University of California-Davis Identifies Missing Artifacts Amid Plans to Repatriate Capay Valley Ancestral Remains
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Davis campus plans to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The inventory identifies the physical remains of 30 individuals and a total of 5,658 associated funerary objects. These items were acquired during excavations led by graduate student Patricia Johnson in 1968 at two primary locations: the Capay Valley Site and site CA- . . .
The inventory identifies the physical remains of 30 individuals and a total of 5,658 associated funerary objects. These items were acquired during excavations led by graduate student Patricia Johnson in 1968 at two primary locations: the Capay Valley Site and site CA- . . .