[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53754-53759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21494]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16411; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University 
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, has completed 
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants 
or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. If 
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, 
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice 
may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Arizona State Museum at the address in 
this notice by October 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, 
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, 
telephone (520) 626-2950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State 
Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Pima County, AZ.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the ASM 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ak Chin 
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt 
River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from a wash at an unrecorded archeological site, AZ 
AA:12:--1009, in Pima County, AZ. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were donated by the excavator to ASM and were assigned 
an accession number. No known individuals were identified. The nine 
associated funerary objects are two animal bones, two ceramic jars, one 
ceramic sherd, two chipped stones, one chipped stone flake, and one 
shell bracelet fragment. The site is located within the Tucson Basin. 
No further information about the context of the discovery is available. 
The human remains likely date to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 1150-
1450, based on the ceramic typology.
    In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:12:--Avra Valley, located 
on privately-owned land in Pima County, AZ. The burial was 
inadvertently discovered and the human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed by ASM under the direction of Emil Haury at the 
request of the landowner. The collection was subsequently brought to 
ASM and assigned an accession number. No known individuals were 
identified. The two associated funerary objects are one ceramic bowl 
and one ceramic jar. The unnamed site in the Avra Valley appears to be 
a large village site, and the human remains removed from the site 
likely date to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 1150-1450, based on the 
ceramic typology.
    Between 1968 and 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by an unknown individual from an unknown site, 
AZ AA:12:--Cortaro Farms, in Pima County, AZ. The human remains were 
received by ASM in 1996 as an anonymous donation. A note with the human 
remains stated the years of collection and gave the location as 
``Cortaro.'' This location may be related to a site named Los Morteros, 
AZ AA:12:57(ASM). No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Based on the possible relationship with 
Los Morteros, the human remains likely date to the Hohokam period, A.D. 
500-1450.
    In 1997, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from a private residence from an unrecorded site, AZ 
AA:12:--Rillito, in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavation 
was conducted by ASM under the direction of Thomas Mulinski. The human 
remains were brought to ASM but were not assigned an accession number. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present. The location where the human remains were found is in the 
vicinity of Los Morteros, AZ AA:12:57(ASM). Based on the possible 
relationship with Los Morteros, the human remains likely date to the 
Hohokam period, A.D. 500-1450.
    In 1968 and 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:12:--Tucson 
Site 14, at a privately-owned trailer park on Romero Road in Pima 
County, AZ.

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The legally authorized excavations were conducted by ASM under the 
direction of James Ayres and Walter Birkby. The archeological 
collections were brought to ASM and accessioned. No known individuals 
were identified. The four associated funerary objects are four chipped 
stone flakes. Field notes mention the presence of sherds that were not 
collected. On this basis, the burials are likely dated to the period 
A.D. 200-1450, which encompasses the Early Ceramic and Hohokam periods.
    In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:12:--Romero Road, in Pima 
County, AZ. No accession information was found in museum records, but 
it is likely that these human remains are from the excavations 
conducted by James Ayres and Walter Birkby at AZ AA:12:--Tucson Site 
14. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present. Based on association with AZ AA:12:--Tucson Site 
14, the human remains likely date to the ceramic period, A.D. 200-1450.
    In the years 1936-1938 and in 1985, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 47 individuals were removed from the Hodges Site, AZ 
AA:12:18(ASM), in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized 
excavations in 1936-1938 were conducted by the Gila Pueblo 
Archaeological Foundation under the direction of Carl Miller and Isabel 
Kelly. At the end of the excavations, the collections were brought to 
the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation in Globe, AZ. In 1944, these 
archeological collections were transferred to ASM. The legally 
authorized excavations in 1985 were conducted by the Cultural Resource 
Management Division of ASM under the direction of Robert W. Layhe. At 
the end of these excavations, the archeological collections were 
brought to ASM and accessioned. No known individuals were identified. 
The 756 associated funerary objects are 167 animal bones, 3 bone 
artifacts, 8 ceramic bowls, 1 ceramic disk, 6 ceramic jars, 1 ceramic 
jar fragment, 2 ceramic pitchers, 1 ceramic scoop, 272 ceramic sherds, 
2 lots of charcoal, 10 chipped stones, 6 pieces of chipped stone 
debris, 2 crystals, 2 flotation fraction lots, 1 flotation sample, 2 
ground stones, 1 pollen sample, 2 shells, 5 lots of shell beads, 2 
shell bracelets, 99 shell bracelet fragments, 1 shell fragment, 1 shell 
pendant, 3 shell pendant fragments, 3 soil samples, 118 stones, 3 stone 
artifacts, 4 stone bowls, 3 stone palettes, 1 stone pendant, 23 stone 
projectile points, and 1 unidentified object. Hodges Ruin was a large 
Hohokam village that was occupied from the Tortolita phase to Tanque 
Verde phase (A.D. 350-1300) based on ceramic typologies.
    In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the El Rancho Chaparral site, AZ AA:12:31(ASM), in 
Tucson, AZ. The human remains were inadvertently discovered near a 
house and the landowner requested the assistance of ASM. The legally 
authorized excavations were conducted under the direction of Sharon 
Urban and Gayle Hartman. The collection was subsequently brought to 
ASM, but no accession number was assigned. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The El Rancho 
Chaparral site is a large prehistoric artifact scatter measuring more 
than 40 acres in area. The site likely dates to the Hohokam Classic 
period, A.D. 1150-1450, based on ceramic typologies of sherds found 
near the human remains that were described but not collected.
    In 1969 and in 1988-1989, human remains representing, at minimum, 
80 individuals were removed from Rabid Ruin, AZ AA:12:46(ASM), in Pima 
County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations in 1969 were conducted 
by ASM under the direction of Laurens Hammack. The legally authorized 
excavations in 1988-1989 were conducted by Culture and Environmental 
Systems under the direction of Laurie Slawson. The later excavations 
were the more extensive of the two projects and were undertaken to 
mitigate impacts prior to the placement of sewer and water lines 
through the site. Following completion of each excavation, the 
archeological collections were brought to ASM and assigned an accession 
number. No known individuals were identified. The 1,895 associated 
funerary objects are 37 animal bones, 1 lot of beads (unknown 
material), 4 bone artifacts, 3 bone awls, 40 bone awl fragments, 2 bone 
whistles, 35 lots of botanical material, 23 ceramic bowls, 36 ceramic 
bowl fragments, 2 ceramic disks, 13 ceramic jars, 34 ceramic jar 
fragments, 1 ceramic ladle, 16 ceramic pitchers, 2 ceramic scoops, 
1,262 ceramic sherds, 1 ceramic sherd artifact, 1 ceramic vessel, 8 
lots of charcoal, 38 chipped stones, 1 piece of chipped stone debris, 3 
chipped stone flakes, 1 chipped stone knife, 1 chipped stone scraper, 1 
chipped stone tool, 4 clay fragments, 1 crystal, 1 daub fragment, 3 
ground stones, 2 metallic cylinders, 13 mineral fragments, 1 lot of 
organic material, 2 pebbles, 2 lots of plant fiber matting, 4 pollen 
samples, 3 shells, 18 lots of shell and stone beads, 18 shell 
artifacts, 23 shell artifact fragments, 48 lots of shell beads, 4 shell 
bracelets, 8 shell bracelet fragments, 31 shell fragments, 5 shell 
pendants, 1 shell pendant fragment, 2 soil samples, 7 stones, 2 stone 
balls, 3 lots of stone beads, 2 stone cylinders, 1 stone disk, 1 stone 
pendant, 79 stone projectile points, 2 stone projectile point 
fragments, 4 lots of textile cord, 7 lots of textile fragments, 1 
turquoise tessera, and 26 wood fragments. The Rabid Ruin was a Hohokam 
multi-component village site located on the west bank of the Santa Cruz 
River on the grounds of the Pima County Animal Control Center (formerly 
the Rabies Control Center). Based on artifact and ceramic typologies, 
the site was occupied from the Archaic period through the prehistoric-
historic transition, (8000 B.C.-A.D. 1500/1700). The principal site 
component is a cemetery with a large number of primary and secondary 
cremations, which dates to the Hohokam Classic period (A.D. 1150-1450), 
and the human remains are primarily from this period.
    In 1979-1983 and in 1987-1988, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 229 individuals were removed from Los Morteros, AZ 
AA:12:57(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations 
were conducted in 1979-1983 by ASM under the direction of Richard Lange 
and William Deaver, and in a separate project in 1987-1988 by the 
Institute for American Research under the direction of Mary Bernard-
Shaw. Following completion of each excavation, the archeological 
collections were brought to ASM and assigned an accession number. No 
known individuals were identified. The 2,460 associated funerary 
objects are 174 animal bones, 3 lots of beads (unidentified material), 
5 bird bones, 10 bone awls, 9 lots of botanical materials, 10 ceramic 
bowls, 23 ceramic bowl fragments, 7 ceramic jars, 2 ceramic scoops, 
1,109 ceramic sherds, 2 ceramic sherd artifacts, 29 ceramic vessels, 56 
lots of charcoal, 180 chipped stones, 1 chipped stone flake, 3 clay 
fragments, 13 daub fragments, 23 flotation fraction lots, 48 flotation 
samples, 33 ground stones, 2 metates, 4 mineral fragments, 6 lots of 
organic material, 33 pollen samples, 509 shell fragments, 1 lot of 
shell and stone beads, 3 shell artifacts, 31 shell artifact fragments, 
10 lots of shell beads, 1 shell bracelet, 1 shell bracelet fragment, 19 
shell necklace fragments, 9 shell pendants, 15 shell rings, 39 soil 
samples, 7 stones, 6 stone artifacts, 10 lots of stone beads, 7 stone 
palette

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fragments, 5 textile fragments, 1 turquoise bead, and 1 unidentified 
object. Los Morteros is a large, multi-component village site and the 
center of an extended community of related sites bordering the Santa 
Cruz River. The site contained a large ball court, a fortified hillside 
village, large mounds, stone house foundations, an adobe-walled 
compound enclosure, and acres of artifact scatter. Occupation at the 
site began during the Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period, but the 
most intensive period of occupation was during the Tanque Verde phase 
of the Hohokam Classic period, from about A.D. 1150 to 1300. Based on 
the associated funerary object typologies, most of the human remains 
are likely associated with this latter period.
    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unnamed site, AZ AA:12:59(ASM), located on private 
land in Pima County, AZ. The burial was inadvertently discovered by 
children in an eroded riverbank. The legally authorized excavations 
were conducted by ASM under the direction of E. Lewitt and A. Johnson. 
Following the excavation, the collection was brought to ASM and 
assigned an accession number. No known individuals were identified. The 
29 associated funerary objects are 4 animal bones and 25 corn kernels. 
Site AZ AA:12:59(ASM) is described as a Hohokam village site. Based on 
ceramic typologies, the site is associated with the Hohokam Classic 
period (A.D. 1150-1450).
    In 1973 and from 1980-1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 
10 individuals were removed from the Huntington Site, AZ AA:12:73(ASM), 
in Pima County, AZ. The human remains removed in 1973 were excavated at 
the landowner's request by ASM under the direction of Bruce Huckell. 
The collection was subsequently brought to ASM but no accession number 
was assigned. The human remains removed in the years 1980 to 1985 were 
collected during the Northern Tucson Basin Survey conducted by ASM 
under the direction of John Madsen and Paul Fish. The archeological 
collections from the survey were brought to ASM but were not 
accessioned. In 2010, ASM staff found fragmentary human remains from 
the site in the survey boxes. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The Huntington site was a 
prehistoric settlement and dates to the Early to Middle Rincon phases 
of the Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 950-1150) based on ceramic 
typologies as well as archaeomagnetic and radiocarbon dating and local 
stratigraphy. The human remains appear to be associated with this 
period.
    In 1972 and 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from the Arizona Ranch School Site, AZ 
AA:12:85(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. The human remains removed in 1972 
were discovered inadvertently during building construction. The legally 
authorized excavations were conducted by ASM under the direction of J. 
Ayres and R. Windhiller. These human remains were subsequently brought 
to ASM but no accession number was assigned. The human remains removed 
in 1981 were discovered in an eroded riverbank at the same site. The 
legally authorized excavation of these remains was conducted for the 
City of Tucson by Archaeological Resources under the direction of 
Geroge Shott. This collection was subsequently brought to ASM and was 
assigned an accession number. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The Arizona Ranch School Site 
is a multi-component village site with the primary occupation estimated 
to have been during the Hohokam Tanque Verde phase, approximately A.D. 
1150-1300.
    In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from an unnamed site referred to as Gravel Pit 6117, AZ 
AA:12:88(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations 
were conducted by ASM under the direction of Thomas Mulinski. The 
archeological collections were brought to ASM and assigned an accession 
number. No known individuals were identified. The two associated 
funerary objects are one bone awl and one ceramic bowl. Site AZ 
AA:12:88(ASM) is located close to Los Morteros, AZ AA:12:57(ASM). The 
area has been badly disturbed by gravel mining activities. Ceramic 
typologies at the site place it within the Hohokam pre-Classic and 
Classic Periods (A.D. 800-A.D. 1450).
    In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were removed from the Wetlands site AZ AA:12:90(ASM). The legally 
authorized excavations were conducted by ASM under the direction of 
William W. Wasley, following the inadvertent find of prehistoric human 
remains during construction at the Tucson Sewage Disposal Plant. The 
archeological collections were brought to ASM and assigned an accession 
number. No known individuals were identified. The one associated 
funerary object is a ceramic jar. The Wetlands Site is a multicomponent 
site, and the cremation dates to Hohokam Pre-Classic Rillito to Rincon 
phases (A.D. 1000-1300) based on the ceramic typology of the jar that 
contained the cremated human remains.
    In 1986, 1991, and from 1995-1996, human remains representing, at 
minimum, eight individuals were removed from Los Pozos AZ 
AA:12:91(ASM), Pima County, AZ. Legally authorized excavations in 1986 
and 1991 were conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc. under the direction 
of Bruce Huckell. In 1995-1996, legally authorized excavations were 
conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc. under the direction of David 
Gregory. At the end of excavations, the archeological collections were 
brought to ASM and assigned accession numbers. No known individuals 
were identified. The 54 associated funerary objects are 4 animal bones, 
31 ceramic sherds, 16 chipped stones, and 3 soil samples. The Los Pozos 
site is a multi-component habitation site, and the major occupation is 
associated with the Cienega Phase of the Early Agricultural period (800 
B.C.-A.D. 200). A radiocarbon date of A.D. 200 was obtained from the 
feature associated with Burial 1.
    In 1979, human remains representing at minimum one individual were 
removed from the Las Capas site, AZ AA:12:111(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. 
The legally authorized survey was conducted by ASM under the direction 
of Lisa Huckell and Bruce Huckell as part of the Tucson Urban Study 
Survey. Human remains were not reported at the time of the survey. The 
archeological collections were brought to ASM but there are no 
accession records. In 2010, human remains from Las Capas were found in 
the site survey collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. Las Capas is a multiple 
component large village site, but the features associated with human 
remains all date to the San Pedro Phase of the Late Archaic/Early 
Agricultural Period, approximately 1500-800 B.C.
    In 1981 and 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from the Chicken Ranch site, AZ AA:12:118(ASM) 
in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations were conducted 
by ASM under the direction of John Madsen. Archeological collections 
were brought to ASM at the conclusion of the excavations and were 
assigned an accession number. No known individuals were identified. The 
24 associated funerary objects are 10 animal bones, 6 ceramic bowl 
fragments, 7 ceramic sherds, and 1 chipped stone tool. The Chicken 
Ranch site was a small village that contained

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trash mounds, large depressions, a possible canal, cremations, and 
several unidentified features. Based on associated artifacts the human 
remains date to the Hohokam Classic period, A.D. 1150-1450.
    In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals 
were removed from the Lonetree site, AZ AA:12:120(ASM) in Pima County, 
AZ. The legally authorized excavations were conducted by the Institute 
of American Research under the direction of Mary Bernard-Shaw for the 
American Continental Corporation. Archeological collections were 
brought to ASM at the conclusion of the excavations and were assigned 
an accession number. No known individuals were identified. The 105 
associated funerary objects include 73 animal bones, 4 bone awls, 7 
ceramic sherds, 1 ceramic vessel, 1 lot of charcoal, 15 chipped stones, 
1 ground stone, 1 mineral, and 2 soil samples. The Lonetree Site was 
identified as a multicomponent site occupied during the Hohokam Pioneer 
period, A.D. 550-650, the Hohokam Sedentary period, A.D. 940-1150, and 
during the historical period. The human remains were associated with 
the prehistoric components of the site.
    In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the Pepper Tree Farms site, AZ AA:12:146(ASM), in 
Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations were conducted by 
the Institute of American Research under the direction of Henry D. 
Wallace and Allen Dart for the Pepper Tree Farms Development project. 
In 1990, the collections were brought to ASM and were assigned an 
accession number. No known individuals were identified. The 24 
associated funerary objects are 24 ceramic sherds. The Pepper Tree 
Farms site is described as an artifact scatter belonging to the Hohokam 
Rillito and Rincon Phase A.D. 800-1150, based on the ceramic typologies 
from the surrounding site.
    In the years 1981 to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 
53 individuals were removed from the Redtail Village site, AZ 
AA:12:149(ASM), in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized test 
excavations were conducted by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical 
Society (AAHS) under the direction of W.D. Hohmann in 1981. A second 
phase of excavations was conducted in 1983-1987 by the Institute of 
American Research under the direction of Mary Bernard-Shaw. In 1995, 
the collections from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society 
excavations were loaned to ASM for a NAGPRA inventory and were later 
assigned an accession number. Archeological collections from the 
Institute of American Research excavations were brought to ASM at a 
later date and assigned a separate accession number. No known 
individuals were identified. The 908 associated funerary objects are 51 
animal bones, 2 ceramic bowls, 2 ceramic jars, 1 ceramic scoop, 670 
sherds, 5 lots of charcoal, 72 chipped stones, 79 flotation fraction 
lots, 2 ground stones, 1 metate, 5 pollen samples, 3 shells, 2 stone 
projectile points, and 13 turquoise fragments. The Redtail Village site 
is a large multi-component site including a cemetery and plaza with 
multiple burials. While there is evidence at the site of earlier and 
later occupations, Redtail Village was occupied for the greater part of 
the Hohokam Colonial period, and was most intensively occupied between 
A.D. 750-850, based on ceramic typologies.
    In 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from the Red Hawk site, AA:12:237(ASM), in Pima County, 
AZ. The legally authorized survey and test excavations were conducted 
by Desert Archaeology, Inc. under the direction of Deborah Swartz. No 
human burials were recorded at the time of the excavations, but 
fragmentary human remains were later identified. Archeological 
collections from the project were received by ASM in 1998 and were 
assigned an accession number. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The Red Hawk site is described 
as a moderately dense artifact scatter with a bedrock mortar and a rock 
overhang that likely dates from the Late Archaic/Early Agricultural to 
the Hohokam Classic Period, 2000 B.C.-A.D. 1450, based on artifacts 
found at the site.
    In the years 1984 to 2004, human remains representing, at minimum, 
53 individuals were removed from the Marana Platform Mound site, AZ 
AA:12:251(ASM) in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations 
were conducted by the University of Arizona under the direction of Paul 
Fish and Suzanne Fish as a series of archeological field schools. The 
collections were brought to ASM at the end of each field season but 
were not assigned an accession number. No known individuals were 
identified. The 672 associated funerary objects are 31 animal bones, 1 
ceramic bowl, 601 ceramic sherds, 1 ceramic vessel, 1 lot of charcoal, 
30 chipped stones, 1 shell, 4 lots of shell beads, 1 stone palette 
fragment, and 1 stone projectile point. The Marana Platform Mound site 
is considered a large Hohokam habitation area and regional center. The 
most prominent features include adobe-walled compounds and a platform 
mound. Based on ceramic typologies, the site dates to the Hohokam 
Classic Period, A.D. 1150-A.D. 1450, and it appears that the site was 
most heavily occupied during the Hohokam Tanque Verde phase, A.D. 1150-
1300.
    In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals 
were removed from the Dairy Site AZ, AA:12:285(ASM), in Pima County, 
AZ. The legally authorized excavations were conducted by ASM under the 
direction of John Madsen. The collections were brought to ASM at the 
end of the field season but no accession number was assigned. No known 
individuals were identified. The 143 associated funerary objects are 2 
animal bones, 2 lots of botanical material, 126 ceramic sherds, 1 lot 
of charcoal, 11 chipped stones, and 1 hammerstone. The Dairy Site is a 
multi-component site, including Late Archaic through Historical period 
occupations (2000 B.C.-A.D. 1950). However, the majority of the 
occupation is associated with the Late Archaic through Early Ceramic 
component (2000 B.C.-A.D. 400) and the burials inventoried here are 
likely from this time period.
    In 1980-1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Yuma Wash Site, AZ AA:12:311(ASM), in 
Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized survey was conducted by ASM 
under the direction of John Madsen and Paul Fish as part of the 
Northern Tucson Basin Survey. No human remains were reported at the 
site at the time of survey. Following survey completion, the 
archeological collections were brought to ASM but no accession number 
was assigned. In 2010, ASM staff found fragmentary human remains in the 
site survey collections from the Yuma Wash Site. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The Yuma 
Wash Site is a prehistoric settlement that likely dates to the Hohokam 
Classic Period, A.D. 1150-1450, based on the ceramic typologies.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Manzanita School site, AZ AA:12:409(ASM), in Pima 
County, AZ. The legally authorized survey was conducted by ASM under 
the direction of J. Mayberry as part of the Northern Tucson Basin 
Survey. No human remains were reported at the time of the survey. 
Following survey completion, the archeological collections were brought 
to ASM but no accession

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number was assigned. In 2010, ASM staff found the human remains in site 
survey collections from the Manzanita School site. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The survey 
recorded the Manzanita School site as a Tanque Verde Phase compound 
consisting of 18 rectangular pit houses, 22 structural/trash mounds, 
check dams, burned rock middens, and hearths. Based on ceramic 
typologies, the site was occupied during the Hohokam Classic period 
from A.D. 1150 to 1450.
    During the years 1981 to 1989, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unnamed site, AZ 
AA:16:2(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized survey was 
conducted by ASM under the direction Gayle Hartmann as part of a land 
exchange survey for the Pima County Land Department. No human remains 
were reported at the time of the survey. Following completion, the 
archeological collections were brought to ASM and were assigned an 
accession number. In 2010, ASM staff found human remains intermingled 
with animal bone collections during an inventory of the survey 
collections. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1984 and 1993, human remains representing, at minimum, 86 
individuals were removed from the West Branch Site, AZ AA:16:3(ASM), in 
Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized excavations in 1984 were 
conducted by the Institute for American Research under the direction of 
William H. Doelle and Frederick W. Huntington for the Pima County 
Department of Transportation. The legally authorized excavations in 
1993 were conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. under the direction 
of Stephanie Whittlesey and Karen Harry. After the completion of both 
projects, the archeological collections were brought to ASM and were 
assigned accession numbers. No known individuals were identified. The 
279 associated funerary objects are 5 ceramic bowls, 2 ceramic jars, 54 
ceramic jar fragments, 154 ceramic sherds, 1 lot of charcoal, 25 
chipped stones, 2 chipped stone knives, 2 flotation fraction lots, 21 
flotation samples, 1 glass fragment, 1 ground stone, 1 mano, 3 mineral 
fragments, 2 polishing stones, 1 shell, 1 shell bracelet, 1 soil 
sample, and 2 stone artifacts. The West Branch site was a large 
prehistoric settlement area and has Middle Archaic (4800 B.C.-1500 
B.C.), Late Archaic (1500 B.C.-A.D. 200), and Hohokam Pre-Classic 
Period (A.D. 450-1150) components. The cremations and burials found 
likely date to when the site was most intensively occupied during the 
Hohokam Pre-Classic Period (A.D. 450-1150), based on the ceramic 
typologies.
    In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from private property in the vicinity of the West Branch 
Site, AZ AA:16:3 Vicinity, in Pima County, AZ. The human remains were 
inadvertently found by Mark Riley, and reported to the Tucson Police 
Department. The Tucson Police Department collected the human remains 
and contacted the Human Identification Laboratory at the University of 
Arizona. Forensic anthropologists from the laboratory determined that 
the human remains were prehistoric. Immediately thereafter, the human 
remains were brought to ASM, but were not assigned an accession number. 
No known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary 
objects are one animal bone and two ceramic sherds. This unnamed site 
is potentially a Hohokam sheet midden because of the lithics and the 
ceramic sherds found elsewhere on the private property and the site's 
close vicinity to the West Branch site, AZ AA:16:3(ASM). Ceramic 
typologies at the West Branch Site suggest the human remains may date 
sometime during the Hohokam period (A.D. 850-1300).
    In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum two individuals 
were removed from a private residence from an unnamed site near South 
Mission Road, AZ AA:16:33(ASM), in Pima County, AZ. The cremations were 
inadvertently discovered by James Sphar while digging a sewer trench on 
his property. The collections were transferred to ASM and assigned an 
accession number. No known individuals were identified. The 12 
associated funerary objects are 1 animal bone, 1 bone awl, 1 ceramic 
bowl, 2 ceramic jars, 1 ceramic jar fragment, 4 ceramic sherds, and 2 
manos. The site is likely part of a Hohokam village site, AZ 
AA:16:49(ASM), a multi-component site located on a terrace remnant 
above the west bank of the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River. Ceramic 
typologies of the associated funerary objects indicate the human 
remains likely date from the Hohokam Snaketown to Tanque Verde phases 
(A.D. 700-1300).
    Prehistoric settlements in the Tucson Basin of southern Arizona are 
characterized by archeologists as belonging to two distinctive and 
consecutive cultural traditions beginning with the Late Archaic/Early 
Agricultural period and concluding with the Hohokam period. Recent 
archeological investigations have added support to the hypothesis that 
the Hohokam tradition arose from the earlier horizon, based on 
continuities in settlement pattern, architectural technologies, 
irrigation technologies, subsistence patterns, and material culture. It 
has been difficult for archeologists to date the beginning of the 
Hohokam period because the appearance of its distinctive cultural 
traits, including ceramic technologies and mortuary patterns was a 
gradual process spanning several hundred years. This adds further 
support to the hypothesis that the Hohokam tradition evolved in place 
from earlier Late Archaic traditions. Linguistic evidence furthermore 
suggests that the Hohokam tradition was multiethnic in nature.
    Cultural continuity between these prehistoric occupants of the 
Tucson Basin and present day O'odham peoples is supported by 
continuities in settlement pattern, architectural technologies, 
basketry, textiles, ceramic technology, and ritual practices. Oral 
traditions that are documented for the Ak Chin Indian Community of the 
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian 
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River 
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; 
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona support cultural affiliation 
with Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period and Hohokam sites in 
southern Arizona.
    Oral traditions that are documented for the Hopi Tribe also support 
cultural affiliation with Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period and 
Hohokam sites in the region. Several Hopi clans and religious societies 
are derived from ancestors who migrated from the south and likely 
identified with the Hohokam tradition.
    Oral traditions of medicine societies and kiva groups of the Zuni 
Tribe recount migration from distant portions of the Southwest to 
present day Zuni and supports affiliation with Hohokam and Late Archaic 
traditions. Historical linguistic analysis also suggests interaction 
between ancestral Zuni and Uto-Aztecan speakers during the late Hohokam 
period.

Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum

    Officials of ASM have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 622 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 7,382 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and Ak Chin 
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt 
River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 
210026, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, 
telephone (520) 626-2950, by October 10, 2014. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to Ak Chin Indian 
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila 
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Hopi Tribe 
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe 
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may proceed.
    The ASM is responsible for notifying the Ak Chin Indian Community 
of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River 
Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe 
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-21494 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
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