the eastern portion of the Zuni Mountains, on lands managed
by the Mt. Taylor Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest and
National Grasslands. The 1996 report Cultural Affiliations--Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliations of Southwestern Indian Tribes prepared by the
USDA Forest Service (Southwestern Region), the Bureau of Land
Management (Arizona and New Mexico State Offices), and the Arizona
State Museum found that the Eastern Anasazi in the Cibola Area (A.D.
700-1300) are culturally affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona,
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. During consultation, the Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico Historic Preservation Office confirmed it, too, considers the
eastern half of the Zuni Mountains part of its aboriginal land base.
The Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah also claims cultural
affiliation with the Nihi
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naa z[aacute]zi people of the Southwest (Anasazi people from Archaic-
Pueblo IV periods).
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Cibola National Forest have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 63 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 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 Forest Supervisor, Steve Hattenbach, Cibola
National Forest and Grasslands, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM
87113, telephone (505) 346-3804, email [email protected], by
July 5, 2019. 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 Cibola National Forest is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 14, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-11540 Filed 6-3-19; 8:45 am]
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