[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Dry Lagoon State Park, CA in the Possession of the Anthropological 
Studies Center, Archeological Collections Facility, Sonoma State 
University, Rohnert Park, CA; and in the Control of the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the

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completion of an inventory of human remains and an associated funerary 
object in the possession of the Anthropological Studies Center (ASC), 
Archeological Collections Facility (ACF), Sonoma State University, 
Rohnert Park, CA; and in the control of the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by ASC and 
California Department of Parks and Recreation professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Yurok Tribe of California. 
These human remains represent additional individuals found in ASC 
collections following publication of a previous Notice of Inventory 
Completion for the California Department of Parks and Recreation dated 
September 24, 1999.
    In 1976, human remains representing one individual were collected 
from site CA-HUM-129 in Stone Lagoon, Dry Lagoon State Park, CA during 
a salvage excavation conducted for bluff stabilization by Dr. David A. 
Fredrickson, Sonoma State University. These human remains were 
accessioned into the collections of the Archaeological Collections 
Facility at Sonoma State University. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1978, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from site CA-HUM-129 in Stone Lagoon, Dry Lagoon State Park, CA during 
salvage excavations conducted for bluff stabilization by Dr. David A. 
Fredrickson, Sonoma State University. These human remains were 
accessioned into the collections of the Archaeological Collections 
Facility at Sonoma State University. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects were present.
    Based on material culture and C14 dates, these human remains have 
been identified as Native American dating to between 1490 and 215 B.P. 
Geographical, ethnographical, linguistic, and historical evidence 
indicates that this archeological site is located within the 
traditional Coast Yurok territory. Based on archeological evidence, 
continuity of occupation, ethnographic accounts, and consultation with 
representatives of the Yurok Tribe of California, site CA-HUM-129 has 
been affiliated with the present-day Yurok Tribe of California.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of Sonoma State 
University and the California Department of Parks and Recreation have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains 
listed above represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry. Officials of Sonoma State University and the 
California Department of Parks and Recreation have determined also 
that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared 
group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native 
American human remains and the Yurok Tribe of California.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Yurok Tribe of 
California. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Paulette Hennum, NAGPRA Coordinator, California Department of 
Parks and Recreation, 1416-9th Street, Room 1431, Sacramento, CA 95814; 
telephone: (916) 653-7976, before November 17, 1999. Repatriation of 
the human remains to the Yurok Tribe of California may begin after that 
date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: October 4, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and 
Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-27129 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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