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potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1984, Bill Kilmer collected 26 

lithics and indigenous ceramics from 

9BR26 in Bartow County, Georgia. The 

material currently housed at the 

University of Georgia Laboratory of 

Archaeology was collected by Bill 

Killmer in 1984. These objects were 

noted as being collected above the 

burial and are being considered 

unassociated funerary objects. No 

known research has been conducted on 

these objects. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1991, a collection that is believed 

to be from 9BR57, Garfield in Bartow 

County, Georgia was transferred to the 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology. It is unclear who 

transferred the collection. James 

Chapman’s name is associated with the 

material housed at the UGA Laboratory 

of Archaeology. The one lot (1983.9) 

faunal remains are included here as 

unassociated funerary objects for the 

proveniences that contain ancestral 

remains. It is not known what, if any 

additional research has been done on 

these objects. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1951, Mary Kellog surface collected 

five lithics, sherdlets, and unmodified 

slate fragment from 9BR195, in Bartow 

County, Georgia. Due to proximity of 

proveniences with ancestors, these 

objects are considered unassociated 

funerary objects. It is not known what, 

if any additional research has been done 

on these objects. There is no record of 

any potentially hazardous substances 

used to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary 

Kellog excavated 59 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, mica, faunal, 

botanical, shell bead, and eroded garnet 

from 9BR199, Cora Harris Cave in 

Bartow County, Georgia. Because of the 

nature of disturbance from looting at the 

site, these objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

ancestors excavated at the site. It is not 

known what, if any additional research 

has been done on these objects. There is 

no record of any potentially hazardous 

substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

In 1951, Arthur Kelly and Mary 

Kellog excavated 329 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, faunal, glass, burnt 

clay, botanicals, faunal, and shell from 

9BR201, Raines Cave No. 2 in Bartow 

County, Georgia. Because of the nature 

of disturbance from looting at the site, 

these objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

ancestors excavated at the site. It is not 

known what, if any additional research 

has been done on these objects. There is 

no record of any potentially hazardous 

substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

From 1988–1990, one bird effigy pipe 

fragment was removed from 9BR2 

Leake, a site in Bartow County. The 

collection including 31 burials were 

excavated by University of Georgia 

during those years and then housed at 

the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology. While much research has 

occurred at this site, it does not appear 

that any research has occurred on this 

pipe fragment. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the unassociated funerary 

objects. 

From 1968 to 2009, 391 indigenous 

ceramics, lithics, soil, burnt clay, faunal 

including drum fish teeth, and flotation 

samples were collected from various 

periods of excavations and surface 

collections were made at 9GO4, 

Thompson, in Gordon County, Georgia. 

These objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects due to 

their proximity to ancestor remains. 

There is no record of any potentially 

hazardous substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

In 1968, WW Scheppler surface 

collected 1,813 indigenous ceramics, 

lithics, faunal, and shell at 9GO8, 

Baxter, in Gordon County, Georgia. 

These objects are considered 

unassociated funerary objects due to 

their proximity to ancestor remains. 

There is no record of any potentially 

hazardous substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, University of Georgia, 

Laboratory of Archaeology has 

determined that: 

• The 2,739 cultural items described 

above 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

The Muscogee (Creek) 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 November 29, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the University of Georgia, 

Laboratory of Archaeology 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 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology 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: October 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25194 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038956; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

San Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Diego Archaeological Center 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 

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in this notice may occur on or after 

November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, 

Executive Director, The San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Rd., 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 

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 

three individuals have been identified 

from three archaeological sites. The 

approximately 17,056 associated 

funerary objects include lithic tools, 

faunal bone and shell tools and ecofacts, 

shell beads/pendants, post-contact 

historic materials, samples: charcoal, 

seeds, vegetal materials, ceramics and 

pipe fragments, and crystals were 

removed from 13 archaeological sites. 

The human remains were removed from 

sites in San Diego County near the Cities 

of Julian (CA–SDI–4586), Poway (CA– 

SDI–6669), and Santee (CA–SDI–20778). 

The associated funerary objects were 

removed from sites throughout San 

Diego County, including near the Cities 

of Alpine (CA–SDI–14283), Campo (CA– 

SDI–15908), Del Mar (CA–SDI–4609), 

Julian (CA–SDI–4586), Poway (CA–SDI– 

525; CA–SDI–4606; CA–SDI–6669), San 

Diego (CA–SDI–39; CA–SDI–14152), 

and Santee (CA–SDI–20778). These 

collections were brought to the San 

Diego Archaeological Center between 

1998 and 2015 for long-term curation. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were unknown at the 

time of delivery. They were identified 

while preparing the collection for 

permanent curation. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were placed in the Center’s secure 

NAGPRA Vault, awaiting Tribal 

notification, consultation, and 

repatriation. The project reports state 

that these sites fall within the 

traditional Kumeyaay territory. No 

known potentially hazardous substances 

have been used to treat any of the 

human remains nor associated funerary 

objects. 

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 Diego Archaeological Center 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least three individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• After consultation with the 

Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation 

Committee (KCRC) it was determined 

that the approximately 17,056 

associated funerary 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 connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

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 

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 November 29, 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 human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

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. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: October 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25188 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038963; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

San Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Diego Archaeological Center has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, 

Executive Director, 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 


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