Archaeological Recovery of Skeletal Remains for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project, San Xavier District, Tohono O'odham Nation, Tucson, Arizona

In the course of the Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and San Xavier District personnel identified human remains exposed in the Santa Cruz river bank which would be impacted by the construction. At the request of Reclamation, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd (ACS), recovered the remains in a manner consistent with the wishes of the local community, as well as addressing scientific standards. Four inhumations, one cremation, a single unidentified bone fragment, and one exposure consisting of two artifacts were excavated. All remains were transferred to the San Xavier District monitors at the end of each work day for reburial.在圣克鲁斯河河岸加固项目实施期间，美国垦务局（Bureau of Reclamation）与圣哈维尔区（San Xavier District）工作人员发现了暴露于圣克鲁斯河河岸的人类遗骸，该区域将受到项目施工的影响。应垦务局的要求，考古咨询服务有限公司（Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd，简称ACS）以符合当地社区意愿且契合科学规范的方式完成了遗骸回收工作。本次发掘共清理出4具土葬遗骸、1具火葬遗骸、1块未确认身份的骨碎片，以及1处包含2件人工制品的暴露遗存。每日作业结束后，所有遗骸均被移交至圣哈维尔区监管人员处，以便进行重新安葬。