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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (158)	11/28/2007 8:05:33 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

Yes, I do remember that, and I thought it was absurd. In the early 80s I recall an arch site discovered near where we had to build a bridge. The arch site was no more than some ancient fire pits and some lithic scatter near a creek, but the bridge was relocated and the site was covered with rock, "to preserve it." One of our arch techs found a vision quest site consisting of a number of cairns on a big basalt rock face. It was an important find and added to knowledge of the original inhabitants of the area. Every timber sale we planned was thoroughly investigated for archeological artifacts. I had a lot of fun leaving little notes on write-in-rain paper under rocks at places I visited, addressed to our arch tech. I often get a tingly feeling on my neck when I'm in such places, because I sense others have been there long before me. To his credit, he found many of them. About five miles from my home there is a rock painting, reputedly done by Native Americans a long time ago. None of the tribes here know who did made the paintings. So why is ignorance a valid ethic? Some years ago a young archeologist found what she thought was Native American artwork on some rocks in Oregon. She got quite a little publicity until the guy who painted them stepped up and claimed the credit. It's my opinion and I mean no offense, but I think the tribes are misguided in their efforts to block serious research on such artifacts. I can't imagine what their motivation is, unless it's fear that somebody will discover they weren't really the First Americans.