You guys see this? What a A-hole

[BigWaveDave]

A Treasure Hunter Searched for Riches in Utah’s Soil—and Caused an Archaeological Tragedy — Popular Mechanics

“It’s almost impossible to calculate the damage caused by this guy.”

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[releventchair]

Don't worry.
Archeologists ever get busy on the site they'll damage more than a two foot diameter.
And if there's graves it's a bonus!

 

[pepperj]

It's going to cost $18,000 to refill a 2x15ft deep hole?
Pick me, pick me, I'll do it for $15,000.
Oh wait! Will I have to use a paint brush, and a 2 inch trowel to fill this like a Arcie would?

 

[robertk]

On the one hand, the guy is an idiot and should not have been digging there at all. But having said, the reaction seems a bit overblown. A 2-foot hole isn't going to disturb a whole lot of the area. And by their own account, he wasn't looking for the artifacts, so they're right there to be cataloged if they want. No, they don't know what layer of the dirt they came from, but check the sides (or dig the hole six inches wider) and they'd know.

And yeah, 18K to fill the hole in is just ridiculous. But then, it is government we're talking about -- where spending $100 on a $3 hammer is the norm.

 

[pepperj]

On the one hand, the guy is an idiot and should not have been digging there at all. But having said, the reaction seems a bit overblown. A 2-foot hole isn't going to disturb a whole lot of the area. And by their own account, he wasn't looking for the artifacts, so they're right there to be cataloged if they want. No, they don't know what layer of the dirt they came from, but check the sides (or dig the hole six inches wider) and they'd know.

And yeah, 18K to fill the hole in is just ridiculous. But then, it is government we're talking about -- where spending $100 on a $3 hammer is the norm.

It only makes sense, last dirt out first to go back.
It would be dating the rubbish pile backwards, wonder if the paint brushes know how to do it in reverse.

 

[pickaway]

Doesnt sound like a Utah name that i know of...

 

[ARC]

It's going to cost $18,000 to refill a 2x15ft deep hole?
Pick me, pick me, I'll do it for $15,000.
Oh wait! Will I have to use a paint brush, and a 2 inch trowel to fill this like a Arcie would?

I will fill it for 14 and include old trash "in context".

:P

 

[Blackfoot58]

I’d throw in a few aluminum pull tabs before filling the hole.😆

 

[bottlecap4u]

throw in a few aluminum pull tabs before filling the hole.😆

...and an old rusty beer can and GW button, they'll freak out.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Hmmm it doesn’t open for me

 

[robertk]

Hmmm it doesn’t open for me

Try this one:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/sc.../treasure-hunter-utah-archaeological-tragedy/

 

[Loco-Digger]

some people,, smh

 

[N/A]

I wonder if the site was clearly marked "No Digging" or something similar?

Like others have said, $18k to fill a hole?? - just another reason to replace the members of our govt ASAP!!!

 

[ToddsPoint]

The US Army Corps of Engineers has destroyed hundreds of sites near our lake they made (Lake Shelbyville) by not only flooding sites by building the lake but also by the constant raising and lowering of the water levels. I’ve seen burials washing out many times. So no big deal if the gov does it. The officials crying in Utah are making a mtn out of a mole hill.

 

[opalboy]

Wow, that author was a bit over the top describing the damage, I’m sure he passed all his college journalist classes with flying colors.

 

[dognose]

I thought this was interesting:
"the dig fell directly underneath a petroglyph. He believes that the suspect may have mistaken the ancient drawing for a map or sign to fortune."

 

[pepperj]

I thought this was interesting:
"the dig fell directly underneath a petroglyph. He believes that the suspect may have mistaken the ancient drawing for a map or sign to fortune."

I agree I read that also and thought "At least there was a petroglyph-not just a rock as we see posted up numerous times"

 

[SD51]

After reading the responses to this terrible event, I feel I must come clean to my previous detecting transgressions and must beg for everyone's forgiveness...

In 1990. I relocated to a suburb of Chicago and was heavily into detecting and antiquing. One particular day, my wife and I visited an antique shop and I headed for the book section. Sometimes I would find things hidden in the book bindings.

I picked out this old book from the shelf and inside the binding, I located a map. The map highlighted a location where something was buried. I did my homework and zeroed in on a location near a busy highway.

It was obvious that I better not dig during daylight hours, so I kept rather busy at night. I was determined there had to be something there, so I kept at it. Luckily, nobody ever realized that I had been digging.

I had to finally give up on locating the treasure when some school kids complained to the city that every time they hit a homerun to right field, the baseball would disappear!

 

[robertk]

I had to finally give up on locating the treasure when some school kids complained to the city that every time they hit a homerun to right field, the baseball would disappear!

"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if not for those meddling kids!"

 

[RustyGold]

On the one hand, the guy is an idiot and should not have been digging there at all. But having said, the reaction seems a bit overblown. A 2-foot hole isn't going to disturb a whole lot of the area. And by their own account, he wasn't looking for the artifacts, so they're right there to be cataloged if they want. No, they don't know what layer of the dirt they came from, but check the sides (or dig the hole six inches wider) and they'd know.

And yeah, 18K to fill the hole in is just ridiculous. But then, it is government we're talking about -- where spending $100 on a $3 hammer is the norm.

Those days are long gone. It’s $300 for a $2 hammer!🤣