[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53771-53773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21473]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16414; 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 no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 October 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026,
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,
telephone (520) 626-2950.
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, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Pima 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) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Arizona
State Museum (ASM) professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache
Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ BB:10:--in Pima County, AZ.
The human remains were exposed by erosion in a wash and reported to the
Pima County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department collected
the human remains, assigned a case number, and brought them to their
offices where the medical examiner determined that the human remains
were prehistoric. The human remains were transferred to ASM in August
1995, but were not assigned an accession number. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on
dental wear and other biological indications, the human remains likely
date to the prehistoric or early historical period (9000 BC-AD 1850).
In 1999, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from private land at an unrecorded site, AZ BB:13:--South
Fontana, in Tucson, AZ. The landowner reported the find to the Tucson
Police Department. The police department assigned a case number and
consulted with forensic anthropologist Dr. Walter Birkby, who
determined that the remains were likely prehistoric. The human remains
were subsequently transferred to ASM and were assigned an accession
number. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 2007, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Barrio Libre Site, AZ BB:13:495(ASM), in Tucson,
AZ. The human remains were inadvertently found in a city-owned right-
of-way during the construction of a residence. The legally authorized
excavation was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc. under the
direction of Homer Thiel. When the excavations were concluded, the
archeological collections were brought to ASM and assigned an accession
number. No known individuals were identified. The 13 associated
funerary objects are 1 hematite fragment and 12 pieces of chipped
stone. The Barrio Libre site is part of an area of known protohistoric
and historical occupation of people of O'odham, Apache, and/or Hispanic
descent. Based on the site dates, the human remains likely date to the
early historical period (A.D. 1600-1800). The flexed position of the
human remains, absence of any indications of a container, and the
presence of hematite are consistent with a prehistoric or early
historical period Native American burial.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by a boy from an unrecorded site, AZ BB:9:--Catalina
vicinity, in Pima County, AZ. In 1987, the boy reburied the remains in
a wooden box. In 1991, the box was re-exposed and the discovery was
reported to the Pima County Sheriff's Office. A note found in the box
described the original discovery
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but gave no further information about the location of the original
burial. The Sheriff's Office collected the human remains, brought them
to their offices, and assigned a case number. Forensic anthropologists
from the Human Identification Laboratory, University of Arizona,
examined the remains at the sheriff's office and determined that the
human remains were likely archeological in nature. Morphological traits
of the dentition and the presence of cranial deformation caused by
cradleboarding are consistent with Native American ancestry. The human
remains were subsequently transferred to ASM but were not assigned an
accession number. No known individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are animal bones.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ BB:9:--ME-115-73 in Pima
County, AZ. The burial was exposed by erosion in a wash. No other
contextual information about the discovery has been found. A detective
from the Pima County Sheriff's Office collected the remains, assigned a
case number, and delivered them to Dr. Walter Birkby of the Human
Identification Lab, University of Arizona. Dr. Birkby determined the
human remains to be prehistoric and likely of Native American ancestry.
They were later transferred to ASM, but were not assigned an accession
number. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ BB:9:--Tucson Site 16 in
Tucson, AZ. The burial was discovered on private land on the east side
of the Santa Cruz River. At the request of the landowner, James Ayres
and Walter Birkby of ASM conducted the excavation. The burial was found
in disturbed sediments and no further information regarding the
archeological context is available. The human remains were subsequently
brought to ASM, but were not assigned an accession number. Based on
physical attributes the human remains were determined to be consistent
with Native American ancestry. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site AZ BB:9:65(ASM) in Pima County, AZ. The burial
was found inadvertently by a construction company in the course of
excavating a sewer trench along the channel of an unnamed wash. At the
request of the landowner, excavations were conducted by ASM under the
direction of Bruce Huckell. The human remains were subsequently brought
to the museum and assigned an accession number. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site AZ
BB:9:65(ASM) consists of single human burial. Other than a hearth that
was not associated with the burial, no other cultural features were
found at the site. Physical attributes of the human remains are
consistent with a prehistoric Native American burial.
Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum
Officials of ASM have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the physical
characteristics of the remains and/or the burial context.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 7 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 18 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation,
Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of
Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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, by
October 10, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache
Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona, may proceed.
The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation,
Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of
Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona, that this notice has been published.
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Dated: August 1, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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