Ancient villages unearthed in Utah

[sfloriII]

Here's an excerpt of the article by By Paul Foy of the Associated Press:

"SALT LAKE CITY — For more than 50 years, rancher Waldo Wilcox kept most outsiders off his land and his secret under wraps: a string of ancient Indian settlements so remarkably well-preserved that arrowheads and beads are still out in the open.
Archeologists are calling it one of the most spectacular finds in the West.

Hidden deep inside Utah's nearly inaccessible Book Cliffs region, 130 miles from Salt Lake City, the prehistoric villages run for 12 miles and include hundreds of rock art panels, cliffside granaries, stone houses built halfway underground, rock shelters and the mummified remains of ancient inhabitants."

Full article here:

Ancient villages unearthed in Utah

I just hope the area stays preserved.

[Kuan]

That's awesome! Great find. Right on Waldo!

[GermanStar]

A similar series of selfless acts led to the preservation of Kartchner Caverns in Arizona, perhaps the most spectacular cave in the world which is accessible to the public.

[sfloriII]

I remember visiting "Wood Henge" in England about six years ago. It's a circle of wooden posts perfectly preserved in the peat moss on the beach on one of the northern shores. In the middle is an upside down tree trunk. The circle is said to pre-date Stone Henge.

I saw it shortly after it was discovered, but after someone had carved a huge pie shaped piece out of the tree trunk. Truely sad.

The site has since been dug up so no more vandalizm could occur. I'm glad I was fortunate to see it as it was many many years ago.