Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 6.15
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 6.15
- Material type
- Newspaper Clippings
- Date
- 1994-05-29
- Description
- Due to looters, officials are restricting access to archeological sites and removing them from maps. Tumbledown stone towers belonging to the Anasazi Indians-the Hackberry, Horseshoe, and Cajon ruins. Holly Ruins is one of the unguarded sites of the Hovenweep National Monument, which caused archeologists to be concerned due to the amount of visitors. People trespassing and damaging these ruins has led to Holly Ruins and four other Hovenweep sites being removed from the "Indian Country" guide. This is not just happening in Colorado, this is an issue in Los Angeles as well. They are trying to remove the Awatobi ruins which lie near the Hopi Reservation. The federal law can keep secret locations of historic ruins and reject the Freedom of Information Act.
- Author or creator
- Barry Meir
- Publication or source
- The Kansas City Star
- Subjects and names
- Looters, Historical sites, Removal, maps, federal law, Freedom Information Act, Holly Ruins, Hovensweep, Hopi Indian Reservations, tourist, visitors, Awatobi Ruins, "Indian Country", Anasazi Ruins.
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