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BLM archaeologist: report graffiti on archaeological sites; don’t try to remove it
Summary
At a Bureau of Land Management site near Cedar City, archaeologist Joey LaValley advised visitors to report graffiti to land managers or the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program and warned against attempting removals near petroglyphs.
In a short recorded message at a Bureau of Land Management site near Cedar City, Utah, Joey LaValley, archaeologist with the BLM Cedar City Field Office, advised visitors to report graffiti on archaeological sites and not to attempt removals themselves.
LaValley said rock imagery sites are sensitive and that removing graffiti near or on petroglyphs requires a professional art conservator. "The reason you shouldn't remove graffiti yourself is because rock imagery sites are very sensitive, and it actually takes a professional art conservator to remove any…
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