With consistent development across southern Utah, ancient archeological sites and petroglyphs are increasingly at risk.

In 1785, a Spanish official named Don Diego Ruiz was looking for illegal tobacco plantations in the Papantla region of Mexico (then called New Spain), near the modern-day city of Veracruz, when he ...

Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with illegally installed climbing bolts. The bolts were found east of Jensen in Uintah County on what ...

JENSEN, Utah (KUTV) — More information has been released regarding the illegal climbing bolts installed on the historic Pregnant Sheep Petroglyph Panel. The panel is listed on the National ...

The topography indicates a possible ancient lake west of the Djoser complex. Additionally, a series of compartments outside the pyramid might have served as a water treatment facility, allowing ...

It’s also not clear how damaged the site is — but the petroglyphs are protected by state and federal laws, including the Archeological Resource Protection Act, NBC affiliate KSL in Salt Lake ...

UINTAH COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Officials are seeking help identifying people who may be responsible for installing climbing bolts and damaging a petroglyph panel in northeast Utah. The climbing bolts ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a ...

JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with illegally installed climbing bolts. The bolts were found east of Jensen in ...