84 FR 11815 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

The Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 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 Fowler Museum at UCLA. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11815-11816]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05998]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027386; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at University of 
California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles 
(UCLA) 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 Fowler Museum 
at UCLA. 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 Fowler Museum at UCLA at the address in 
this notice by April 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Fowler Museum at UCLA, Box 951549, 
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549, telephone (310) 825-1864, 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 Fowler Museum at 
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from multiple sites in Iron County, UT.
    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 Fowler 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed 
as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & 
Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San 
Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band 
of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, 
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah 
(Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of 
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); 
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe 
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The Havasupai Tribe of the 
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; and the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico, were 
invited to consult. Hereafter, all tribes listed in this section are 
referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1961, 1962, and 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, 15 
individuals were removed from Summit (42-IN-40) in Iron County, UT. 
UCLA Anthropology conducted multiyear research through field schools 
and excavations directed by Claude N. Warren et al. (1961) and Jay Ruby 
(1962 and 1964). The site is dated to A.D. 900-1100 based on the 
diagnostic cultural materials identified. In the 1980s, UCLA 
Anthropology transferred all its archeological collections to the 
Fowler Museum at UCLA. The 1961 excavations include a burial containing 
two infants and fragmentary remains representing, at minimum, four 
adults. The 1962 excavations identified a burial containing a child and 
fragmentary remains representing, at minimum, four individuals. The 
1964 excavations identified two burials, each containing two adult 
males and fragmentary remains representing an infant and an adult. No 
known individuals were identified. The 14 associated funerary objects 
are two pieces of stone debitage, one hammerstone, one ceramic sherd, 
four ceramic sherds, three flakes, and three unmodified animal bones. 
One piece of stone debitage is currently missing from the collections.
    In 1954-1960, human remains representing, at minimum, nine 
individuals were removed from Paragonah (42-IN-43) in Iron County, UT. 
UCLA Anthropology conducted multiyear research on private land through 
field schools and excavations directed by Clement Meighan (1954-1956), 
H. B. Nicholson (1957), and M. B. McKusick (1959-1960). The site is 
dated to A.D. 1050-1135 based on radiocarbon dating. In the 1980s, UCLA 
Anthropology transferred all its archeological collections to the 
Fowler Museum at UCLA. The excavations identified four burials. The 
human remains include one adult male, one adult female, one infant, one 
juvenile,

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four adults of undetermined sex, and one juvenile of undetermined sex. 
No known individuals were identified. The 586 associated funerary 
objects are 342 pieces of unmodified animal bone, three bags of 
unmodified animal bones, 208 ceramic sherds, one ceramic pot, one 
antler wedge, three red pigment samples, five bags of basketry 
fragments, one bone awl, two burial stones, five organic fragments, one 
bag of clay with cordage and feather impressions, one bag of wood 
fragments, two stone beads, five stone manos, three hammerstones, one 
stone scraper, one stone flake, and one stone hatch cover fragment. The 
following 296 associated funerary objects are currently missing from 
the collections: One bone gaming piece, 24 pieces of animal bone, one 
worked pottery sherd, 199 pottery sherds and one bag of pottery sherds, 
10 pieces of charcoal, nine bags of charcoal, one clay sample, 17 
pieces of carbonized seeds, six bags of carbonized seeds, eight pieces 
of corn cob fragments and two bags of corn cob fragments, one bag of 
wood fragments, two pieces of clay with wood fragments, four pieces of 
chipped stone, nine projectile points, and one stone bead. There is a 
note that materials from Robinson's Silo and House 16 are on permanent 
loan to the College of Southern Utah since June 1960.
    In the summer of 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from Evan's Mound (42-IN-44) in Iron County, 
UT, during a summer field school conducted by UCLA Anthropologist M. B. 
McKusick. The site is dated to A.D. 1050-1130 based on radiocarbon 
dating. In the 1980s, UCLA Anthropology transferred all its 
archeological collections to the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Excavations 
identified a burial containing, at minimum, two infants, one adult of 
unknown sex, and one infant of unknown sex. No known individuals were 
identified. The three associated funerary objects are one lignite bead 
and two ceramic sherds.
    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, 19 individuals 
were removed from Parowan (42-IN-100) in Iron County, UT, during a 
field school directed by UCLA Anthropologist Jay Ruby. The site is 
dated to A.D. 980-1413 based on radiocarbon dating. In the 1980s, UCLA 
Anthropology transferred all its archeological collections to the 
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Excavations identified four burials containing 
four infants, one perinatal, two juveniles, ten adults, and one 
individual that could not be identified further. No known individuals 
were identified. The 39 associated funerary objects are one bone gaming 
piece, one piece of modified bone, 12 unmodified animal bone, eight 
utilized flakes, two hammerstones, three stone cores, 10 ceramic 
sherds, one corn cob, and one organic fragment.
    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Mortonson's Site (42-IN-103) in Iron County, UT, 
during a field school directed by UCLA Anthropologist Jay Ruby and 
Frank Balzer. The site was dated to A.D. 980-1413 by Richard Talbot. In 
the 1980s, UCLA Anthropology transferred all its archeological 
collections to the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Excavations identified a 
burial representing an adult male individual. No known individuals were 
identified. The three associated funerary objects are unmodified animal 
bones.
    Continuity between the prehistoric Great Basin, Ancestral Puebloan, 
and Fremont cultures and the modern Paiute of Utah, Hopi and Zuni 
tribes is evidenced by similarities in material culture, architectural 
styles, and mortuary practices, as well as biological, geographic, 
ethnographic, and oral histories. Archeological studies showing 
continuities of basketry, ceramics and projectile point chronologies 
indicate a cultural affiliation between the Fremont of this area and 
Numic-speaking groups identified in the area during the contact period. 
Physical anthropologists have suggested incipient beginnings for the 
Fremont with ever increasing influence of Pueblo people. Genetic 
analyses support a close biological relationship among the Fremont and 
the modern Hopi and Zuni peoples. In addition, architectural styles, 
masonry techniques, and certain structure types suggest cultural 
continuity between prehistoric and modern Pueblo groups. Distinctive 
cultural patterns, however, indicate that the Fremont were a discrete 
group among the prehistoric Great Basin or Ancestral Pueblo peoples. 
Several sites indicate Ancestral Pueblo and Great Basin material 
culture alongside distinctive Fremont cultural styles, such as 
signature Snake Valley gray wares and rock art design styles and 
elements. Finally, the Hopi Tribe, the Paiute Tribe of Utah, and the 
Pueblo of Zuni have presented oral traditions indicating that ancestral 
groups and/or specific clans or lineages inhabited this Fremont area 
from the very earliest of times.

Determinations Made by the Fowler Museum at University of California 
Los Angeles

    Officials of the Fowler Museum at University of California Los 
Angeles have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 48 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 645 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 Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, 
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of 
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of 
Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem 
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of 
Paiutes)); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, 
hereafter referred to as ``The Affiliated 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 Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Fowler Museum at 
UCLA, Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549, telephone (310) 825-1864, 
email [email protected], by April 29, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Affiliated Tribes 
may proceed.
    The Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: February 25, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-05998 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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