Some historic petroglyphs at Volcanic Tableland close to Bishop, California won’t ever be the identical due to current vandalism. The Bureau of Land Administration (BLM) Bishop Area Workplace is providing a $1,500 reward for data that might assist authorities apprehend the people accountable for damaging petroglyph panels at three totally different areas.
“These accountable have destroyed an irreplaceable a part of our nationwide cultural heritage,” mentioned Bishop Area Supervisor Sherri Lisius in a press launch. BLM additionally calls the positioning “one of the crucial important rock artwork websites within the area [with] important cultural significance to the native Tribes.”
The Archaeological Sources Safety Act protects the positioning the place the vandalism occurred, and, due to this fact, a violation might end in felony expenses. BLM says: “First-time offenders might be fined as much as $20,000 and resist two years in jail. Repeat offenders could face fines as much as $100,000 and as much as 5 years in jail.”
It seems the vandals broke off sections of rock from the petroglyph panels. When inspecting the picture beneath, search for the white part on the right-hand aspect (above heart), the place a bit of rock seems to be lacking. BLM has solely offered this visible proof of the vandalism, though it says the vandals struck three separate areas.
See one instance of the current vandalism to the petroglyphs at Volcanic Tableland:
You probably have any data concerning this vandalism, please name 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).