Construction work on a student housing improvement project at the University of California, Davis, has been temporarily halted after work crews discovered human remains that are believed to be Native American. A UC Davis archeologist specializing in Native American prehistory is sifting the soil today looking for further clues. A backhoe construction worker trenching for new drainage piping at the Solano Park student family housing complex, southeast of the main campus near Interstate 80, unearthed the bones Monday morning at a depth of three to four feet. Following the California Environmental Quality Act and other state and campus guidelines, the campus immediately cordoned off and stopped work in the immediate area. The bones have been identified as those of a Native American male adult according to Hank Schulz, consulting archeologist for campus construction projects and UC Davis graduate student in anthropology. Schulz believes that this location along the south side of Putah Creek could have been the habitation of Patwin Indians known to have lived in the area. In addition to the human remains, Schulz found Indian beads and bones of dead animals at the trenching site. "There have been no previous records of any archeological sites on the south side of the creek," according to Sid England, campus environmental planner. "Recent soil sampling adjacent to the construction site did not reveal any archeological finds." UC Davis contacted the Native American Heritage Commission which has notified a representative of the Patwin tribe to determine the next steps. The digging is part of an effort to improve the 276-apartment site. In addition to better drainage, the planned improvements include underground electrical connections for path lighting and better handicap access. Construction work at shallow depths and away from the site will continue and will be closely monitored by the archeologist.