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Utah historic preservation officer: Section 106 monitoring uncovered 1870s foundation, 19th-century artifacts at Alta
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Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Chris Merritt said Section 106 monitoring during a waterline trenching project at Alta uncovered a stone foundation from the 1870s and abundant 19th-century artifacts, including large cow bones and drinking-related debris; the utility work will continue while archaeologists document finds.
Chris Merritt, Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, said Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act guided archaeological monitoring during a waterline project at Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon. "I wanna talk briefly today about the importance of section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act," Merritt said, describing the federal process that requires agencies to consider impacts to cultural resources.
Merritt said crews from Alta Ski Area, working with the U.S. Forest Service and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest administration, trenched a corridor…
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