Notice2024-00432
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
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Published
January 11, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Riverside 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 Riverside, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00432]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037217; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California,
Riverside, Riverside, 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 University of California, Riverside 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 Riverside, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 12, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University of California, Riverside, 900
University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517-5900, telephone (951) 827-6349,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#78151d1f191656150d0a081001380d1b0a561d1c0d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee3ebe9efe0a0e3fbfcfee6f7cefbedfca0ebeafb">[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 the
University of California, Riverside. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held
by the University of California, Riverside.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Riverside County, CA. In 1972, the human remains of at least one
Native American individual were removed from archeological site CA-RIV-
64 (also known as the Indian Wells Site) during an archeological field
school for students of Cabrillo College and the University of
California, Riverside. The human remains, identified as a human canine
tooth, were not initially identified as human in the field, but were
noted as being possibly human in the original catalog records. This
identification went unnoticed until 2023 during consultation with
Tribal representatives and an osteological consultant, who confirmed
the tooth to be human. During consultation the Tribal representatives
also identified associated funerary objects. The seven lots of
associated funerary objects are one lot of ceramics, one lot of clay,
one lot of lithic artifacts, one lot of animal bone, one lot of floral/
organic materials, one lot of fire-altered rock, and one lot of
geological materials.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Riverside County, CA. In 1985, the human remains of at least one
Native American individual were removed by the University of
California, Riverside Archaeological Research Unit under direction of
Philip Wilke during the excavation of Burns Ranch (also known as Rancho
del Gato, and La Quinta Cove, archeological sites CA-RIV-1179 and CA-
RIV-2827). The excavation was contracted by the Crystal Canyon Country
Club ahead of the building of a housing property and golf course that
would destroy the sites. Native American human remains of at least nine
individuals were removed during excavation and a sample of human bone
was submitted to the UCR Radiocarbon Laboratory which yielded an age of
720 +/-120 years BP. According to catalog records, 51 catalog numbers
representing human bone and associated funerary objects, were
reportedly removed from the collection to be reburied in La Quinta in
1990 at the request of the Tribe who was monitoring the project. During
NAGPRA consultation in 2023, an osteological consultant identified
additional human bone fragments and cremation elements in the
collection which were not returned in 1990. Tribal representatives also
identified associated funerary objects that were also not reburied in
1990. It is unclear how many individuals are still represented in the
collection as the original catalogs do not differentiate between
specific individuals and the human remains are too fragmentary to make
a reliable determination beyond a minimum of one individual. The 15
associated funerary objects are two lots of animal bone, two lots of
ceramics, two lots of lithic materials and tools, one lot of metal
objects, one lot of shell beads, one lot of basketry, two lots of other
organic/floral materials, one lot of geological materials, two lots of
unmodified shell, and one lot of fire-altered rock.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Riverside County, CA. In 1990, the University of California,
Riverside Archaeological Research Unit was contracted by the Chateau
Development Company to conduct an archeological assessment of a tract
of land in the city of La Quinta ahead of plans for a residential
development. During the archeological excavation, five archeological
sites were identified including CA-RIV-1182, CA-RIV-3143, CA-RIV-3144,
CA-RIV-3868, and CA-RIV-3882. A cremation locus was identified in the
boundaries of CA-RIV-3144 and the human remains of one adult, male
Native American were removed from the surface of the area. Following
the conclusion of the archeological excavations, 2,648 cremated human
bone fragments were returned to a local Tribe and were reburied nearby
in La Quinta on August 16, 1990. The funerary objects buried with the
individual, however, were not returned and remained in the collections
housed at UCR. In 2023, during Tribal consultation, an osteological
consulted identified additional human remains that were still present
in the collections. Tribal representatives also identified a number of
funerary objects present in the collections. The 16 associated funerary
objects are three lots of ceramics, three lots of lithics, two lots of
shell beads, three lots of faunal remains, three lots of floral
material, and two lots of unmodified shell.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Riverside County, CA. In 1989, the University of
California, Riverside Archaeological Research Unit was contracted by
the Transpacific Development Company to conduct an archeological
assessment of a tract of land at the northeast corner of Washington
Street and State Highway 111 in the city of La Quinta. During the
archeological excavation, which was in the vicinity of the historic
Cahuilla village of Pal Kavinic, six archeological sites were
identified including CA-RIV-2200, CA-RIV-2936, CA-RIV-3679, CA-RIV-
3680, CA-RIV-3681, and CA-RIV-3682. One human tarsal bone was removed
from CA-RIV-3682 but was not identified as human during the project
analysis. In 2023, during Tribal consultation, an osteological
consultant identified the bone as human. Additionally, the osteologist
identified one cranial fragment and one juvenile long-bone fact from
CA-RIV-3680 and one humerus fragment from CA-RIV-3681. Tribal
representatives also identified associated funerary objects in the
collection. The 19 associated funerary objects are three lots of animal
bones, three lots of ceramic, two lots of lithics, one lot of metal,
two lots of shell objects, two lots of floral material, one lot of
other organic material, two lots of geological materials, two lots of
unmodified shell, and one lot of fire-altered rock.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Riverside County, CA. In 1992, the Keith Companies,
Archaeology Division, were contracted by the Shadowridge Creek Country
Club to conduct a field survey for a parcel of land proposed for the
development of a golf course and residential area. During the survey
two prehistoric sites were identified, CA-RIV-785 and CA-RIV-4729, and
surface materials were collected. At CA-RIV-785, archeologists observed
a hearth feature and collected ceramic sherds, animal bone, and
cremated human remains from the surface. They also collected surface
materials from a small nearby scatter assigned the trinomial CA-RIV-
4729. These collections were subsequently housed at UCR. In 1993, a
Tribe requested that the Keith Companies return the cremated human bone
and associated shell beads that were collected from CA-RIV-785 to the
Tribe
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for reburial. On October 29, 1993, Tribal representatives for the Tribe
reburied 118 human bone elements and five associated shell beads that
were returned to them. The other materials in the collection, however,
remained at UCR and Tribes were not given the opportunity to review
them. In 2023, during NAGPRA consultation, an osteological consultant
identified additional human remains in the collections that were not
returned to the Tribe in 1993, including one cremated infant bone and
cremated adult bone fragments. Tribal representatives also identified
additional associated funerary objects in the collection that were not
returned in 1993. The 10 associated funerary objects are two lots of
ceramic, one lot of glass, two lots of lithic flakes and objects, one
lot of metal, one lot of shell beads, two lots of animal bone, and one
lot of floral material and charcoal.
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: archeological information, geographical information,
historical information, kinship, oral tradition, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of California, Riverside has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 67 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 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California; Augustine
Band of Cahuilla Indians, California; Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians
(Previously listed as Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California);
Cahuilla Band of Indians; Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno
Indians, California; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California;
Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla
Indians, California; and the Torrez Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians,
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 February 12, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of
California, Riverside 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 University of California, Riverside 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 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-00432 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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