Notice2025-23183
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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Published
December 18, 2025
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Diego State University (SDSU) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 241 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59196-59198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23183]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6731; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041491; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San
Diego, 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), San Diego State University (SDSU) 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 remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jaime Lennox, San
Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b71777e757574635b687f686e357e7f6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e54525b505051467e4d5a4d4b105b5a4b">[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 SDSU,
and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The 10 lots of associated funerary objects representing
approximately 500+ associated funerary objects are one lot of shell,
one lot of lithics, one lot of unidentified items, one lot of pollen
samples, one lot of soil samples, one lot of non-human faunal, one lot
of fire affected rock, one lot of historic items, one lot of ground
stone, and one lot of charcoal. In 1979, SDSU led excavations at site
CA-SDI-6153 (W-2639; La Fleur) located in San Diego County, California,
during which associated funerary objects and the burial of an ancestor
were uncovered and removed. After excavation, the associated funerary
objects were brought to SDSU's campus; it's unclear whether any of the
ancestor's remains were brought to SDSU's campus at that time as they
were unaccounted for until 2025. The resulting collection was given
accession number SDSU-0093 (CMP-SDSU-0093) and included the then
unaccounted for ancestor. A notice was published in the Federal
Register for a portion of the associated funerary objects from the
collection on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63621); the associated funerary
objects were listed as cultural items in the notice and were
repatriated to the Tribes listed in the determinations section below in
2000. Additional associated funerary objects from the collection were
not part of the repatriation in 2000 and remained in SDSU's custody;
the remains of the ancestor were returned to SDSU in 2025. It is
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat
the associated funerary objects. A portion of the ancestral remains are
documented as being partially soaked with ``Elmer's Glue-All'' and
partially mended with ``Scotch Super Strength Adhesive.''
Human remains representing, at least, 54 individuals have been
identified. The 15 lots of associated funerary objects representing
approximately 180,000+ associated funerary objects are one lot of
ground stone, one lot of historic items, one lot of worked non-human
faunal, one lot of non-human faunal, one lot of ceramics, one lot of
lithics, one lot of non-cultural items, one lot of fire affected rock,
one lot of charcoal, one lot of unworked shell, one lot of worked
shell, one lot of ochre, one lot of unmodified stone, one lot of soil,
and one lot of seeds. The associated funerary objects and ancestral
remains were removed from site CA-SDI-4638 (W-389; Bancroft Ranch)
located in San Diego County, California during SDSU led excavations
between 1970 and 1977. In 1980, the resulting collection was deeded to
SDSU and was accessioned as SDSU-0094 (CMP-SDSU-0094). A notice of
inventory completion was published in the Federal Register on October
24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) accounting for a minimum of one individual and
two associated funerary objects, which were repatriated in 2001 to the
Tribes listed in the determinations section below. The rest of the
collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the human remains
or associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The seven lots of associated funerary
objects representing approximately 700+ associated funerary objects are
one lot of worked non-human faunal, one lot of lithics, one lot of
ground stone, one lot of ceramics, one lot of unworked non-human
faunal, one lot of unworked shell, and one lot of worked shell.
Associated funerary objects and human remains were collected by Lt.
Wayne O. Morris on an unknown date from an unrecorded site referenced
as near the Carlton Hills Estates located in San Diego County,
California; the collection was then donated to SDSU in 1965 and
accessioned as SDSU-0102 (CMP-SDSU-0102). Previous repatriation of
human remains from the collection (representing a minimum of one
individual) occurred in 2010 to the Tribes listed in the determinations
section below; the human remains were published in the Federal Register
on July 18, 2003 (68 FR 42757). The rest of the collection remained in
SDSU's custody. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous
substances were used to treat the human remains or associated funerary
objects.
No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary
objects representing approximately 200+ associated funerary objects are
one lot of ceramics, one lot of lithics, and one lot of ground stone.
At an unknown date, associated funerary objects and human remains were
removed from site CA-IMP-2 located in Imperial County, California by an
individual identified as Wakefield; SDSU subsequently received the
collection in 1959 and assigned accession number SDSU-0172 (CMP-SDSU-
0172). Previous repatriation of the human remains from the collection
(representing a minimum of one individual) occurred in 2001 to the
Tribes listed in the determinations section below; the human remains
were published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR
63622). The rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat
the human remains or associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary
objects representing approximately 400+ associated funerary objects are
one lot of unworked shell, one lot of historic items, one lot of ground
stone, one lot of chipped stone, and one lot of soil samples. In 1980,
associated funerary items were removed via surface collection and
excavation at site CA-SDI-215 (Seaside Solana) located in San Diego
County, California by cultural resource management firm RECON. SDSU
subsequently received the collection from RECON in 1984 and assigned
accession number SDSU-0202 (CMP-SDSU-0202). It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the human remains
or associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The seven lots of associated funerary
objects representing approximately 8,800+ associated funerary objects
are one lot of lithics, one lot of soil samples, one lot of ground
stone, one lot of historic items, one lot of unworked non-human faunal,
one lot of unworked shell, and one lot of vegetal samples. In 1978,
cultural items and human remains were removed via excavation from site
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SDI-5369 (W-40; San Dieguito Estates) located in San Diego County,
California by cultural resources management firm RECON. SDSU
subsequently received the collection on an unknown date (likely in
1984) and assigned accession number SDSU-0359 (CMP-SDSU-0359). Previous
repatriation of the human remains from the collection (representing a
minimum of one individual) occurred in 2001 to the Tribes listed in the
determinations section below; the human remains were published in the
Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622). The rest of the
collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the human remains
or associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The 15 lots of associated funerary objects representing
approximately 39,000+ associated funerary objects are one lot of
lithics, one lot of soil samples, one lot of ground stone, one lot of
unworked non-human faunal, one lot of shell, one lot of historic items,
one lot of wood, one lot of charcoal, one lot of fire affected rock,
one lot of ceramics, one lot of worked non-human faunal, one lot of
unworked shell, one lot of worked shell, one lot of non-cultural items,
and one lot of soil samples. In 1979, SDSU led excavations at site CA-
SDI-6153 (W-2639; La Fleur) located in San Diego County, California
during which associated funerary objects and human remains were
removed. After excavation, the associated funerary objects and
ancestral remains were brought to SDSU's campus. The majority of the
cultural items and the ancestral remains were accessioned as collection
SDSU-0093 (CMP-SDSU-0093), for which a notice was published in the
Federal Register on October 24, 2000 for a portion of the associated
funerary objects from the collection (65 FR 63621); repatriation of
these associated funerary objects occurred in 2001 to the Tribes listed
in the determinations section below. While housed at SDSU, for unknown
reasons at an unknown time, a portion of the collection was separated
and unaccounted for until 2013; the portioned-out collection was
assigned accession number SDSU-0862 (CMP-SDSU-0862). It is unknown
whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the
human remains or 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
SDSU has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 56 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 62 lots of 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.
<bullet> 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January
20, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, SDSU
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. SDSU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 2, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-23183 Filed 12-17-25; 8:45 am]
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