Ring in the New Year right!

Let's make a New Year's resolution - when we are out and about and see some damage, report it. AAI has developed a site visitation form that you can use after you visit an archaeological site that helps you do that quickly and easily. Doesn't matter if you're doing a patrol, site visits, or just out on a hike. The form is super easy and quick to fill out. It will help us keep track of damage and looting at fragile sites - there are way more casual hikers out there than there are backcountry LEOs. If we can note when things happen, it can help protect these sites we all love.
AAI Site Visitation Form
Let's make 2011 a better year for archaeology than 2010!

Trent is going down

Well I happened to see my friend in the know yesterday and received some good news: Trent has been convicted of a felony under ARPA! Trent, you may remember from an earlier Facebook posting, was the chump who scrawled his name across the "Descending Sheep" panel in lower Glen Canyon, a popular stop for half-day rafting trips. According to my source, this case is also going to be setting a prescident for other ARPA cases across the West, including some in Grand Canyon! This is a good day to celebrate for those of us who love and protect archaeological resources here in Arizona!
In other good news (slightly belated): Keyhole Sink Vandalism Treated
The Keyhole Sink petroglyph vandalism has gotten remediation. Apparently the Trent inscription has received a similar treatment, but I have not been down into the canyon since.
Let's keep up the good fight!