Rock art vanishing from Utah Lake shores
Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 24 March 2006 Page Views: 3810
Rock ArtCountry: United States State: Utah Type: Rock ArtInternal Links:
Snakes, owls, hunters, warriors and sheep -- lots of sheep -- are among the images that create a tapestry of mystery and wonder on boulders, cliff faces and cave walls for enthusiasts of ancient American Indian rock art in Utah County.
The art is disappearing from along Utah Lake's shores, as it is in other places, and specialists of the indigenous art form worry that vandals and collectors are destroying or stealing a precious public resource.
"It's a real issue for us, there is a lot of vandalism and graffiti going on right now," said Troy Scotter of the Utah Rock Art Association. Scotter recently gave a lecture on the subject at the John Hutchings Museum of Natural History in Lehi.
Rock art was once plentiful in north Utah County, particularly on the west shores of Utah Lake -- but unfortunately some is carved or painted on small enough chunks of rock that it is very mobile, he said, noting rock art here "is not the big flashy stuff."
"There is one boulder that is very interesting," he said. "We're keeping an eye on it, watching it slowly move downhill."
Those who would steal pictographs, painted figures, and petroglyphs, incised figures, can be fined up to $200,000 according to the Archeological Resources Protection Act, he said.
More: Utah Daily Herald
For information about rock art in Utah, visit UtahRockArt.org
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