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Protecting the Past

Protecting the Past

Some consider it one of Utah’s oldest family traditions. Others call it a one-of-a-kind crime against the legacy of humanity that deserves a prison sentence. Whether you affectionately call it “pot hunting”. . .or view it as the theft and desecration of federally-protected antiquities. . .the climate for protecting ancient artifacts on public land has changed dramatically in the past twenty years. Why does it matter? How do these archaeological detectives make their cases? What does it mean to “love a site to death?”