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Message from tommy750

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:39:04 GMT

ziphius wrote:

Tom,

I wonder if a careful Google Earth search would yield any results on the geoglyphs. I guess the place to start is with *known* geoglyphs, to see if the Google imagery is actually good enough to reveal them in the first place.

Jim

Yeah, I tried looking around Davies Valley on Google Earth after I heard that from the agent and didn't see anything obvious. The Blythe Intaglios are very obvious from Google Earth but the Yuha geoglyphs a few miles away look like a washed out area. Need to call that agent back and see if he has more info. Thanks. Tom

Message from ziphius

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:35:29 GMT

Tom,

I wonder if a careful Google Earth search would yield any results on the geoglyphs. I guess the place to start is with *known* geoglyphs, to see if the Google imagery is actually good enough to reveal them in the first place.

Jim

Message from tommy750

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:53:40 GMT

Nice link. Had a USBP agent in my office last week who said a helo pilot found some geoglyphs in/near Davies Valley. He tried to vector a couple of agents on ATVs over to the area but they were unable to go. Said he could get me the coordinates. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any know geoglyphs out there? Tom

Message from surfponto

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:26:13 GMT

I am with you on that

ziphius wrote:

Not sure what it means when they say The Forest Service "took charge" of the artifacts. But I'm assuming they were removed from their resting site. It's one reason I never report the locations of anything I find to ANY 'authorities'. The chain of history is forever broken when artifacts are removed from the wild, notwithstanding the usual arguments of "well, they have to be protected from those who might REMOVE them illegally." Same result. We have enough stuff in dusty drawers in locked rooms.
edited by ziphius on 10/15/2012

Message from ziphius

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:04:32 GMT

Not sure what it means when they say The Forest Service "took charge" of the artifacts. But I'm assuming they were removed from their resting site. It's one reason I never report the locations of anything I find to ANY 'authorities'. The chain of history is forever broken when artifacts are removed from the wild, notwithstanding the usual arguments of "well, they have to be protected from those who might REMOVE them illegally." Same result. We have enough stuff in dusty drawers in locked rooms.
edited by ziphius on 10/15/2012

Message from dsefcik

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:37:57 GMT

Pretty cool.....I had an agent tell me where some pictos were out in ABDSP once when I was out just wandering around exploring. He was out on patrol with a Camelbak and all.

Message from rockhopper

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:28:00 GMT

Some of you have probably seen this. Thought is was kinda neat. I know it is east in AZ but still way cool after all these years!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/arizona-border-patrol-agents-discover-ancient-artifacts-190745819.html

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