Category Archives: CRM Archaeology

Video: Torn – Recovering California’s Stolen Cultural Heritage | Watch ViewFinder Online | KVIE Public Television Video

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Shelly Martin

Torn – Recovering California’s Stolen Cultural Heritage+ADD Aired: 08/20/2014 27:10 Rating: NRIn the desolate Owens Valley, looters have been stealing or destroying ancient artifacts, including petroglyphs thousands of years old. Join archeologists, Native American tribal members, and federal land officials … Continue reading →

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Evidence of Hobbling, Torture Discovered at Ancient Massacre Site in Colorado | Western Digs

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Shelly Martin

he site of a gruesome massacre some 1,200 years ago in southwestern Colorado is yielding new evidence of the severity, and the grisly intensity, of the violence that took place there. First excavated in 2005 near the town of Durango, … Continue reading →

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Grisly Mass Grave in Utah Cave Is Evidence of ‘Prehistoric Warfare,’ Study Says | Western Digs

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Shelly Martin

Nearly a hundred skeletons buried in a cave in southeast Utah offer grisly evidence that ancient Americans waged war on each other as much as 2,000 years ago, according to new research.Dozens of bodies, dating from the first century CE, … Continue reading →

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Recapping the Recapture Canyon ATV protest | Friends of Cedar Mesa

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Shelly Martin

Posted on May 13, 2014 A first hand report by Executive Director, Josh Ewing Frustrated with years of delay from the BLM in deciding the fate of a proposed ATV trail in Recapture Canyon, protestors rode their machines into the … Continue reading →

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Photo of the day: Doors, Chaco Culture National Historic Park

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Shelly Martin
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Photo of the Day: Grand Gulch Primitive Area, UT

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Shelly Martin
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Prehistoric artists left mysterious marks | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Shelly Martin

There’s a mystery to be solved in the Great Basin Desert. The clues date back thousands of years and are found in the form of petroglyphs and pictographs — rock art left by people living on the shores of Lake … Continue reading →

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Panther Cave: Rock Art in Danger

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Shelly Martin

Panther Cave: Rock Art in Danger Carolyn Boyd, executive director of the SHUMLA School, and noted expert on the rock art of the Lower Pecos, offers new interpretations of the region’s rock art based on the extensive research by the … Continue reading →

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Aztec Ruins Vandalized

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Shelly Martin

AZTEC — Last weekend, vandals entered Aztec Ruins and caused several thousand dollars’ worth of damage to the ancient site. At least two individuals entered the ruins and proceeded to climb over fragile walls and enter closed ruin rooms. In … Continue reading →

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Winter Survey!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Shelly Martin

Ahh, a winter CRM survey project. This evening I find myself in a rather scary, “extended stay” hotel on the outskirts of the Colorado Springs airport. From what I’ve found on the internet, the combined odors of cat urine and … Continue reading →

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Today’s Photo: Afternoon thunderstorm over the Book Cliffs

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Shelly Martin

Extending almost 200 miles east to west–from Palisade, Colorado to Price, Utah–the Book Cliffs form the southern and western edge of the Tavaputs Plateau.  They provide a very scenic backdrop to an area rich in archaeology ranging from historic mining … Continue reading →

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Today’s Photo: Just for fun – A rare Utah find

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Shelly Martin

You find the strangest things on an archaeological survey. This little gem was found in a small clearing, northwest of Eureka, Utah. It isn’t quite 50 years old, so someone will have to come back and document it later.

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Sun Advocate – Contributors to offer reward for info on 9 Mile vandalism – October 6, 2011

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Shelly Martin

Contributors to offer reward for info on 9 Mile vandalism Print Page Email Page Share Get Reprints By JOHN SERFUSTINI Sun Advocate associate editor Several companies and organizations interested in protecting the archaeology of Nine Mile Canyon against vandalism have … Continue reading →

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Today’s Photo: Not a photo at all…

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Shelly Martin

Located “somewhere” in the Cisco Desert, Utah.

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Day 2: Historic Water Transportation System…

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Shelly Martin

I think we’re done. At least, we finished walking/inventorying our ditch. All we have left is a visit with a local historian in the morning, who may or may not be convinced of the ditch’s true significance (or lack thereof, … Continue reading →

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