Notice2023-13817
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Chico, Chico, CA
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June 29, 2023
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University Chico (CSU Chico) 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. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Butte and Glenn Counties, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42099-42101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13817]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036098; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University,
Chico, Chico, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University Chico (CSU
Chico) 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. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Butte
and Glenn Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski, California State University, Chico, 400 W
1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, telephone (530) 898-3090, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f2e4f3e1f9fafff8e5fdffd6f5e5e3f5fefff5f9b8f3f2e3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0662746371696a6f68756d6f46657573656e6f656928636273">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 CSU
Chico. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
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the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related
records held by CSU Chico.
Description
CA-BUT-1
Human remains representing, at minimum, 58 individuals were removed
from the Patrick site (CA-BUT-1) in Butte County, CA. This site was
first recorded in 1947 by T. D. McCown, University of California,
Berkeley, for the U.S. Archeological Survey. In 1965 and 1966,
excavations at the Patrick site were led by Donald S. Miller,
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Keith R. Johnson, CSU
Chico. Between 1966 and 1969, the collection was at UCLA for storage
and analysis. At an unknown point, some of the materials and records
were moved to CSU Chico. The 874 associated funerary objects are 55
organics, two lots consisting of debitage, two projectile points, 518
fragments of shell, 25 samples of soil, 239 lots consisting of faunal
remains, and 33 fragments of ochre.
Accession 4
Human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals were
removed from the Finch site (CA-BUT-12) in Butte County, CA. This site
was first recorded by A. Pilling in 1949 and was rerecorded by Dorothy
Hill in 1963. In the summer of 1963, Francis Riddell led a Chico State
College (now CSU Chico) field class in excavations at the site, and in
the spring of 1964, Professor Keith Johnson, accompanied by Riddell,
led a second excavation at the site, again with a Chico State College
field class. In the summer of 1967, Joseph Chartkoff (then at UCLA) led
an excavation at the site (the 1967 collections are not under the
control of CSU Chico). In the spring of 1983 and the spring of 1984,
Professor Makoto Kowta led a CSU Chico field class in excavations at
the site. The 12,302 associated funerary objects are 373 organics,
7,708 lots consisting of debitage, 272 modified stone fragments, 234
projectile points, 160 unmodified shells, 410 modified shell beads,
five lots of ash, 196 samples of charcoal, one piece of petrified wood,
56 lots of soil, 2,479 unmodified faunal elements, 370 modified faunal
elements, 23 clay fragments, 14 modified clay fragments, and one ochre
fragment.
Accession 10
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from the Sycamore Canyon Rock shelter site (CA-BUT-473) in
Butte County, CA. This site was first recorded by Keith Johnson and two
Chico State College (now CSU Chico) students in 1964, and in 1965, it
was excavated by a Chico State College field class led by Keith
Johnson. The 251 associated funerary objects are five organics, 17 lots
consisting of debitage, 48 modified stone fragments, 57 projectile
points, 114 unmodified shell fragments, three modified shell beads,
three unmodified faunal elements, and four modified faunal elements.
Accession 19
Human remains representing, at minimum, 66 individuals were removed
from the Llano Seco site in Butte County, CA. This site was first
recorded in 1965 by G. Yamamoto, and it was rerecorded by Dorothy Hill
and Keith Johnson of Chico State College (now CSU Chico) in 1966. From
1966 to 1968, excavations were conducted at the site by Keith Johnson
and the Chico State College field school. The 3,498 associated funerary
objects are 190 organics, 1,387 lots consisting of debitage, 504
modified stone fragments, 192 projectile points, three unmodified
shells, 439 modified shell fragments, two lots of ash, 96 samples of
charcoal, one piece of petrified wood, five lots of soil, 525
unmodified faunal elements, 131 modified faunal elements, and 23 clay
fragments.
Accession 21
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Rock Creek Levee Mound site in Butte, County, CA. This
site was first recorded by Dorothy Hill of CSU Chico. She indicated
that the site had been partially destroyed by levelling activities and
the creation of a cut for a levee. Collections records suggest that
cultural items and human remains were collected at that time and no
further collection took place. The three associated funerary objects
are modified stone fragments.
Accession 25
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the M&T Ranch site (CA-BUT-434) in Butte County, CA. This site was
first recorded by Dorothy Hill of Chico State College (now CSU Chico)
in 1962 after a burial was found eroding into the Sacramento River.
Collections records indicate that the burial and affiliated artifacts
were excavated by Dorothy Hill in 1967. The 283 associated funerary
objects are 278 modified shell fragments and five modified faunal
elements.
Accession 26
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Chico Rancheria Cemetery site (CA-BUT-574) in Butte County,
CA. This site is a historic Mechoopda cemetery that lies within the
city of Chico. In 1967, three burials in cedar caskets were exposed
when a septic tank was installed. Burials One and Two were heavily
disturbed. Collections records indicate that only human remains and
affiliated burial objects from Burial One were brought to CSU Chico,
where they are currently housed. Some artifacts and human remains from
these burials were removed by construction workers, and their current
location is unknown. Burial Three was intact and the contents were
reburied on site. The 1,667 associated funerary objects are 315
modified shells, 1,350 glass beads, one modified stone, and one coffin
fragment.
Accession 32
Human remains representing, at minimum, 147 individuals were
removed from the Wurlitzer Ranch site in Butte County, CA. This site
was first recorded by Dorothy Hill in 1968, though it had been known to
locals for many years. Chico State College field schools
archeologically investigated the site from 1969 to 1971. The collection
was formally donated to CSU Chico in 1981. The 4,201 associated
funerary objects are five organics, 1,590 lots consisting of debitage,
1,660 modified stone fragments, 454 projectile points, six unmodified
shell fragments, 76 modified shell fragments, three lots of ash, 19
samples of soil, 230 faunal elements, 76 modified faunal elements, 77
clay fragments, and five ochre fragments.
Accession 33
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Whiskey Dog site (CA-BUT-300) in Butte County, CA. This site
was first recorded in 1969 by CSU Chico under the direction of Chico
State College faculty. The 70 associated funerary objects are seven
lots consisting of debitage, 27 modified stone fragments, nine
projectile points, 19 samples of charcoal, five modified faunal
elements, two clay fragments, and one modified clay fragment.
Accessions 40-44
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from the Richardson Springs site (CA-BUT-7) in Butte County,
CA. This site was first located and recorded in 1949 by A. R. Pilling
and was rerecorded in 1971. In 1970, it was excavated by a joint Chico
State College and Queens College, City University of
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New York field school. In 1973, Richardson Springs was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places under the name Mud Creek Canyon.
The 7,777 associated funerary objects are 89 lots of organics, 3,033
lots consisting of debitage, 1,254 modified stone fragments, 347
projectile points, 398 lots consisting of unmodified shell fragments,
163 modified shell fragments, one sample of ash, 443 samples of
charcoal, 11 pieces of petrified wood, 132 samples of soil, 1,849 lots
consisting of faunal elements, 42 modified faunal elements, 14 clay
fragments, and one ochre fragment.
Accession 52
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Wilson Landing Road site (CA-BUT-529) in Butte County, CA.
This site was first identified by Dorothy Hill at an unknown date. In
1971, after reports of a burial removed by a worker discing the site in
preparation for planting, it was recorded by Makato Kowta and M.
Boyton, at which time cultural items and human remains were collected.
The 22 associated funerary objects are four lots consisting of
debitage, one oversized stone tool, and 17 modified stones.
Accession 55
Human remains representing, at minimum, 22 individuals were removed
from the Ellsworth Whyler site (CA-GLE-101) in Glenn County, CA. This
site was first recorded by Keith Johnson of CSU Chico in 1971. In the
summer of 1972, it was excavated by a CSU Chico field class under the
supervision of Keith Johnson. The 1,348 associated funerary objects are
one organic, 160 lots consisting of debitage, 60 modified stone
fragments, 54 projectile points, 14 unmodified shell fragments, six
modified shell fragments, 23 ash samples, one soil sample, 926 faunal
elements, 100 modified faunal elements, and three modified clay
fragments.
Accession 68
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from Site CA-GLE-105 in Glenn County, CA. This site was
originally recorded by Keith Johnson in 1973. Johnson noted that
potentially 50% of the site had already eroded into the Sacramento
River. In the Spring of 1973, Keith Johnson and the CSU Chico field
class excavated portions of the site. In 1986, the site was determined
to be adversely affected by a planned U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Riverbank Stabilization Project. Consequently, in 1987, the Army Corps
of Engineers contracted CSU Chico archeologists to further excavate the
site to determine its eligibility for the National Register of Historic
Places. The 1987 excavations included removal of three burials. The 844
associated funerary objects are eight organics, 391 lots consisting of
debitage, 25 modified stones, 12 projectile points, 34 fragments of
shell, 63 samples of soil, five samples of charcoal, 293 faunal
elements, three modified faunal elements, and 10 pieces of clay.
Accession 123
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Site CA-BUT-563 in Butte County, CA. This site was
excavated by CSU Chico-affiliated archeologists in the spring of 1977
and the collection has been housed at CSU Chico since that time. The
7,495 associated funerary objects are 15 organics, 5,086 lots
consisting of debitage, 486 modified stone fragments, 16 projectile
points, 308 fragments of shell, six fragments of modified shell, 21
samples of ash, 343 samples of charcoal, four pieces of petrified wood,
70 samples of soil, 1,133 faunal elements, two modified faunal
elements, three pieces of clay, and two ochre fragments.
Accession 148
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Site CA-GLE-19 in Glenn County, CA. This site was first
recorded in 1972 while part of the site was eroding into the Sacramento
River. In March of 1979, CSU Chico-affiliated archeologists collected
human remains and artifacts from that portion of the site exposed by
erosion, and between March and September of 1979, they conducted a
complete excavation. All excavated materials have been housed at CSU
Chico since their removal from the site. The 826 associated funerary
objects are 151 lots consisting of debitage, 26 modified stone
fragments, 21 modified shell fragments, three samples of charcoal, five
pieces of petrified wood, 63 faunal elements, and 557 ochre fragments.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: anthropological, archeological, historical, and expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, CSU Chico has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 327 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 41,461 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.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in 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 July 31, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, CSU Chico 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. CSU Chico is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: June 21, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13817 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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