Recovery of Inadvertent Discoveries along the Lost Coast of the King Range NCA

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Beyond Collections: Federal Archaeology and "New Discoveries" under NAGPRA" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recovery and reburial of inadvertent discoveries of exposed pre-Columbian human remains has repeatedly occurred at a remote archaeological site along the Lost Coast of the King Range National Conservation Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management-Arcata Field Office. The site is located in a remote area, subject to ocean wave action and seismic activity. It is within a congressionally designated wilderness area, and is accessible only by backpacking. BLM has consulted with the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria (BRBRR), the geographically proximal Federally-Recognized Tribe regarded as the Native American representative, and the California State Historic Preservation Office (CA SHPO). These consultations resulted in the completion of a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Plan of Action (POA) and a Treatment Plan. The Section 106 compliance process resulted in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between BLM and CA SHPO (expires October 2019). The BLM CA State Director authorized reburial of recovered remains. An internal BLM funding request for FY19 proposes a data collection project to better understand the erosion rate of the Lost Coast marine terrace and assess the vulnerability of significant cultural resources. The data set will inform a mitigation plan.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Beyond Collections: Federal Archaeology and "New Discoveries" under NAGPRA   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 26090