Notice of Inventory Completion: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA, 35202 [2024-09414]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037841;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San
Francisco State University (SF State)
NAGPRA Program has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after May
31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco
State University NAGPRA Program,
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco,
CA 94132, telephone (415) 405–3545,
email egreen@sfsu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the SF State
NAGPRA Program and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been reasonably
identified. The 92 associated funerary
objects are Olivella beads, abalone
pendants, obsidian points, basalt cores,
flakes, polished bones, pestles, mortars,
and stone tools. All sites: CA–TEH–23;
CA–TEH–22, the Thomes Creek Site;
and CA–TEH–233, the Lindauer Site,
were excavated in the summer of 1963
by Adan E. Treganza as part of the
Tehama-Colusa Canal Survey. This
survey was conducted to capture
baseline archaeological data about the
area prior to the construction of a canal
by the Bureau of Reclamation.
CA–TEH–23 is in the Tehama Quad
and contained several burials which
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were excavated. CA–TEH–22 is in the
Corning Quad, on a bluff at the
confluence off the Thomes Creek and
Sacramento River. According to the
available site documentation, CA–TEH–
22 was a large village site and contained
at least two burials. CA–TEH–233 was
an occupation mound and may have
included a cemetery. Two burials were
found and reinterred at the time of
recording. Because the remains recorded
at CA–TEH–233 were reburied, it is
assumed that these elements represent a
portion of the remains originally
designated Burial 1 that were collected
at CA–TEH–22. A letter from Suzanne
Griest, UC Davis Museum Preparator, to
Robin Wells, Treganza Anthropology
Museum Curator, indicates that
materials collected from CA–TEH–22
were transferred to Davis at some point
prior to July 3, 1980. An additional
letter from Griest to Wells suggests that
the CA–TEH–22 burials had been
misplaced as early as July 14, 1980. The
survey abstract indicates that these sites
are affiliated with the Central Wintun,
whose aboriginal occupation of the
surrounding areas is well-documented
in the ethnographic literature.
It was once common practice by
museums to use chemicals on cultural
items to prevent deterioration by mold,
insects, and moisture. To date, the SF
State NAGPRA Program has no records
documenting use of chemicals at our
facilities, and we currently do not use
chemicals on any cultural items. A
former SF State professor, Dr. Michael
Moratto, stated that staff used glues,
polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called
Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural
objects in the past. Prior non-invasive
and non-destructive hazardous chemical
tests conducted at the SF State NAGPRA
Program repositories show arsenic,
mercury, and/or lead in some storage
containers, surfaces, and certain cultural
items.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Determinations
The SF State NAGPRA Program has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The 92 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
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death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Grindstone Indian
Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of
California and the Paskenta Band of
Nomlaki Indians of California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in
this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests
for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after May 31, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, SF
State NAGPRA Program must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The SF State
NAGPRA Program is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: April 23, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037841; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Francisco State University (SF
State) NAGPRA Program has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program,
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 405-
3545, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the SF
State NAGPRA Program and additional information on the determinations
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in
the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. The 92 associated
funerary objects are Olivella beads, abalone pendants, obsidian points,
basalt cores, flakes, polished bones, pestles, mortars, and stone
tools. All sites: CA-TEH-23; CA-TEH-22, the Thomes Creek Site; and CA-
TEH-233, the Lindauer Site, were excavated in the summer of 1963 by
Adan E. Treganza as part of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Survey. This survey
was conducted to capture baseline archaeological data about the area
prior to the construction of a canal by the Bureau of Reclamation.
CA-TEH-23 is in the Tehama Quad and contained several burials which
were excavated. CA-TEH-22 is in the Corning Quad, on a bluff at the
confluence off the Thomes Creek and Sacramento River. According to the
available site documentation, CA-TEH-22 was a large village site and
contained at least two burials. CA-TEH-233 was an occupation mound and
may have included a cemetery. Two burials were found and reinterred at
the time of recording. Because the remains recorded at CA-TEH-233 were
reburied, it is assumed that these elements represent a portion of the
remains originally designated Burial 1 that were collected at CA-TEH-
22. A letter from Suzanne Griest, UC Davis Museum Preparator, to Robin
Wells, Treganza Anthropology Museum Curator, indicates that materials
collected from CA-TEH-22 were transferred to Davis at some point prior
to July 3, 1980. An additional letter from Griest to Wells suggests
that the CA-TEH-22 burials had been misplaced as early as July 14,
1980. The survey abstract indicates that these sites are affiliated
with the Central Wintun, whose aboriginal occupation of the surrounding
areas is well-documented in the ethnographic literature.
It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural
items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date,
the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals
at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any
cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto,
stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called
Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-
invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the
SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead
in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
The 92 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and
the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 31, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, SF State NAGPRA
Program must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The SF State NAGPRA Program is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: April 23, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-09414 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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