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Show Pie4 - THE HFRALD Provo. Cuh. SI ADaW 12 !4 Turned-Protector wer Lay Seeks to Preserve Western Indian Artifacts -- By NANCY BRINGHl RST Herald Staff Writer 0 . J: 1 "'Potting," or digging up ancient artifacts, is illegal it you do 11 within protected borders. But it you get away with it. sume ' potters" say the price you get for those artifacts is well worth the minor risk Mark Eans. a New York lawyer and graduate of Harvard Law School, said he originally bought the "Nancy Patterson Village" site with the intent of ' potting" legally on his own land The area, about 40 miles southeast ot Blanding. housed the Anasazi Indians A. D. "Anasazi" from means "ancient ones" in the Navajo Language. Archaeologists say they aren't :ure how the tribe originated, but the civilization in North America dates from about 100 A D to the present. Evans is an outspoken man. visibly determined to win the fight against those who randomly destroy this desert region s many Anasazi villages. "At first I was going to exploit the land." said Evans. "Kind and sell the pots. ..it's a thriving economy." After he began to understand how natives of the region felt about "potting" and seeing the destruction of such a historically important find, he switched sides. "I suddenly decided it was more important that it be preserved for the public." said Evans. "Protection of archaeological sites is The vast majority of 0 rL 1 . t tT" f''V, . Mark Evans once thought he would use artifacts for his own gain; he now preserves them. "Without some radical, wild, arm - raising guy like Mark in there fighting for the cause, it's going to continue caves here have been to deteriorate." - Archaeologist Joel C. Janetski Orem Otters The Orem Beautification Commission invites Orem residents to register for the free gardening, landscaping tour which will be Saturday, Aug. 18. An educational tour, it is designed to emphasize focal points, artistic use of shapes and colors, pools, vegetable gardens, lighting, and more. From "show" to "tell," partici rf&Q de- stroyed in the past three years. There's no way to find out now what these people were all about." Evans made contact with the Brigham Young University Department of Anthropology age trom Aspen Nursery and Paul Stanworth from Stanworth Landscaping. Council member Stella Welsh said she views this activity an excellent opportunity to highlight the beautification efforts within the city. "Now the spring cleanup has rid the community of tons of debris, it is an excellent time to '.;uin new methods of improv el ing individual yards and gardens," she said. She praised the pride citizens have shown in making the city clean and green. Although services can be provided, unless the residents work towards the same results, nothing can be accomplished. Those interested should call 225-296- Lloyd Gifford Travis H Ford. 15. of Wallsburg. died Friday. Aug 10. 14. in a Provo hospital He was born March 21. 19. in Provo to Ashley Marie Anderson. daughter ot Douglas Nephi and Deborah Lyn (Jaume Anderson ot Spnngvitle. died Thursday. Aug 9. 1984. at her home in Spnngville ol Sudden Inljnl Death Syndrome, She was born Feb 22. 1984. in Provo Her parents are members ot The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. Spnngville 16th Ward Survivors include her parents ol Spnngville. two sisters and one brother. Kim-berlElizabeth Anderson. Ken Lyn Anderson and Kade Douglas Anderson, all ol Spnngville, grandparents, Nephi and Faye Anderson, Elizabeth Jolene Adair, all of Burley, Idaho, and John (iauine, Las Vegas. Nev Services will be Monday at 11 a m in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel. 211 E. 200 S Friends may call one hour Spnngville prior to services at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Spnngville Evergreen Cemetery Gittord. 60. of Pleasant Grove, Lloyd died Thursday. Aug 9. 1984. at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City lollowing a long illness He was born Dec 1U. 1923, in McFadden. to G Dewev Wyo and Pernellie Jor- gensen Gilford He niarrieo Jean .siei- wn nv ii IW in I Richtield The mar-ri;,uw4s Utpr so lemnized in the; 4 J Mann lempleot ine , 1 sophomore student at Wasatch High School Survivors include his parents of Deer Creek, a sister. Mrs Kayle lUawnettei Jacobsen. a niece Travis H. Ford and two nephews. Justin JaNae and Jacobsen. all of Jeramy, Daniel, grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Elmo Ford. Wallsburg. Mr and Mrs. Verl Wright. Heber City Services will be Monday at 11 a m at the Wallsburg LDS Ward church Friends may fall at Oipin Mortuary in Heber City on Sunday from p m and at the church on Monday one hour prior to services Burial will be in the Wallsburg Cemetery Geraldine Richards Richards. bU. Orem. died Wednesday, Aug 8. 1984 in Proio She was born Feb 1. 1924, in Salt Lake City to Calvin Willard and Fawn Snow Richards She received her education in Salt Lake City schools She was a member ot The Saints Church ol Jesus Christ ol Latter-daShe is survived by two brothers and two sisters C H 'Dick Richards Orem. Max L Richards. Salt Lake lily. Georgia Green, Salt Lake City, and Irene Strong Salt Lake City She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister Carl S Richards and Hazel Chase Graveside services were 11 Mt am hi-daat Wasatch Lawn Memorial Geraldine Death Notices Budd Q. Neel, 67, of San Diego, Calif., died Friday, Aug 10. 1984. at the Muunlain lew Hospital in Pay son Servers will be announced by Park Memorial Kuneral Horns of Pavson Hi Mortuary .y 373-1- 8 II Thelma West Frampton Funeral services will be held Monday 11 a.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday evening 6:30-- p.m. or Monday from 8 a.m. Interment Grove City Cemetery. Pleasant John Leland Armstrong Funeral services were held Saturday 11 a m in the Orem 25th Ward LDS Chapel Interment Orem City Cemetery Evans. "We need some incentive for the private land owner to preserve those sites and not destroy them with bulldozers to dig out the pots." Published in the May 1984 issue of Better Homes & (Jar-denan article states that the southwest states still remain the best place to find authentic Indian pottery original to the region." The article goes on to say the pots, rangare ing in cost from attractive and eagerly sought. Evans and Lyman have trekked throughout the region, photographing Anasazi villages which have been torn apart by looters bent on the quickest way to a quick fortune. masonry, survey, map and analyze recovered materials. Darryl Lyman, Evans guide and once a potter himself, said people are looking to make money by selling the artifacts. "I grew up here and I can tell you. these caves and surface sites are being vandalized at an incredible rate." said Lyman. Evans is pushing to gain s, $250-2.50- 0 legislative support for his cause. He strongly believes all national resources, like ar- chaeological sites, be coordinated under one program. He would also like greater tax benefits for those who want to save artifacts and punishment for those who sell them illegally. "Typically, private involvement in archaeology comes in the form of charitable contributions," said Evans. "Contributors receive on the dollar, when it should be many-time- "If something isn't done right now. it's like saving it for the next guy to come in and tear up." said Lyman. Janetski, a fairly soft spoken man. said he supports Evans. "Without some radical, wild, guy like Mark in there fighting for the cause, it's going to continue to deteriorate." he said. Evans is planning an Aug. 17 tour of the site for Bureau of Land Managearm-raisin- s that." The only support Evans has received is from Rep. Ray whose Kogovsek, state is full and others. He is hoping the group will become infected with his love of America's past and help preserve it for generations to come. villages. demanded the need for more government involvement in preservation g ment officals. congressmen of ancient Indian Kogovsek has publi-call- y of archaeologi- cal sites. Arbor Day Foundation Gives Away Shade Trees The National Arbor Day Foun- dation is giving 10 free shade trees to people who become Foun- dation members during August. The six to trees will be shipped this fall at the right time for planting between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. 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Salt Lake City, where Inends mav call p m Monday and one hour prior to services on Tuesday Graveside services will be 4 p m. Tuesday in the Idaho Falls Fielding Memorial Park under the direction ol Anderson and Sons Mortuary. American Fork The tamily suggests contributions be made to the Neighborhood House Senior Day Care Center. 1050 W 5O0 Sout,.. Salt Lake C'ltv ml Saints ' ' He spent his child hood days in rruita ' .. and Salina He at --1 ., tended school there Lovd G cifford He was a veteran ot II War He World served in the Navy in tht Pacific Theater He had been employed at He Steel was a member of LDS Geneva Pleasant Grove 12th Ward Survivors include his wile of Pleasant Grove, three sons. David L Gittord and Brenn Gittord. both ol Pleasant Grove. Scott L Gittord Orem seven grandchildren. hi lather ol Toquerville. two brothhas D Gittord. Toqueers and a r. rville. Mis Duane 'Twilai Mattsson. Kearns, Dale J Gittord, Missouri Services will be Monday at 11a in in the Pleasant Grove 12lh Ward church. 500 S 2ih) East Friends nia call at Olpin Family Mortuary. 500 S 3o0 East. Pleasant Grove, on Sunday Irom 7 8 p m or Monday a the church one hour prior to services Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove C'ltv Cemetery Nev Sparks, i Remember with Flowers Id srnil & GREENHOUSE Ashley Anderson and museums right now." said PROVO FLORAL Travis Ford E items bring in millions." said Evans. "There is no qualified center for documentation now, and there should be." Once artifacts are documented, a prime incentive for owners to donate the items should be set up. he said "Amnesty should also be given to those who have illegal artifacts in their homes or restore, stabilize excavate, Jvity' Karma Wright Ford He was a member of The Church of Jesus 1 Christ of Latter-daSaints He was a teacher in the LUS church He was a facts when undocumented ar Obituaries Harold would be tor documented arti- Evans, along with a dozen investors, is funding a five-yeproject to excavate the site. The group gets tax benefits for the investment, has agreed to donate any found artifacts to BYU. and may donate the site to the national park system once the project is complete. BYU is conducting an archaeological field school at the site where students and volunteers learn to Gardening Tour pants are to first visit 10 local gardens; then, they will have an opportunity to plot a garden design for a new home with graded two-levground ready for landscaping. 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