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Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis 

Band of Mohawk Indians of New York); 

Seneca Nation of Indians (previously 

listed as the Seneca Nation of New 

York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation 

(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma); Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin; 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously 

listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York); and Tuscarora 

Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

The Roundtop site (SUBi-365): In 

1965, a burial containing the human 

remains of two individuals was 

excavated at the Roundtop site in the 

Village of Endicott, Broome County, NY, 

by a Binghamton University field 

school. Subsequently, the human 

remains were transferred to the control 

of the New York State Museum. This 

site was also excavated by amateurs as 

well as the New York State Museum. 

Much has been published on the site, 

including data showing it was a 

multicomponent site dating between 

circa A.D. 1000 and 1600. No known 

individuals are associated with that 

burial. The human remains and some 

associated funerary objects (AFOs) have 

been under the control of the New York 

State Museum since their excavation; 

the remainder of the AFOs are under the 

control of the University. The 197 AFOs 

under the control of Binghamton 

University are: Six chert decortification 

flakes, one chert shatter, three chert 

blocks, 14 chert waste flakes, one large 

chert waste flake, three chert blocks, 

eight chert shatter, six chert 

decortification flakes, 52 chert waste 

flakes, seven utilized chert flakes, 18 

chert waste flakes, one chert 

decortification flake, two chert shatter, 

one possible utilized flake, eight chert 

shatter, five chert decortification flakes, 

one fire-reddened jasper waste flake, six 

chert chunks, four utilized chert flakes, 

one retouched chert flake, and 49 chert 

waste flakes. Roundtop site is located 

within the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and Onondaga Nation 

of New York. 

Steen Topsoil Removal Plant site: 

During the early 1980s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from a back 

dirt pile at this mining site in the Town 

of Owego, Tioga County, NY. They were 

dropped off at Binghamton University 

anonymously. There were no associated 

funerary objects included in the 

donation. A bioarcheologist and 

archeologist from Binghamton 

University determined that the human 

remains were Native American. No 

known individuals are associated with 

that burial. The site is located within 

the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and the Onondaga 

Nation, New York. 

Cottage site (SUBi-220): In 1973, 

human remains representing two 

individuals were donated to 

Binghamton University by a local 

collector who removed items from this 

site located in the Town of Owego, 

Tioga County, NY. There were no 

associated funerary objects included in 

the donation. A bioarcheologist and 

archeologist from Binghamton 

University determined that the human 

remains were Native American. No 

known individuals are associated with 

that burial. The site is located within 

the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and the Onondaga 

Nation, New York. 

Owego Sewage Plant site (SUBi-336): 

In 1965, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from this site in the Town of Owego, 

Tioga County, NY. A Binghamton 

University faculty member and the 

Triple Cities Chapter of the New York 

State Archaeological Association 

conducted salvage excavations when 

cultural material was uncovered. A 

bioarcheologist and archeologist from 

Binghamton University determined that 

the human remains were Native 

American. No known individuals are 

associated with that burial. The site is 

located within the traditional territories 

of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe, Oklahoma; and the 

Onondaga Nation, New York. 

Haudenosaunee oral tradition states 

that they are affiliated culturally, 

spiritually, biologically, and personally 

to the ancient ancestors located within 

their traditional aboriginal territories. 

This connection is based upon 

Haudenosaunee oral history, cultural 

practices, language, and the philosophy 

of respect for those ancestors that have 

passed. The Haudenosaunee assert this 

affiliation to all Native American 

ancestors located within their extended 

aboriginal territory based on their 

cultural and spiritual beliefs as The 

People of the Long House. Therefore, 

they argue that this evidence supports a 

relationship of shared group identity 

which can be reasonably traced from the 

Onondaga Nation to the Roundtop site, 

Steen Topsoil Removal site, Cottage site, 

and Owego Sewage Plant site. Similarly, 

the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe 

recognize that they have a territorial 

connection to, and cultural affiliation 

with, these sites located in Broome and 

Tioga Counties, NY. 

Determinations Made by the 

Binghamton University 

Officials of the Binghamton 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 197 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 Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe of Indians; and 

Onondaga Nation. 

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 Nina M. Versaggi, Public 

Archaeology Facility, Binghamton 

University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, 

NY 13902–6000, telephone (607) 777– 

478, email nversagg@binghamton.edu, 

by September 7, 2018. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

and Onondaga Nation may proceed. 

The Binghamton University is 

responsible for The Consulted Tribes 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16923 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA– NPS0025916; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

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SUMMARY: The San Diego Museum of 

Man 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 San Diego Museum of 

Man. 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 San Diego Museum of 

Man at the address in this notice by 

September 7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Ben Garcia, Deputy 

Director, San Diego Museum of Man, 

1350 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, 

telephone (619) 239–2001 ext. 17, email 

bgarcia@museumofman.org. 

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 

San Diego Museum of Man. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from San Diego, San 

Diego County, CA. 

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 San Diego 

Museum of Man professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of 

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 the Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California; 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; Iipay Nation of 

Santa Ysabel, California (previously 

listed as the Santa Ysabel Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa 

Ysabel Reservation); 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 Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay 

Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–694 (W–99 and W–99A), a site 

located on the north side of Bataquitos 

Lagoon. During consultation, it was 

determined that CA–SDI–694 is a 

cemetery and that, based on traditional 

Kumeyaay burial practices, all objects 

excavated from this site are associated 

funerary objects. No known individuals 

were identified. The 163 associated 

funerary objects are: One unmodified 

faunal bone, one chipped stone biface, 

one projectile point, 15 chipped stone 

cores, 23 chipped stone core tools, 27 

chipped stone unworked flakes, 37 

chipped stone utilized flakes, eight 

groundstone manos, five groundstone 

metates, 19 stone ecofacts, five lots 

unmodified shell, five lots of soil, and 

16 battered stones. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–691/693/6867 (W–98, W–101, 

W–101B, and W–102), a site complex 

located on the north side of Bataquitos 

Lagoon. During consultation, it was 

determined that this site complex is a 

cemetery and that, based on traditional 

Kumeyaay burial practices, all objects 

excavated from this site are associated 

funerary objects. No known individuals 

were identified. The 125 associated 

funerary objects are: One undecorated 

ceramic body sherd, 14 lots of 

unmodified faunal bones, six chipped 

stone cores, 10 chipped stone core tools, 

one chipped stone knife, one chipped 

stone unifacial tool, 11 lots of unworked 

flakes, 27 utilized flakes, seven manos, 

one metate, one groundstone fishing or 

netting weight, two steatite pendants, 

one groundstone, two pestle fragments, 

10 lots of ecofacts, 10 unmodified 

shells, eight lots of unmodified shells, 

three soil samples, six battered stones, 

two lots of fire affected stone, and one 

lot of charcoal. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–8195, CA–SDI–4860, and CA– 

SDI–4847 (W–108, W–109, W–109A, 

W–110), a cluster of sites north of 

Bataquitos Lagoon. During consultation, 

it was determined that these sites 

comprise one cemetery and that, based 

on traditional Kumeyaay burial 

practices, all objects excavated from 

these sites are associated funerary 

objects. No known individuals were 

identified. The 233 associated funerary 

objects are: Four lots of unmodified 

faunal bones, two decorated ceramic 

sherds, one ceramic undecorated rim 

sherd, four lots of mixed ceramic 

sherds, one chipped stone biface, 16 

chipped stone cores, 87 chipped stone 

core tools, three stone spear points, four 

chipped stones, three stone scrapers, 

seven projectile points, one unworked 

flake, three lots of unworked flakes, one 

stone crescentic, 54 utilized flakes, 14 

manos, one metate, one groundstone, 

two stone pestles, one stone ecofact, 

three lots of ecofacts, one modified shell 

pendant, three lots of unmodified shell, 

one soil sample, and 15 battered stones. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–4548, 4990 (W–92), a site south 

of Bataquitos Lagoon. Based on 

traditional Kumeyaay burial practices, 

all objects excavated from this site are 

associated funerary objects. No known 

individuals were identified. The 241 

associated funerary objects are: One 

chipped stone biface, 11 cores, 45 core 

tools, one projectile point, one scraper, 

four lots of unworked flakes, 162 

utilized flakes, eight manos, one lot of 

ecofacts, one olivella shell bead, two 

lots of unworked shell, one soil sample, 

two battered stones, and one lot of 

unmodified faunal bone. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–630 (W–141 and W–141B), a 

site east of Buena Vista Lagoon along 

Buena Vista Creek. Based on traditional 


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Kumeyaay burial practices, all objects 

excavated from this sites are associated 

funerary objects. No known individuals 

were identified. The 44 associated 

funerary objects are: One decorated 

ceramic sherd, one undecorated ceramic 

sherd, one lot of undecorated ceramic 

sherds, one biface, seven stone 

choppers, one crescentic fragment, 13 

stone scrapers, three lots of unworked 

flakes, two manos, one mortar, one 

heating stone, one arrow shaft 

straightener, one olivella shell bead, one 

shell pendant, five lots of unmodified 

shell, two soil samples, one battered 

stone, and one lot of unmodified faunal 

bone. 

At an unknown date prior to 1949, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were donated 

to the San Diego Museum of Man by 

H.E. Ellery. Other than their association 

to W–146, no additional information 

exists about the date of collection or 

collector. Based on traditional 

Kumeyaay burial practices, all objects 

excavated from this site are associated 

funerary objects to this individual. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

24 associated funerary objects are: One 

mixed lot of faunal bone and shell, two 

lots unmodified faunal bone, one lot of 

undecorated ceramics sherds, one 

chipped stone biface, one core tool, 

three scrapers, four lots of unworked 

flakes, two manos, one abrader, one 

ecofact, five unmodified shells, one soil 

sample, and one hammerstone. 

At an unknown date prior to 1949, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were donated 

to the San Diego Museum of Man by 

John Kelley. Mr. Kelley collected this 

burial following a heavy flood and 

landslide on his property in 1916, also 

known as W–148. Based on traditional 

Kumeyaay burial practices, all objects 

removed from this site are associated 

funerary objects to this individual. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

eight associated funerary objects are: 

one battered stone, one stone scraper, 

one unworked flake, one rim sherd, one 

unmodified faunal bone, one oyster 

shell, one lot miscellaneous shell, and 

one soil sample. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–8797, CA–SDI–10671, CA– 

SDI–6132, and CA–10673 (W–116, W– 

118, W–119, and W–129), a cluster of 

sites south of Agua Hedionda Lagoon. 

During consultation, it was determined 

that these site comprise one cemetery 

and that, based on traditional Kumeyaay 

burial practices, all objects excavated 

from these sites are associated funerary 

objects. No known individuals were 

identified. The 149 associated funerary 

objects are: Three lots of ceramic sherds, 

five lots of unmodified faunal bone, one 

heating stone, five stone cores, 25 

chipped stone core tools, two chipped 

stone bifaces, eight scrappers, three 

unworked flakes, 11 lots of unworked 

flakes, 39 utilized flakes, nine manos, 

one metate, six groundstones, six lots of 

ecofacts, six lots of shell, one 

unmodified shell, one olivella bead, 

four soil samples, six battered stones, 

one chopper, four hammerstones, one 

fire-affected rock, and one stone bead. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from 

CA–SDI–6134 (W–121), a site south of 

Agua Hedionda Lagoon. During 

consultation, it was determined that this 

site is a cemetery and that, based on 

traditional Kumeyaay burial practices, 

all objects excavated from this site are 

associated funerary objects. No known 

individuals were identified. The 64 

associated funerary objects are: One 

bone awl, seven lots unmodified faunal 

bone, one undecorated ceramic body 

sherd, one chipped stone biface 

fragment, one chipped stone core, 25 

chipped stone scrapers, 10 lots of 

chipped stone unworked flakes, one 

chipped stone utilized flake, one mano, 

one hematite ‘‘charm stone’’, one 

steatite doughnut stone fragment, one 

sandstone grinding slab fragment, one 

modified wood piece, one ecofact, six 

lots of unmodified shell, two soil 

samples, and three battered stones. 

In 1929, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered by Malcom J. Rogers from W– 

124, a site south of Agua Hedionda 

Lagoon. During consultation, it was 

determined that this site is a cemetery 

and that, based on traditional Kumeyaay 

burial practices, all objects excavated 

from this site are associated funerary 

objects. No known individuals were 

identified. The 20 associated funerary 

objects are: One lot of undecorated 

ceramic body sherds, one chipped stone 

flaking and battering fragment, 11 

chipped stone scrapers, three lots of 

chipped stone unworked flakes, one lot 

unmodified shell, and three battered 

stones. 

The excavations at the above sites by 

Rogers and the other individuals were 

often conducted at the behest of the San 

Diego Museum of Man. These sites are 

all located within well-known and 

documented territories occupied by the 

Kumeyaay Nation. Based on 

archeological evidence, geographic 

location, ethnographic information, and 

oral history evidence, these remains 

have been identified as Native 

American. 

Determinations Made by the San Diego 

Museum of Man 

Officials of the San Diego Museum of 

Man have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 13 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1,071 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 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 Ben Garcia, Deputy 

Director, San Diego Museum of Man, 

1350 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, 

telephone (619) 239–2001 ext. 17, email 

bgarcia@museumofman.org, by 

September 7, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

The San Diego Museum of Man is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 29, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16921 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025914; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

New York City, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The New York University 

(NYU) College of Dentistry has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 


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