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Submitted by bat400 on Monday, 21 May 2012  Page Views: 7175

Rock ArtSite Name: Land Hill Petroglyphs
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 61.918 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The Southwest Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: St. George, UT  Nearest Village: Santa Clara, UT
Latitude: 37.148600N  Longitude: 113.6892W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Ambience:
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Land Hill Petroglyphs
Land Hill Petroglyphs submitted by bat400_photo : Example of petroglyphs at Land Hill near Stanta Clara, Utah. Photo from BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT website for Santa Clara/Land Hill ACEC. http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/more/heritage_resources/public_use_sites/land_hill.html (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Washington County, Utah.
Land Hill is located within the Bureau of Land Management's Santa Clara Reserve. The area is known for petroglyphs.

Lnad Hill is served by two trailheads: Anasazi Valley and Tukupetsi. Trails lead visitors to evidence of prehistoric Ancestral Puebloan and Southern Paiute cultures. Art dates from Formative Period (ca. 700 B.C. to A.D. 1200,) Pueblo I-II (A.D. 700-1100), the Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Periods (after approximately A.D.1200-1800) Note: The location given is approximate. See the BLM website: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/more/heritage_resources/public_use_sites/land_hill.html

Note: Fool's Names -- Defacing Utah Rock Art. See comment.
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'Petroglyph Patrol' Created To Prevent Vandalism by bat400 on Sunday, 22 May 2016
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Volunteers To Educate Public at Land Hill Heritage Site

Vandalism continues to be a major threat to Utah's oldest treasures. In Washington County, a new partnership aims to prevent petroglyphs from being loved to death.

"Our rock art locally in St. George is being graffiti-ed over the top of. They're writing their names or calling out their school or professing their love for someone," Lori Hunsaker said, Bureau of Land Management archeologist.

Vandalism over ancient drawings and the looting of archeological sites is a growing problem in southern Utah – specifically at the Land Hill Heritage site west of St. George.

"It breaks my heart. These are sites that have religious importance to Native Americans. They are artistically important to all of us as humans and they present a great economic value in terms of tourism," Hunsaker said.

As part of the Respect and Protect campaign, the BLM is partnering with Conserve Southwest Utah to prevent further damage.

"We've actually had one mom say, 'If the Indians could write on the rocks, how come my kids can't," Susan Crook said, Land Program Manager/SUNCLF Director.

As part of the partnership, a “Petroglyph Patrol” will monitor Land Hill during peak times.

Starting this summer, the volunteers will educate parents and children about appropriate behavior near the ancient site.

"Losing these sites or having them destroyed to the point where we can read the stories that are there, is a huge loss to our culture, to everyone. It's like burning down libraries," Crook said.

To catch vandals and looters in San Juan County, Friends of Cedar Mesa is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone who damaged archeological resources on public land.

Source: http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news
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BLM seeks help to stop rock art vandalism by bat400 on Monday, 21 May 2012
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This Rock Art site in Utah only seems to make the news when it is vandalized.

"The Bureau of Land Management is responding to vandalism at rock art sites located on public lands, including the archaeological and historic site of Land Hill.

"A few months ago, archaeologist William Banek and law enforcement officer Scott Lowrey of the St. George Field Office began noticing increased instances of scratched graffiti near these ancient petroglyphs.

“'This is probably the work of juveniles who don’t understand the value and significance of these resources,” said Banek, who will be stepping up education outreach to local schools and youth organizations to address this issue.' "

For the complete story, see: http://www.thespectrum.com.

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Land Hill Petroglyphs Vandalized - Again. by bat400 on Saturday, 21 July 2007
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Submitted by coldrum --

Federal officials are offering $500 for information leading to the identification of people involved in scratching "Bad Habits" into a panel of ancient rock art. The vandals left other panels doubly damaged, including a rendering of a big horn sheep. The Bureau of Land Management believes the defacing occurred between June 1 and June 16.

Land Hill is part of the Santa Clara Reserve -- 6,500 acres of public land -- managed by multiple government agencies, which protect the archaeological sites. Some of the rock art in the area is more than 5,000 years old.



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Surprisingly vandalism continues despite conviction of similar vandals with fines and community service levied against those responsible.
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