Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

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September 9, 2026

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) 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 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57370-57371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18338]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7479; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043684; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis,
Davis, 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, Davis (UC
Davis) 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 October 9, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Megon Noble,
Repatriation Coordinator and Senior Strategic Advisor, University of
California, Davis, 251 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65080b0a0709002510060104130c164b000110"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791417161b151c390c1a1d180f100a571c1d0c">[email&#160;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 UC
Davis, 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 two individuals has been
identified from CA-SON-34 (UC Davis Accession 372). There is a total of
1,196 lots of associated funerary objects, five of which are currently
missing or discarded, from the site. The 1,191 lots of present
associated funerary objects are 41 lots of charcoal, two charmstones,
897 lots of chipped stone, four lots of faunal/shell mix, 68 lots of
fauna, 56 groundstone, 12 lots of historic materials, two lots of
quartz crystal, 15 lots of soil, 25 lots of unmodified shell, 46 lots
of unmodified stone, 20 lots of worked bone, two lots of worked shell,
and one lot of worked stone. The five lots of missing or discarded
associated funerary objects are one lot of charcoal, two lots of
chipped stones, one lot of historic material, and one lot of unknown,
missing material. Charles Slaymaker led a University of California,
Davis field school excavation at CA-SON-34 between May 10 and June 19,
1988. On August 15, 1989, Slaymaker conducted an additional surface
collection at the site. No human remains were noted during field work.
However, human remains were later identified by NAGPRA staff.
There is a total of 118 lots of associated funerary objects from
CA-SON-15/Oakmont 15 (UC Davis Accession 372); none are currently
missing. The present associated funerary objects are 82 lots of chipped
stone, one lot of fauna, 10 lots of groundstone, four lots of historic
material, one lot of ochre, four lots of soil, 14 lots of unmodified
stone, and two lots of wood. Charles Slaymaker excavated the site July
10-24, 1984. Specifically, one of three flake scatters at the site was
excavated, identified in the records as ``Flake Scatter 1.'' Slaymaker
examined the site with both surface and subsurface investigations.
There is a total of seven lots of associated funerary objects from
CA-SON-35/Oakmont 2 (UC Davis Accession 372); none are currently
missing. The present associated funerary objects are seven lots of
chipped stone. DL True conducted a surface collection at the site in
1976.
There is a total of eight lots of associated funerary objects from
CA-SON-36 (UC Davis Accession 372), none are currently missing. The
present associated funerary objects are seven lots of chipped stone and
one lot of

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unmodified stones. Charles Slaymaker investigated this site on
September 22, 1986.
There is a total of 281 lots of associated funerary objects from
CA-SON-861 (UC Davis Accession 372), three of which are currently
missing. The present associated funerary objects are 14 lots of
charcoal, 74 lots of chipped stone, one lot of clay, 20 lots of fauna,
four lots of groundstone, nine lots of historic materials, one lot of
soil, 33 lots of unmodified shell, one lot of unmodified stone, 12 lots
of worked bone, and 109 lots of worked shell. The three lots of missing
or discarded associated funerary objects are one lot of chipped stone,
one lot of worked shell, and one lot of unknown, missing material.
Charles Slaymaker and Suzanne Griset excavated the site between
November 22 and 29, 1987. Human remains, representing at least two
individuals from this site, were reported in a 2009 Notice of Inventory
Completion (74 FR 42107, August 20, 2009) and later repatriated.
There is a total of two associated funerary objects from CA-SON-882
(UC Davis Accession 372); none are currently missing. The present
associated funerary objects are two groundstones. Charles Slaymaker
conducted a surface survey of CA-SON-882 in March 1985.
There is a total of 152 associated funerary objects from CA-SON-
1221 (UC Davis Accession 372); none are currently missing. The present
associated funerary objects are five lots of charcoal, one charmstone,
86 lots of chipped stone, six lots of fauna, five groundstone, five
lots of historic materials, two lots of ochre, 30 lots of soil, five
lots of unmodified shell, five lots of unmodified stone, and two lots
of worked bone. Charles Slaymaker excavated the site between May and
June 1985.
There is a total of 38 lots of associated funerary objects from CA-
SON-1463 (UC Davis Accession 372), five of which are currently missing.
The present associated funerary objects are 28 lots of chipped stone,
two groundstone, and three lots of historic materials. The five missing
associated funerary objects are four lots of chipped stone and one lot
of unknown missing material. Charles Slaymaker excavated the site
between May 13 and 20, 1985.
There is a total of 14 associated funerary objects from CA-SON-
Oakmont Annex 1 (UC Davis Accession 372); none are currently missing.
The present associated funerary objects are nine lots of chipped stone,
one groundstone, two lots of historic material, and two lots of
unmodified stone. Little is known about the site and the circumstances
surrounding its archaeological investigation. It was likely
investigated by D.L. True in the 1970s when he was working at the other
Oakmont sites. All the materials from the site are assumed to have been
found on the surface.
There is a total of 10 associated funerary objects from an unknown
site associated with UC Davis Accession 372; none are known to be
missing. The present associated funerary objects are nine lots of
chipped stone, and one groundstone. This material was identified stored
with CA-SON-35. However, the items do not appear to be from CA-SON-35.
There is a total of 10 lots of associated funerary objects from
Oakmont Development area in Sonoma County in the UC Davis Department of
Anthropology Teaching Collection, two of which are currently missing.
The present associated funerary objects are five obsidian flake tools,
one obsidian biface, and two obsidian cores. The two missing associated
funerary objects are one obsidian biface and one lot of unknown,
missing material. The date and manner of these items' collection is
unknown.
The affiliation of the above collections is with the Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California. UC Davis is unaware of any
treatment of the human remains and associated funerary objects with
pesticides, preservatives, or other substances. However, UC Davis has
not conducted any pesticide testing.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.

Determinations

UC Davis has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,836 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 Federated
Indians of Graton 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
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 associated funerary objects described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 9, 2026. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, UC Davis 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. UC Davis 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: September 1, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18338 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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