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Tribal members outraged as officials search for climbers who damaged cherished landmark: 'These are our churches'
As such, chipping the rock directly damages the carving ... saying, "For us, as tribal people, these are our churches." She likened the damage of the petroglyph to writing graffiti in a temple.
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'Irreplaceable': Vandals destroy ancient California artifacts, evade arrest
protected tribal rock carvings near Bishop, California. The petroglyphs at Volcanic Tableland were carved into the rock by Paiute-Shoshone people long before European settlers came to the American ...