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  • Archaeologists, courts debate artifacts' value [ Theft of petroglyphs raises questions... ]

    06/19/2006 10:36:11 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 8 replies · 184+ views
    Contra Costa Times ^ | June 18 2006 | Scott Sonner
    In a case with ramifications for archaeological treasures across the West, the Justice Department is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that freed two men convicted of stealing ancient petroglyphs in Nevada. "There is a good deal at stake here," said Sherry Hutt, a former Superior Court judge from Arizona who has written books on the subject and now heads a related program at the National Park Service... Hutt, who manages a Park Service program under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, said the concerns are valid. "Essentially, the government must prove...