Attachment_3_Inadvertent_Discovery_Plan_Quinault_VC_Drainfield_Improvements.pdf

Feb. 2020

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK CULTURAL RESOURCE INADVERTENT

DISCOVERY PLAN

Project: Quinault Visitor Center Comfort Station Drainfield Project Lead: Kerri Cook

OLYM Cultural Resource Contact: David Conca

Protocol For Project Staff When Artifacts Or Bones Are Encountered During Project Work

If you encounter artifacts or bone material during a park project:

1. Stop project work in the immediate vicinity of the find. See Appendix A below for a list of items to watch out for.

2. If bones are encountered, and there is any question whether they are human, All Work Shall Be

Immediately Halted Until The Site Is Investigated And Cleared By Park Cultural Resource

Specialists And/or Law Enforcement

3. Establish a reasonable buffer (50 ft. or more) around the discovery where work will halt--the area should be protected from further disturbance. If questionable bones are encountered, do not disturb them in any way. This could be a crime scene. A determination will be made by a professional whether they are human or other animal, forensic or non-forensic.

4. Contact Dave Conca, cultural resource manager at, 360-565-3053 and/or park law enforcement.

5. Dave Conca will coordinate with the superintendent, law enforcement, the Quinault Indian

Nation and the Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation as appropriate.

Communication and information protocol o When using radios, caution should be used when dispensing sensitive information.

o Do not call 911 o Do not take photos of bones or human remains.

o Do not talk to the media, do not post on social media

Workflow Protocol o No work may resume inside the buffer until a professional archaeologist has assessed the discovery.

o After an inadvertent discovery, some areas may be specified as “no work zones” and archeological monitoring may be required in others. Any such areas will be identified by the professional archaeologist and communicated to the Project Manager, and appropriate project personnel.

Inadvertent Discovery Plan for Human Remains

This plan describes the procedures for the treatment and disposition of Native American human skeletal remains, associated funerary objects, objects of cultural patrimony, and sacred objects that may be discovered during the Ruby Beach Parking Upgrades project. This plan will comply with the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.

3001 et seq., its implementing regulations as set forth in 43 CFR Part 10 (specifically §10.5[e]), and the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq., with its implementing regulations (43 CFR Part 7).

The kinds of objects to be considered as associated funerary objects as defined in 43 CFR Part 10.2(d) are the following:

a) Objects placed intentionally at the time of death or later with or near the human remains or within the burial pit.

b) Sacred objects are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents.

Objects falling under this definition have not yet been determined. Consultation will occur to determine whether or not objects recovered fall within this definition.

c) Objects of Cultural Patrimony are items having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Indian tribe rather than property owned by an individual. No objects have been determined under this definition. Consultation will occur to determine whether or not objects recovered fall within this definition.

If Native American human skeletal remains are discovered as a result of the proposed project, all project activities will cease until formal consultation between the Quinault Indian Nation, Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation, and Olympic National Park has been completed.

Initial notification shall be followed by written notification. These notifications shall include information about the kinds and condition of human remains and cultural items. All parties to these investigations will be directed to refrain from talking to the media.

Following any inadvertent discovery of human remains that are determined to be Native American and are not recent the NPS will complete a detailed written plan of action in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (25 USC 3001 et seq.), its implementing regulations (43 CFR Part 10); and, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) (16 USC 470 et seq.) with its implementing regulations (43 CFR Part 7). In addition, the plan will conform to the June 2002 recommendations of the National Park System Advisory Board on determinations of cultural affiliation under the NAGPRA.

Appendix A

When to notify cultural resource staff and/or halt work:

Bones, shellfish, and soil layers:

o If any bones are encountered.

o Layers of discolored earth resulting from fire hearths or shell midden deposits. May be black and often contains shellfish remains, discolored fractured rock, and abundant animal bone.

Native American artifacts, which may include (but are not limited to):

o Flaked stone tools (arrowheads, knives scrapers etc.);

o Waste flakes that resulted from the manufacture of flaked stone tools;

o Ground stone tools like mortars and pestles;

o Structural remains- wooden beams, post holes, fish weirs, cedar-plank trails, old canoes in various forms of development.

o Culturally modified trees

Euro-American artifacts may include (but are not limited to):

o Historic logging evidence (steam donkeys, old railroad beds, trestles);

o Historic glass (from bottles, vessels, windows etc.);

o Historic ceramic (from dinnerware, vessels etc.);

o Metal (nails, drink/food cans, tobacco tins, industrial parts etc.);

o Building materials (bricks, shingles etc.);

o Building remains (foundations, architectural components, etc.);

o Old wooden posts, pilings, or planks (these may be encountered above or below water);

o Old farm equipment may indicate historic resources in the area;

o Trash pits, can dumps, and privy pits (an accumulation of old refuse)