Topic ID #8505 - posted 9/2/2010 3:38 AM

Petroglyphs Vandalized on the Kaibab National Forest



Jennifer Palmer

Webmaster
8/31/2010 2:23:00 PM
Petroglyphs Vandalized
Williams-Grand Canyon News

WILLIAMS - A hiker reported Aug. 26 that vandals defaced the main rock art panel at Keyhole Sink on the Kaibab National Forest. Keyhole Sink is a popular interpretive site open to the public and visited by many.

Petroglyphs at the site date back at least a thousand years. The site remains open to the public so that people can learn about the history of the area and enjoy the unique setting.

Since the vandalism was reported, the Forest Service has documented the damage and is assessing its monetary value, in accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.


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