Notice of Intended Repatriation: The San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA, 90040-90041 [2024-26456]
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determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the San
Bernardino County Museum, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual and three lots of
associated funerary objects (one lot of
stone, one lot of ceramics, and one lot
of bone tools) were removed from a
roasting pit under the freeway at
Mountain Pass (also known as Cajon
Pass) Interstate 15 in 1924, predating
Caltrans ownership. Field notes state
that an individual named ‘‘Waite’’
excavated the remains in 1924, but the
collection was not donated to the
museum until July 31, 1976, by E.L.
McFarlane, at which point the AFOs
were given accession numbers (A1361–
1, A1361–5, A1361–6).
A preponderance of the evidence
supports a determination that the
individuals are Native American, based
on the artefactual context and skeletal
taphonomy. Ethnohistoric evidence
indicates that the area around the Cajon
Pass was occupied by the Serrano Tribe
during the prehistoric and protohistoric
period. This area has traditionally been
identified as Serrano ancestral territory.
Serrano tribal leader Santos Manuel
(namesake of the Yuhaaviatam of San
Manuel Nation) when being interviewed
by John P. Harrington in the early 1900s,
calls the area of Cajon Pass
‘‘amutskupiat’’, a Serrano space.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual and four lots of
associated funerary objects (one lot of
lithic tools, one lot of shell, one lot of
charcoal, and one lot of faunal remains)
were removed from archaeological site
SBCM–39 (CA–SBr–01457). The site is
situated on Rialto Bench overlooking
Lytle Creek Wash near the mouth of
Cajon Canyon. San Bernardino County
Museum’s first record of the site is from
1939. Level Report Forms from
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona show additional excavation or
survey continued or restarted in 1982.
In a preliminary report on the Rialto
Bench Project written by Julie C
Wizorek in 1984, it is stated that
Richard Reynolds of the Page Museum
and Bob Yohe assisted in identifying
bone, bone tools, and animal teeth from
the site. Two human teeth were
identified as deciduous (or primary)
teeth.
A preponderance of the evidence
supports a determination that the
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individuals are Native American, based
on the artefactual context and skeletal
taphonomy. Ethnohistoric evidence
indicates that the area around the Cajon
Pass was occupied by the Serrano tribe
during the prehistoric and protohistoric
period. This area has traditionally been
identified as Serrano ancestral territory.
Serrano tribal leader Santos Manuel
(namesake of the Yuhaaviatam of San
Manuel Nation) when being interviewed
by John P. Harrington in the early 1900s,
identified two Serrano villages in the
vicinity. Papiambit, located on the edge
of Lytle Creek and Apuritaimbit,
southeast along Lytle Creek Wash.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The San Bernardino County Museum
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The seven lots 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 connection between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
California and the Yuhaaviatam of San
Manuel Nation (previously listed as San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after December 16,
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2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the San
Bernardino County Museum 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 San Bernardino
County Museum 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: November 7, 2024
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–26453 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039029;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: The
San Diego Archaeological Center, San
Diego, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San
Diego Archaeological Center intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects, sacred objects, or
objects of cultural patrimony and that
have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, The
San Diego Archaeological Center, 16666
San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido,
CA 92027, telephone (760) 291–0370,
email sjsandoval@
sandiegoarchaeology.org.
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 San Diego
Archaeological Center and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The
SUMMARY:
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National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
An approximate total of 12,901
cultural items representing 16
archaeological collections have been
requested for repatriation by the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation
Committee (KCRC), on behalf of the 12
Federally recognized Kumeyaay Tribal
Nations. The 58 unassociated funerary
objects include the following material
classes: Ground stone fragments and
Shell beads/fragments; the 569 sacred
objects include the following material
classes: Ceramic pipe fragments,
figurine fragments, and rattle beads;
Chipped stone biface, blanks, core,
debitage, flakes, points, tools, and
sucking tube fragment; Ground stone
pendants; Ochre mineral fragment; Shell
beads and pendants; and tourmaline
crystals; and the 12,274 objects of
cultural patrimony include the
following material classes: Bone (faunal)
modified and unmodified; Ceramics;
Chipped stone tools; Chipped stone;
Ground stone tools; Historic; Lithics;
Samples (charcoal and soil); Vegetal
modified and unmodified; Shell
modified and unmodified.
There is no known presence of any
potentially hazardous substances used
to treat any of the cultural items
mentioned in this notice.
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Determinations
The San Diego Archaeological Center
has determined that:
• The 58 unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• The 569 sacred objects described in
this notice are specific ceremonial
objects needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
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Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• The 12,274 objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group, including any
constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or
other subdivision), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and Campo Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation, California; Capitan
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California (Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California;
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Viejas Reservation, California);
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Iipay Nation of
Santa Ysabel, California; Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja
and Cosmit Reservation, California;
Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after December 16, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the San Diego Archaeological Center
must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the cultural
items are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The San
Diego Archaeological Center is
responsible for sending a copy of this
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notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–26456 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039038;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a known lineal descendant connected
to the human remains in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email
jpickering@fas.harvard.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 PMAE, 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:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing one
individual has been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains
were collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA, and are hair
clippings collected from one individual,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039029; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: The San Diego Archaeological
Center, San Diego, 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 Diego Archaeological Center intends
to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural
patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, The San Diego Archaeological Center,
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027, telephone (760)
291-0370, 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
San Diego Archaeological Center and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the summary or related records. The
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National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
An approximate total of 12,901 cultural items representing 16
archaeological collections have been requested for repatriation by the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee (KCRC), on behalf of the 12
Federally recognized Kumeyaay Tribal Nations. The 58 unassociated
funerary objects include the following material classes: Ground stone
fragments and Shell beads/fragments; the 569 sacred objects include the
following material classes: Ceramic pipe fragments, figurine fragments,
and rattle beads; Chipped stone biface, blanks, core, debitage, flakes,
points, tools, and sucking tube fragment; Ground stone pendants; Ochre
mineral fragment; Shell beads and pendants; and tourmaline crystals;
and the 12,274 objects of cultural patrimony include the following
material classes: Bone (faunal) modified and unmodified; Ceramics;
Chipped stone tools; Chipped stone; Ground stone tools; Historic;
Lithics; Samples (charcoal and soil); Vegetal modified and unmodified;
Shell modified and unmodified.
There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances
used to treat any of the cultural items mentioned in this notice.
Determinations
The San Diego Archaeological Center has determined that:
The 58 unassociated funerary objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
The 569 sacred objects described in this notice are
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
The 12,274 objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California; Capitan Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California (Barona Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California;
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of
the Viejas Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California; Inaja
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation,
California; Jamul Indian Village of California; La Posta Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California; and the Sycuan Band of the
Kumeyaay Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after December 16, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the San Diego Archaeological Center must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The San Diego Archaeological
Center is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and
to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26456 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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