Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, Tucson, AZ, 65407-65409 [2019-25732]
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excavated by Walker date as early as the
intermediate period (1000 B.C. to A.D.
1000), but the site is mostly a late
prehistoric to historic settlement that
contained both residential and
ceremonial elements. The Fernanden˜o
consider these three archeological sites
as a single multi-component settlement
known as Momonga, while the
Chumash use the term Calucscoho. A
number of rock art panels have been
documented at the Chatsworth site, and
the excavations by Pence, Walker, and
McIntyre uncovered objects consistent
with Native American occupation. An
article by Sanburg et al. (1978) states:
The Chatsworth Site was occupied into
historic times (Walker 1952:85; Leonard
1974), but there is some conflict as to which
group, the Fernandeno or the Chumash, was
associated with it. Kroeber (1925: 621) and
Johnston (1966: 9, 11) consider the site to be
within the Fernandeno area whose boundary
with the Chumash they set a short distance
to the west at the Santa Susana Pass. This has
been questioned by Forbes (1966: 138) who
states that the Chumash extended as far east
as El Escorpion, located in the southwestern
section of the San Fernando Valley and
probably were found to the north all along
the valley’s western edge. [Sanburg et al.
1978, page 28].
Sanburg et al. (1978) conclude that the
‘‘petrographic art present at the
Chatsworth Site relates well to the
previously presented material from the
Chumash Area.’’ Based on the
documentary evidence, the site most
likely had dual-ethnic components with
either simultaneous or subsequent use
or occupation. Therefore, the site holds
significant ritual and ceremonial
importance to both the Fernanden˜o and
Chumash people.
During consultation, Pierce College
received correspondence from the Tribal
President of the Fernanden˜o Tataviam
Band, Rudy J. Ortega Jr., citing various
archeological and historic publications
linking the Fernanden˜o Tribe to the site.
Mr. Ortega’s letter also included
information about the Tribe’s ethnic
makeup, territorial boundaries, and
connection to the Momonga site (CA
LAN 357/CA LAN 21).
One individual was recovered from a
burial at CA LAN 357 during Pence’s
excavations in 1970 and 1971. The
human remains were found in very poor
condition, with 65–70% of the skull and
torso missing. Several photographs
taken during the burial excavation show
the bones of the lower portion (legs) of
an individual in the flexed (fetal)
position. According to the excavators,
the individual was a middle-aged adult
of undetermined sex.
One individual was recovered from
the excavation of a burial during the
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1972 field season. The human remains
recovered are too fragmentary to allow
specification of the sex, age, or stature
of the individual. According to the
excavators, the individual was a young
adult of undetermined sex, but the
excavators considered the individual to
be male because of the associated
objects recovered with the burial. These
items, consisting mostly of
hammerstone fragments and chipped
stone tools, could not be located.
Four individuals are represented by
solitary teeth that were recovered from
excavation units during Pence’s 1970s
field seasons. The teeth were found in
individually labeled small bags and
consist of one fragment of a molar from
excavation unit L28, one premolar (reg.
no. 72–1202), one incisor (reg. no. 70–
0787), and one maxillary canine (reg.
no. 72–1199). One individual is
represented by a solitary tibia fragment
that is likely to have come from
McIntyre’s excavations of the CA LAN
21 site in 1976.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, least 11 individuals were
stored separately in boxes marked Series
A, B, D, E–1, E–2, and T. Each box was
treated as a separate burial context.
Series A, B, D, and E–1 boxes contained
fragmented human remains representing
at least one individual each. Series E–
2 box contain the fragmented human
remains of at least three individuals.
Series’ T and K boxes contained
fragmented human remains representing
at least two individuals each. No known
individuals were identified. The 72
associated funerary objects are 17
chipped stone scrapers, two shaped
sandstone tools, six chipped stone
projectile points, four chipped-stone
core fragments, one rim fragment from
a ground stone bowl, one small bag of
ochre fragments, four sandwich bags of
small animal bone fragments, three
sandwich bags of chipped stone flakes
and debitage, and 34 fragments of
animal bones.
Determinations Made by Los Angeles
Pierce College
Officials of Los Angeles Pierce College
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 18
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 72 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
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identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California, and, if joined,
the Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of
Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
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 Ronald K Faulseit, Los
Angeles Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka
Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91371,
telephone (818) 610–6560, email
faulserk@piercecollege.edu, by
December 27, 2019. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California, and the
Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of Mission
Indians (if joined with the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California)
may proceed.
The Los Angeles Pierce College is
responsible for notifying the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
and the Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of
Mission Indians that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 8, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima
County Office of the Medical Examiner,
Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Pima County Office of the
Medical Examiner (PCOME) 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
SUMMARY:
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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 PCOME. 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 PCOME at the address in
this notice by December 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bruce Anderson,
Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E
District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714,
telephone (520) 724–8600, email
bruce.anderson@pima.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
Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from San Manuel, Pinal
County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American 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 PCOME
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); Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
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Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
On July 7, 2009, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a wash
near the San Pedro River in San Manuel,
Pinal County, AZ. The human remains
were discovered in the base of a dried
wash by a young man on a run that
morning. Personnel from the Pinal
County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the
scene, where they recovered and
transported the recovered human
remains to the Pinal County Medical
Examiner’s Office. On July 8, 2009, the
Pinal County Medical Examiner, Dr.
Rebecca Hsu, transferred the human
remains to the Pima County Office of
the Medical Examiner, to be examined
by the Pima County Forensic
Anthropologist, Dr. Bruce Anderson.
According to Dr. Anderson, the human
remains are of an adult individual of
Native American ancestry, and are
likely prehistoric. The human remains
were designated case ML09–01398, and
they have since resided in the PCOME
as an unidentified, prehistoric case. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Although the human remains were
not discovered at a known archeological
site, the area where the human remains
were recovered, near the San Pedro
River and south of the Gila River,
constitutes part of the core area of the
Hohokam tradition. The Grewe-Casa
Grande settlement complex on the
middle Gila River is one of the largest
Hohokam settlements in the prehistoric
American Southwest. The classic period
of Hohokam Culture (A.D. 1150–1450) is
characterized by the aggregation of
Hohokam villages into larger villages
located primarily along the middle Gila
and lower San Pedro Rivers where the
human remains were discovered.
On December 15, 2010, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were discovered near the San
Pedro River in San Manuel, Pinal
County, AZ. The human remains were
discovered on the south bank of a wash
by an unknown individual whom had
been removing a tree on the wash bank.
The human remains were recovered by
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personnel of the Pinal County Sherriff’s
Office and brought to the Pinal County
Medical Examiner, Dr. Rebecca Hsu. On
December 16, 2010, the human remains
were transferred to the Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner to be
examined by the Pima County Forensic
Anthropologist, Dr. Bruce Anderson.
According to Dr. Anderson, the human
remains were prehistoric due to the
condition of the remains, the dental
wear, and the associated funerary
objects. In addition, Dr. Anderson
estimated the human remains to be a
probable female 20 years old (+/¥ 3
years). The human remains were
designated case ML10–02448, and have
resided in the PCOME as an
unidentified prehistoric case. No known
individuals were identified. The 387
associated funerary objects are 387
conus shell beads.
The human remains were discovered
near a site discovered along the San
Pedro River, on part of the Johnny
Rhodes’ Sacaton Ranch, where a burial
containing a possible necklace
composed of conus shell beads had been
found. Prehistoric ruins, as well as
sherds of Gila Polychrome pottery and
Tanque Verde Red-on Brown pottery
were also discovered at the site. Sites
along the lower San Pedro River are
associated with the Classic Period (A.D.
1150–1450) of Hohokam Culture.
Determinations Made by the Pima
County Office of the Medical Examiner
Officials of the Pima County Office of
the Medical Examiner 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 387 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 Tohono O’odham Nation of
Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Bruce Anderson,
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Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E
District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714,
telephone (520) 724–8600, email
bruce.anderson@pima.gov, by December
27, 2019. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Tohono O’odham Nation
of Arizona may proceed.
The Pima County Office of the
Medical Examiner is responsible for
notifying the Tohono O’odham Nation
of Arizona and The Consulted Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 24, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Request for Nominations for the
National Park Service Alaska Region
Subsistence Resource Commission
Program
National Park Service, Interior.
Request for nominations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) is seeking nominations for new
members to represent subsistence users
on the following Subsistence Resource
Commissions (SRC): The Aniakchak
National Monument SRC, the Cape
Krusenstern National Monument SRC,
the Denali National Park SRC, the Gates
of the Arctic National Park SRC, the
Lake Clark National Park SRC, the
Kobuk Valley National Park SRC, and
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
SRC.
DATES: Nominations must be
postmarked by December 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to: Joshua T. Ream, Ph.D., (Xı´xch’i
Toowo´o), Subsistence Program Manager,
National Park Service, Alaska Regional
Office, 240 W 5th Avenue, Anchorage,
AK 99501, or email at joshua_ream@
nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua T. Ream, Ph.D., (Xı´xch’i
Toowo´o), Subsistence Program Manager,
National Park Service, Alaska Regional
Office, 240 W 5th Avenue, Anchorage,
AK 99501, or email at joshua_ream@
nps.gov, or via telephone at (907) 644–
3596.
SUMMARY:
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The NPS
SRC program is authorized under
section 808 of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 3118). The SRCs hold meetings to
develop NPS subsistence program
recommendations and advise on related
regulatory proposals and resource
management issues.
Each SRC is composed of nine
members: (a) Three members appointed
by the Secretary of the Interior; (b) three
members appointed by the Governor of
the State of Alaska; and (c) three
members appointed by a Regional
Advisory Council (RAC), established
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 3115, which has
jurisdiction within the area in which the
park is located. Each of the three
members appointed by the RAC must be
a member of either the RAC or a local
advisory committee within the region
who also engages in subsistence uses
within the Park or Park Monument.
We are now seeking nominations for
those three members of each of the SRCs
listed above. These members are to be
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
Members will be appointed for a term
of three years. Members of the SRC
serve without compensation. However,
while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of
services for the SRC, and as approved by
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
members may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in
Government service are allowed such
expenses under Section 5703 of Title 5
of the United States Code.
SRC meetings will take place at such
times as designated by the DFO.
Members are expected to make every
effort to attend all meetings. Members
may not appoint deputies or alternates.
We are seeking nominations for
members to represent subsistence users
on each of the seven SRCs listed above.
All those interested in serving as
members, including current members
whose terms are expiring, must follow
the same nomination process.
Nominations should be typed and
should include a resume providing an
adequate description of the nominee’s
qualifications, including information
that would enable the Department of the
Interior to make an informed decision
regarding meeting the membership
requirements of the SRC, and to permit
the Department to contact a potential
member.
Public Disclosure of Information:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
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nomination, you should be aware that
your entire nomination—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your
nomination to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene,
OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural
History. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, at the address in this notice by
December 27, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME) 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
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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
PCOME. 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 PCOME at the address in this notice by
December 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E District Street, Tucson, AZ
85714, telephone (520) 724-8600, 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 Pima County Office
of the Medical Examiner, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from San Manuel, Pinal County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American 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 PCOME
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); Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to
as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
On July 7, 2009, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a wash near the San Pedro River in San
Manuel, Pinal County, AZ. The human remains were discovered in the base
of a dried wash by a young man on a run that morning. Personnel from
the Pinal County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene, where they
recovered and transported the recovered human remains to the Pinal
County Medical Examiner's Office. On July 8, 2009, the Pinal County
Medical Examiner, Dr. Rebecca Hsu, transferred the human remains to the
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, to be examined by the Pima
County Forensic Anthropologist, Dr. Bruce Anderson. According to Dr.
Anderson, the human remains are of an adult individual of Native
American ancestry, and are likely prehistoric. The human remains were
designated case ML09-01398, and they have since resided in the PCOME as
an unidentified, prehistoric case. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Although the human remains were not discovered at a known
archeological site, the area where the human remains were recovered,
near the San Pedro River and south of the Gila River, constitutes part
of the core area of the Hohokam tradition. The Grewe-Casa Grande
settlement complex on the middle Gila River is one of the largest
Hohokam settlements in the prehistoric American Southwest. The classic
period of Hohokam Culture (A.D. 1150-1450) is characterized by the
aggregation of Hohokam villages into larger villages located primarily
along the middle Gila and lower San Pedro Rivers where the human
remains were discovered.
On December 15, 2010, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were discovered near the San Pedro River in San Manuel,
Pinal County, AZ. The human remains were discovered on the south bank
of a wash by an unknown individual whom had been removing a tree on the
wash bank. The human remains were recovered by personnel of the Pinal
County Sherriff's Office and brought to the Pinal County Medical
Examiner, Dr. Rebecca Hsu. On December 16, 2010, the human remains were
transferred to the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to be
examined by the Pima County Forensic Anthropologist, Dr. Bruce
Anderson. According to Dr. Anderson, the human remains were prehistoric
due to the condition of the remains, the dental wear, and the
associated funerary objects. In addition, Dr. Anderson estimated the
human remains to be a probable female 20 years old (+/- 3 years). The
human remains were designated case ML10-02448, and have resided in the
PCOME as an unidentified prehistoric case. No known individuals were
identified. The 387 associated funerary objects are 387 conus shell
beads.
The human remains were discovered near a site discovered along the
San Pedro River, on part of the Johnny Rhodes' Sacaton Ranch, where a
burial containing a possible necklace composed of conus shell beads had
been found. Prehistoric ruins, as well as sherds of Gila Polychrome
pottery and Tanque Verde Red-on Brown pottery were also discovered at
the site. Sites along the lower San Pedro River are associated with the
Classic Period (A.D. 1150-1450) of Hohokam Culture.
Determinations Made by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
Officials of the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner 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 387 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 Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Bruce Anderson,
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Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner,
2825 E District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714, telephone (520) 724-8600,
email [email protected], by December 27, 2019. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Tohono O'odham
Nation of Arizona may proceed.
The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner is responsible for
notifying the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona and The Consulted Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 24, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-25732 Filed 11-26-19; 8:45 am]
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