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Nation/World SECTION a. PAGE IS. PLAIN DEALER HERALD, WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 28. mi Grave-robbing for money ruins many archeological sites By TOM HARVEY ' United Press International MOAB, Utah -- Scavengers looting Indian burial grounds and ancient dwellings to feed a multimillion-dollar artifact * market may soon strip all known a r c h e o l o g i c a l s i t e s i n southeastern Utah. •„ The digging to get pottery, baskets and other ancient items has left gaping holes in most Utah sites where ancient Indian popula­ tions lived. Archeologists believe time is running out on efforts to save part of the nation's heritage. Federal, state and local law en­ forcement agencies are combin­ ing forces to try to stop the van­ dalism, which has increased . substantially in recent years, but , are hobbled by inadequate "• resources. The grave-robbing, encouraged by a suffering local economy and a growing demand for ancient items for tax dodge schemes, may soon rob the nation of an impor­ tant part of its past. "Xou see mummies of children tossed in the garbage heap," said David Madsen, a Utah state ar- cheologist. "There's parts of bodies strewn all over." said every archeological site fn southeastern Utah he has in­ spected recently has been dug up by zealous pot hunters who. know they can sell single pieces for thousands of dollars to collectors. " I t ' s a l m o s t d e s t r o y e d . Everything's almost gone," said floab, Utah, resident Mark Svans. "It's been going on for a hundred years and now it's almost gone." Bruce Louthan, a federal Bureau of Land Management ar- cheologist in Moab, said the looters show no respect for the dead at burial sites. "Typically you find bones scat-' tered where people have unfeel-j ingly and uncaringly torn the re-' mains of the past occupants of this area because their main concern is to get loot," Louthan said. The ruins are those of the! Anasazi Indians who lived in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico ami Colorado 800 years to 2,000 years ago. They were originally hunters and gatherers but evolved into large settlements of farmers, Madsen said. Evans said southeastern Utah; residents have been hunting foil pots and other artifacts for years. But it got out of control after the local mines shut down due to the depressed uranium market and collectors started to offer huge bounties. "There's a piece insured for a quarter of a million in aj museum," Evans said. "We could show you the hole it came out of." Madsen said the popular movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," heightened interest in artifact col­ lecting. The movie concerned the robbing of an ancient grave. In addition, some- .collectors have become more interested, because of federal tax laws thati allow a 100 percent tax writeoff for donations to museums. Typically, a pot hunter will sell an item to a middleman, who sells it to a col lector, who in turn donates it to a museum. The middleman gives the item a much higher paper value than its actual sale price and collector takes the writeoff, Madsen said. "It (tax-law) causes their destruc­ tion rather than preserving historical sites," the archeologist- added. SEE US FOR YOUR '85 LICENSE PLATES & STICKERS ittliZ*' ft NEW 1 HJ/NS I 84/81- SLLCKTR I GET FAST, IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR 19S5 LICENSE PLATE OR STICKER AT THE FIRSTI During the next three years, all Illinois auto­ mobiles 'will be issued new license plates. The first character of your current plate and the month your registration sticker expires deter­ mine the year and month you will receive the,new plates. 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"I took the magazine, then call­ ed Distance Running News, to meets with me," he said of those early years. "I wrote to get the lists of entries into the Boston Marathon and then sent them a copy asking them If they would like to subscribe. There wasn't much of a market when we started, but we created one." Anderson also cashed in on a string of events, including the near sainthood of distance runn­ ing star Jim Ryun in Kansas when he was setting world records for the mile In the 1960s. "Before Jim Ryun's success there were, only two open distance events in the state of Kansas," he said. "One was in the western part of the state where you basically Just ran around a track." The magazine began a period of modest growth. And, like his publication, Anderson underwent a metamorphose. He decided to move to the West Coast and changed the magazine's name to Runner's World. Through it all, Anderson retain­ ed his vision of what he thought would sell. He became obsessed with the idea of making his magazine a success. He spent every waking hour, 365 days a year, molding his magazine in his garage office. His intensity turned a lot of peo­ ple off, but Anderson thrived on the challenge. He had something to prove to those around him. "It was a Godsend for me," said Anderson with his ever-present 5 SOFT WATER RENTAL 97V>~. •NO installation charge •NEW fully automatic softeners •TWO year option to buy with •FULL rental fee deducted •OtfE phone call can answer rent any questions Q/rs , 312-259-3393 smile. "I was voted least likely to succeed in my high school class and really had little interest in col lege." Anderson also continued to jog and hope for a chance of getting widespread reader Interest. That break came in the mid-70s when the late Jim Fixx came out with the "Complete Book of Runn ing." The Jogging and fitness craze had officially begun. 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