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known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown date in the 1970s, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of two individuals were 

removed from Crag Point archeological 

site (49–KOD–00044) on Kodiak Island, 

AK, by the now-deceased William 

Laughlin. The human remains were 

transported to the University of 

Wisconsin Anthropology Department at 

an unknown date and under unknown 

circumstances. In 2006, the human 

remains were found among William 

Laughlin’s collections at the University 

of Wisconsin Anthropology Department. 

In 2007, the human remains were sent 

to the Smithsonian Institution where 

they are presently located. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown date in the 1960s or 

1970s, human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

removed from Anton Larsen 

archeological site (49–KOD–00040) on 

Kodiak Island, AK, by the now-deceased 

William Laughlin. The human remains 

were transported to the University of 

Wisconsin Anthropology Department at 

an unknown date and under unknown 

circumstances. In 2006, the human 

remains were found among William 

Laughlin’s collections at the University 

of Wisconsin Anthropology Department. 

In 2007, the human remains were sent 

to the Smithsonian Institution for 

inventory, where they are presently 

located. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The Crag Point and Anton Larsen sites 

are located on Federal lands 

administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management. The Crag Point site is a 

prehistoric archeological deposit with 

strata spanning the period from about 

7,000 to 800 years ago. The human 

remains at the Alutiiq Museum that 

were found in the faunal samples come 

from dense deposits of well-preserved 

shell midden in the site’s upper layers 

(L1 and L2). These deposits surround a 

cluster of collapsed sod houses and are 

known to include both formal burials 

and scattered deposits of human 

remains. These well-preserved deposits 

date primarily to the Late Kachemak 

tradition (circa 2,700 B.P. to 800 B.P.) as 

evidenced by typological studies of 

artifacts and features, as well as 

multiple radiometric dates. The human 

remains were not found in a specific 

feature or area within the midden, but 

represent scattered elements from a 

variety of excavation squares. They may 

be from burials disturbed by the 

construction of site features, as the site 

was occupied repeatedly during the Late 

Kachemak tradition and is known to 

have contained both individual pit 

burials and crypt burials in the midden; 

or they may be the remains of 

individuals who were not formally 

buried. Previous studies of human 

remains from Crag Point illustrate that 

the remains of some individuals were 

butchered and mixed with midden 

deposits. Archeologists believe that the 

people of the Late Kachemak tradition 

are ancestors of modern day Alutiiqs. 

Archeological data collected over the 

past 20 years indicates that Late 

Kachemak societies evolved into the 

more complexly organized societies of 

the Koniag tradition observed at historic 

contact in the late 18th century. As 

such, the human remains from the Crag 

Point site are presumed to be Native 

American and most closely affiliated 

with the contemporary Native residents 

of the Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak 

Alutiiq. Specifically, they were 

recovered from an area of the Kodiak 

Archipelago traditionally used by 

members of the Native Village of 

Ouzinkie. 

The human remains found at the Crag 

Point archeological site by William 

Laughlin in the 1970s presently located 

at the University of Wisconsin 

Anthropology Department and at the 

Smithsonian Institution are similarly 

presumed to date no more recently than 

800 B.P., though no specific information 

is available about them. 

The Anton Larsen site is a prehistoric 

archeological deposit near the Crag 

Point site. The human remains found at 

this site by William Laughlin in the 

1960s or 1970s and presently at the 

Smithsonian Institution are similarly 

presumed to date no more recently than 

800 B.P., though no specific information 

is available about them. 

Officials of the Alaska State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of at least seven individuals of 

Native American ancestry. Officials of 

the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management have also determined that, 

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 the Native Village of Ouzinkie. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Robert E. King, 

Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 

7th Avenue, Box 13, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510, 

before September 12, 2008. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Native 

Village of Ouzinkie may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Alaska State Office, Bureau of 

Land Management is responsible for 

notifying the Koniag, Inc., Native 

Village of Ouzinkie, and Ouzinkie 

Native Corporation that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 8, 2008 

Daniel Odess, 

Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E8–18713 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Coconino National Forest, 

Flagstaff, AZ and Arizona State 

University, School of Evolution and 

Social Change, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with of 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 

in the control of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Coconino 

National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ, and in 

the possession of the Arizona State 

University, School of Evolution and 

Social Change (formerly Department of 

Anthropology), Tempe, AZ. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Yavapai 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). 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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Coconino 

National Forest and Arizona State 

University, School of Human Evolution 

and Social Change professional staffs in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from site AZ 


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O:05:0129, Yavapai County, AZ, by 

unknown individuals. In 1958, the 

human remains were donated to the 

Arizona State University by Edward 

Dick. No known individual was 

identified. The eight associated funerary 

objects are one necklace, three bead 

anklets, three pieces of cloth, and one 

reed. 

Site AZ O:05:0129 is a cave site, in 

the Verde River Valley and located near 

Camp Verde, AZ. Characteristics of 

material culture indicate that the site is 

associated with the archeologicallydefined Sinagua culture (central 

Arizona), dating to A.D. 650–1400. The 

Sinagua culture is considered to be 

ancestral to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Oral traditions presented by 

representatives of the Hopi Tribe 

support cultural affiliation. 

Officials of the Coconino National 

Forest in consultation with officials of 

Arizona State University have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Coconino National Forest in 

consultation with officials of Arizona 

State University also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), 

the eight objects 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. Lastly, 

officials of the Coconino National Forest 

also have determined that, 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. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Southwestern Region, 

USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway 

Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 

telephone (505) 842–3238, before 

September 12, 2008. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Coconino National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: June 8, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–18693 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology Museum 

at the University of California, Davis, 

Davis, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the possession of the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis, Davis, CA. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Colusa and 

Yolo Counties, 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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of 

the Colusa Indian Community of the 

Colusa Rancheria, California; Cortina 

Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California; and Rumsey Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California. 

In 1973, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from Miller Mound (CA-COL–

1), Colusa County, CA, by the University 

of California, Davis archeological field 

school. No known individuals were 

identified. The 6,871 associated 

funerary objects are 177 clamshell disk 

beads, 1 lot of approximately 5,000 

clamshell disk beads, 1 bone awl, 6,452 

trade beads and fragments, 5 lots of 

trade beads and fragments (totaling over 

10,000), 168 abalone shell pendants, 2 

magnesite cylinders, 7 buttons, 1 

clamshell bead necklace fragment, 1 

basket fragment, 3 coin/clamshell bead 

necklace fragments, 41 coins, 4 metal 

fragments, 1 square nail, 2 animal 

bones, 4 lots of textile/bead matrix, and 

1 hat. 

Based on burial context and site 

characteristics, the human remains 

described above from Colusa County are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. The presence of clamshell disk 

beads with one of the burials indicates 

that it dates to Phase 2 of the Late 

Period (approximately A.D. 1500–1790). 

The presence of historic items indicates 

that the other burial dates to the Historic 

Period (prior to A.D. 1790). Linguistic 

evidence indicates that the Patwin 

(Southern Wintun) moved southward 

from the vicinity of the CaliforniaOregon border into the Sacramento 

Valley sometime around A.D. 0, and 

then spread into the surrounding 

foothills sometime before the beginning 

of Phase 2 of the Late Period. Robert 

Heizer documented the Miller Mound 

site as an ethnographic village site 

inhabited by the River Patwin at least 

through the Historic Period, or since 

A.D. 1770, until it was abandoned in 

A.D. 1872. The archeological 

assemblage from the Miller Mound also 

indicates an occupation that is 

consistent with the ethnographic 

Patwin. Based on geographical location 

and age of the associated funerary 

objects, the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

culturally affiliated with descendants of 

the Patwin. 

In 1969 and 1971, human remains 

representing a minimum of five 

individuals were removed from CA–

COL–11 in Colusa County, CA, by two 

University of California, Davis 

archeological field schools. The 

collection was accessioned by the 

museum in 1971. No known individuals 

were identified. The 21 associated 

funerary objects are 1 Haliotis ornament, 

5 clamshell disk beads, 1 lot of at least 

2,500 clamshell disk beads, 12 Olivella 

beads, and 2 pestles. 

Based on burial context and site 

characteristics, the human remains 

described above from Colusa County are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. The artifact assemblage at this 

site, which includes clamshell disk 

beads and arrow points, indicates that 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects date to no earlier than 

Phase 2 of the Late Period (or roughly 

A.D. 1500–1790). Linguistic evidence 

indicates that the Patwin (Southern 

Wintun) moved southward from the 

vicinity of the California-Oregon border 

into the Sacramento Valley sometime 

around A.D. 0, and then spread into the 

surrounding foothills sometime before 


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