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Looters still ravaging ancient Arizona United States

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 10 July 2006  Page Views: 4850

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Country: United States An Arizona State Land Department investigator and an Arizona State University archaeologist looked intently out the windows of the small aircraft as it circled a desert wash above ancient gravesites. Soon, the two men saw the telltale signs: makeshift roads, heavy equipment, a series of linear cuts.

"Look at all those holes; they weren't there before," archaeologist Keith Kintigh said. "That's where they're digging."

Experts fear looting of ancient Native American burial sites in Arizona is on the rise, though Land Department investigator Brad Geeck said there are no hard statistics to track those trends. "Every year, the calls seem to increase."

The rewards, experts say, outweigh the risks. A single intact pot can bring as much as $75,000.

More: Arizona Republic.
Contributor Bio for coldrum: Based in Milkyway, contributing since 2002. Favourite site: Avebury.

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