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Montoya currently works as a consultant for the repatriation of Native American human remains and sacred objects. The BLM is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the vandalsim. Agency officials are working to treat and restore Birthing Rock and a professional conservator is expected to join the effort.
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Molly Marcello, KZMU: Don, thank you so much for speaking with me today. You and I actually spoke a couple years ago, in 2019, about graffiti and vandalism on public lands. And it was sort of in the context of more of it seems to be happening with increased visitation. So I m curious if you thought we were approaching some sort of crisis - and feel free to interpret that phrase, however you want - but, you know, when it comes to destructive behavior, and archaeological and cultural sites?
Friday April 30, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management completed some minimal emergency treatment on the Birthing Rock petroglyph panel on Wednesday. The site is at least 1,000 years old and was found marred by obscenities earlier this week. So what do conservators consider before attempting to mitigate damage at a cultural site like Birthing Rock? Today on the news, we speak with former BLM Moab archeologist Don Montoya. He currently works as a consultant with land management agencies and has plenty of experience in damage assessment. Montoya says this is not the first time the Birthing Rock panel has suffered vandalism.
And later, our Weekly News Reel where we speak with other reporters about the stories they most recently covered. Times-Independent editor Doug McMurdo (15:00) discusses local reactions to the Birthing Rock vandalism, the city’s new noise ordinance, an auction to help support women’s health at the Moab Free Health Clinic, and the new middle school move-in. Moab S