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  • The West is hard at work, destroying its past

    Grand Canyon Trust report shows Colorado Plateau archaeological sites being vandalized at an alarming rate.

    by James Bishop Jr., Apr 04, 1994

  • Rancher fined for vandalism

    McKay Bailey guilty of defacing Glen Canyon petroglyphs.

    by Staff, May 02, 1994

  • Looter nabbed in Utah

    Notorious ruin pillager Earl Shumway is indicted for artifact theft in Utah.

    by Staff, Dec 26, 1994

  • Looters beware: Tribes are fighting back

    In the Pacific Northwest, tribes are working with archaeologists and agencies to protect the area's frequently vandalized and looted Native American historical sites.

    by Beth Wohlberg, Sep 25, 2000

  • Justice in Nevada

    The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 helps nab a pot hunter.

    by Staff, Jan 25, 1993

  • Hikers help snare rock-art vandals

    Hikers help nab boys defacing pictographs in Canyonlands.

    by Peter Mali, May 31, 1993

  • Vandal adds a drawing

    A controversial road gives vandals access to petroglyphs in Hells Canyon.

    by Staff, Aug 23, 1993

  • Vandals hack petroglyphs

    Vandals destroy three petroglyphs at Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.

    by Staff, Sep 06, 1993

  • Looters sneak into monument

    Vandalism and pothunting seem to be on the rise in the recently created Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwestern Colorado

    by Gail Binkly, Mar 17, 2003

  • Judge gives grave-robbers a green light

    In Utah, a court rules that state law does not protect Anasazi graves, dismissing charges against a Blanding couple who dug up an Indian burial site while pot hunting.

    by Christopher Smith, Apr 27, 1998
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