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This report presents the results of Phase I archaeological investigations of 2707.47 acres on Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highland counties, Florida. The purpose of this study is to provide the APAFR with data for use in the management of its cultural resources in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act and other applicable cultural resources legislation. The Phase I survey resulted in the discovery of ten newly identified...
A Phase I Assessment of Archaeological Collections from the USACE Savannah District (1997)
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Potential for DNA Testing of the Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [Feb. 3, 2000] (2000)
At the request of the Department of Justice and Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archaeologist of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the authors discuss the potential for DNA analysis of the human skeletal remains from Kennewick, Washington that are the objects of the lawsuit now pending (Bonnichsen et al., vs. United States of America, Civil No. 9601481-JE). The purpose of such an analysis would be to determine the genetic affinity of the above individual by...
Preliminary Geoarchaeological Studies at Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington, USA (1998)
In August 1996 a well preserved, disarticulated human skeleton was found submerged in Lake Wallula within an area about 7 m offshore at Columbia Park in Kennewick, Washington. The skeleton's anatomy (non-Mongoloid physical features) and great antiquity attest to its tremendous scientific importance to New World archaeology. On August 26, 1997 an ARPA permit application was submitted by Drs. Gary Huckleberry (Washington State University), Robson Bonnichsen (Oregon State University), C. Vance...
Randolph Air Force Base Project Metadata
Project metadata for resources within the Randolph Air Force Base cultural heritage resources collection.
Refelctions on Repatriation: Images of Academic America in the Mirror of NAGPRA (1999)
A dynamic landscape of relations exists between Native Americans and the American academic community, and as the final days of the 20th century approach, it is important for us to contemplate the legacy of relationships we will pass along to our successors. The topic of repatriation has played a prominent role in shaping this legacy in recent years particularly for archaeologists. Repatriation presents us with an enormously complex issue rooted in historical circumstances that have often been...
Reflexive Archaeology: Interrogating an Early Archaeologist on an American Indian Sacred Landscape (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The roots of American archaeology trace back to 19th century investigations of American Indian mounds and earthworks. Many of the country’s prominent museums were founded on collections made during these early mound explorations. However, most of these collections lack provenience and provenance. Warren K. Moorehead’s work at...
Reforming the Collection: Documentation, Fieldwork, and the NAGPRA Process at SUNY Oswego (2018)
The discovery of human remains in the SUNY Oswego archaeological collection in 2005 led to a ten year inventory process to fulfill our responsibilities under NAGPRA. From the beginning, our fundamental difficulty was the overall lack of documentation and information about the materials comprising the Oswego collection. Difficulties with the existing catalog and storage condition of the materials heightened the difficulties of inventory process. Many of the sites represented in our collection...
Repatriation in Rhode Island: NAGPRA in Practice at a New England Museum (2017)
Located within a city park in Providence, Rhode Island, the Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History has been a popular scientific and cultural institution since it was founded in the late nineteenth century. Only about 1% of the Museum’s quarter million pieces are currently on display. Included in this vast collection are approximately 25,000 archaeological and ethnographic objects from around the world, a number that was higher prior to the passage of NAGPRA in 1990. Since this pivotal...
A Report on the Discovery and Recovery of Human Remains from Columbia Park Site, Kennewick, WA, July-September 1996 (1998)
This report sets forth a more detailed accounting of the events involved in the discovery and intermittent recovery of the human skeletal elements that are today variously referred to as "Kennewick Man," or the "Ancient One." A preliminary but generalized summary of these events was prepared as part of a historic context report completed by the author in February 1998. The following report provides more specific delineation of the events surrounding the initial discovery and recovery of human...
Report on the Non-Destructive Examination, Description, and Analysis of the Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [October 1999] (1999)
Between 25 February and 1 March 1999, a team of physical anthropologists, archeologists, curators, and conservators conducted a detailed examination of human remains from Kennewick, Washington, that have been the subject of anthropological, cultural, and legal controversies since their recovery in 1996. The four chapters of this report are the descriptive and analytical reports of the expert team that examined the remains in February and March of 1999. They are presented here as part of the...
Report on the Skeletal Taphonomy, Dating, and DNA Testing Results of the Kennewick Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [September 2000] (2000)
The descriptive and analytical reports of the expert team that investigated the Kennewick remains in April, 2000, and the subsequent DNA analyses that were performed between May and September, 2000. NOTE: The Taphonomy report and Chapter 5 of the complete Report and the combined PDF ("whole document") contain small images of human bone from the Kennewick skeletal remains and may not considered inappropriate for viewing by some.
Reports on the Cultural Affiliation of the Kennewick Man (2000)
This report details four studies by experts in anthropological, archeological, cultural, and historical topics relevant to the determination of whether the Kennewick man remains could be culturally affiliated under the terms of NAGPRA.
Research Design: Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columnbia Park, Kennewick, WA (1998)
This document is the initial research design developed for the investigation of the ancient human skeleton dscovered in the shallow water of Lake Wallulla, Kennewick, Washington. The design described in this document was used to organize the historical and scientific research carried out by the Department of the Interior and Corps of Engineers to provide a factual basis for resolving the controversy and legal dispute related to the human remains. The research design was intended to carry out...
Response from Patience Patterson to Jackie Schlatter, ICRMP and the Involvement of the State Historic Preservation Office in NAGPRA Related Issues, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (2001)
This correspondence addresses the State Historic Preservation Office's (SHPO) desire, and the suggestion of the Texas Historical Commission, to be involved in NAGPRA-related issues at Fort Sam Houston. Copied to this series of letters is Mike C. Johnson, Fort Sam, Houston.
Results of the 2015 Repatriation Survey (2016)
In 2015, the Society for American Archaeology conducted a survey on members’ opinions on repatriation and the SAA’s Statement Concerning the Treatment of Human Remains. Among other things, this survey was intended to gauge support for changing the SAA’s statement to privilege the wishes of Native American communities, to emphasize scientific values, or to more strongly recognize interests of multiple stakeholders. The majority of the 1,905 respondents to the survey believe that the SAA’s...
Review and Comment on the Draft Research Design (20 October 1998): Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA (1998)
This document is an independent review of the ten page DOI draft research design that details the structured approach to be followed in the analysis and interpretation of human remains recovered from the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. This review addresses three general topics: (1) an analysis of the general approach and procedures described in the document considering whether these are logical, scientifically sound, and likely to produce information needed to make reasonable...
Review: "Department of Interior Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA" (Draft Document of 20 October 1998) (1998)
The draft DOI document reviewed here provides an overview of (1) the context for discovery, plan of study, and disposition of a set of human remains found at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA; (2) consultation with Indian tribes; (3) nondestructive procedures for study; (4) procedures for other tests, including destructive analyses, and (5) investigations for determining cultural affiliation if the analysis indicates that the remains are of Native American ancestry, as defined by NAGPRA. The...
Secretary of the Interior's Reports to Congress on the Federal Archeological Program
This project contains copies of each The Secretary of the Interior reports to Congress about the archaeological activities and programs carried out or contracted for by federal agencies.The reports covers activities to recover, protect, and preserve archaeological sites, collections, and data. The Secretary's Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program provides yearly overviews of the range of activities undertaken by agencies as part of the programmatic Federal stewardship of...
Seeking Balance: The Role of the Review Committee in NAGPRA Implementation (2016)
As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Congress established the NAGPRA Review Committee, and gave it formal responsibilities covering various critical aspects of NAGPRA's implementations. In establishing Review Committee, Congress sought to "ensure a balance between differing viewpoints among Native Americans, museums, and scientific organizations." This paper considers the Review Committee's involvement in NAGPRA and the important roles that the Society...
Technical Report: Assessment of the genetic analyses of Rasmussen et al. (2015) (2016)
The primary aim of the analysis reported in this 22-page report (undertaken with the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St Louis District Contract #W912P9-16-P-0010) is to provide an independent validation of the genetic evidence underlying a recent publication by Morten Rasmussen and colleagues on July 23rd, 2015, in Nature (Vol 523:455–58). Based on our analysis of the Kennewick Man’s sequence data and Colville tribe genotype data generated by Rasmussen et al. We concur with the...
Testing the Applicability of Non-destructive Methods and Databases for Determining Biological/Cultural Affiliation within NAGPRA (2015)
Determining biological/cultural affiliation of prehistoric human skeletal remains for NAGPRA compliance is standard protocol in museums and academic institutions. However, the biological affiliation of skeletons of unknown provenience is not always straightforward, especially when they preclude the use of destructive analytical methods (e.g., DNA extraction). Although software is available for the estimation of ancestry of human skulls in forensic cases, few comparative datasets are available...
Traditional Cultural Properties Assessments for the F-117 Crash Site Within the Zuni Reservation (1998)
This letter report is part of the planned activities of the F-117 Crash Site Removal Action. This undertaking will be performed by Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) on the Zuni Indian Reservation. The survey will include the crash site area and the improvement of an existing access road. The post archaeological survey report of the crash site located three prehistoric sites and five artifacts that were Isolated Occurrences. In addition to the previously recorded cultural resources reported by the...
Tribal History Partnerships and the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection at Indiana University (2016)
Relationships initiated through NAGPRA-related consultation can foster collaborations to provide access to historic resources to federally recognized tribes. The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at IU was gathered by Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin to provide evidence for 20th century Indian Claims Commission lawsuits. Tribal scholars are collaborating with IU staff to plan and implement a digitization program to make archives available...
U.S. Air Force, 2016 Nevada State Museum Curation Report Nellis, Creech, and NTTR and NAGPRA Reports (2016)
On November 17 and 18, 2016 Garth Hayden from Ecosystem Management, Inc. (EMI) met with Nellis Cultural Resources Manager (CRM) Kish LaPierre to assist in the curation of artifacts at the Nevada State Museum curation facility in Carson City, NV. The artifacts that were curated were designated for Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) repatriation (see attached 2003 and 2004 NAGPRA reports). Mr. Hayden also assisted the CRM in confirming and correcting catalogue entries for...