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Show (HI Students Conduct Cleanup on Archeological Sites; line of Three Current Area Proararm Mmmv ,, 4 rivont weekend ;V.' V Uritf"'" Youn- '' k, v.s'ted tlio Moon ' ''.!'., in tlif iVdar M" "''" San J"-m lluI - iw s;udents mi ttu of lr. Kay ;';,.t,,v hiut ;Nut two ' StOOp lovlOS to "'"v ur.Uliio sito. ,AVrii!S the ruin tlio were dismayed at ..j and vandalism sTt.iU'n place at this "J '," i hc p.ist. latter was ,:-:o. Va:slals had oar ';.,.v r.inios on : well .C'v entered wall with - ....jj. dosytwl mot if. U'h.j even $oite so ftr Wr dcwn a wattle and :rx:ure l laced polos Axii to use the polos " -eeod. Also stones 'uken out of another II'.'-' :o be used for a fireplace st'jdents spent the ma-... ma-... of the afteriwn cleanse clean-se site up. They pocked VMt-FJetod Kiss of trash over the suvp ledges rj vehicles, according to DI c;::ei.i!s. r-ri Shie'.ds. Monticello jir.cier Manager, prais-lii prais-lii BYU Archaeological : ;.j Seh.vl for a job well 3rd thanked all who e a fti-d. .trer'Jy there are three rial-T:cal research pre-. z-s being conducted on bl adrir.istercd lands in iv-esstem Utah. They are. s:e::iened 3bove. the BYU J-'.i School in Montezuma cc along with the Uni-rrsity Uni-rrsity of Utah doing salvage rrt cn U-95 wet of B'.ard-x B'.ard-x and the Museum of y.-tiTQ Arizer.a conducting riaerlxieal reconnaissance Cedar Mesa. The c-xnbined efforts of ise three organizations, al-r al-r r.-j the records of the "test, is beginning to unravel he scry of the prehistoric hcis that inhabited south-san: south-san: Utah for over a ihtsed years. However, due ! iiiism and pot-hunting, ; Zih scientific ""information , k rjcreatiocal opporturdt-a opporturdt-a i being destroyed at an feg rate. Mr. Shields fcCStEd. ji B-jrean of Land Man-S Man-S :t. along with many K-rrred local citizens, urg-s urg-s ever-e seeing any person Orbing cr abusing these szzrjtties to please pass on ' -i word that it is against ! 5e ! to disturb any arch-ical arch-ical site on public land. 1 Tte indent Lndian ruins are C::-g oar greatest resourc-s. resourc-s. and wi your help, this :rce can be retained for future generations, the BL'I official stated. Vv7' ) ' "xW ,-' , - . .r v' 5- .; ', -.-. . - . v .- -.v : , -.. . ; rl- : A x .. M' t r '' 1 ' ' T I ' ' i - 1 - .. ' -- . , ' ' J P . - -X ; . .!-.''.-T-:-.r f,y:.:.$v'- . ;r:- '-. ::? A '' I TH CEDAR MES area contains many excellent eamPb of Anasa.i masonry. This beautifully finish-u finish-u utturc is Moon House ruin, examined and cleaned pby a group of 24 students in a recent outing. ; i .- - . ! y - ' . " " f - 1 ' I . , . J ' : ' 1 ! .' ' ' f I?.'; ' ? !-.'..:' . '''"' i I v " t . '. ; i - ' ' . : ' : .5 i . y - .. . . - . . , . s i v y , - , .. ,.-'? ; i ' xy I Destructive vandalism and defacing of the well-preserved structures such as this carved name, is ruining the archological and cultural value of the Anasa.i An-asa.i sites in the Southwest. The plastered walls within this ruin had exhibited unusual painted pottery design motifs. . : |
