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FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on October 18, 2018, against Vance Franklin Myers, 31, of Ahwannee, charging him with three counts of unauthorized excavation and removal of archaeological resources, and one count of possession of stolen government property.
According to court documents, on July 26, 2015, while fighting a wild fire, fire fighters discovered an excavated site in the Willow Creek area of Box Canyon in the Sierra National Forest. Human remains and artifacts were located among large piles of sifted dirt, hand tools and a large screen sifting box.
According to the criminal complaint filed in this case, archaeologists determined that the artifacts indicated long‑term use of the site between 500 A.D. and 1900. The site is believed to have been inhabited by members of the Mono Indian tribe. In August 2015, the archaeological site was stabilized, rehabilitated, and the artifacts repatriated after consultation with the involved tribe.
The investigation revealed incidents of illegal excavation and looting in the same archeological site in September 2015 and again in August 2016, requiring a second site rehabilitation and reburial of the artifacts in October 2016. As the investigation progressed, Myers was identified as being involved in the excavation through photographs and statements.
According to the indictment, Myers was found to be in possession of archaeological items such as stone tools, arrowheads, and beads, among other things.
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on October 18, 2018, against Vance Franklin Myers, 31, of Ahwannee, charging him with three counts of unauthorized excavation and removal of archaeological resources, and one count of possession of stolen government property.
According to court documents, on July 26, 2015, while fighting a wild fire, fire fighters discovered an excavated site in the Willow Creek area of Box Canyon in the Sierra National Forest. Human remains and artifacts were located among large piles of sifted dirt, hand tools and a large screen sifting box.
According to the criminal complaint filed in this case, archaeologists determined that the artifacts indicated long‑term use of the site between 500 A.D. and 1900. The site is believed to have been inhabited by members of the Mono Indian tribe. In August 2015, the archaeological site was stabilized, rehabilitated, and the artifacts repatriated after consultation with the involved tribe.
The investigation revealed incidents of illegal excavation and looting in the same archeological site in September 2015 and again in August 2016, requiring a second site rehabilitation and reburial of the artifacts in October 2016. As the investigation progressed, Myers was identified as being involved in the excavation through photographs and statements.
According to the indictment, Myers was found to be in possession of archaeological items such as stone tools, arrowheads, and beads, among other things.
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on October 18, 2018, against Vance Franklin Myers, 31, of Ahwannee, charging him with three counts of unauthorized excavation and removal of archaeological resources, and one count of possession of stolen government property.
According to court documents, on July 26, 2015, while fighting a wild fire, fire fighters discovered an excavated site in the Willow Creek area of Box Canyon in the Sierra National Forest. Human remains and artifacts were located among large piles of sifted dirt, hand tools and a large screen sifting box.
According to the criminal complaint filed in this case, archaeologists determined that the artifacts indicated long‑term use of the site between 500 A.D. and 1900. The site is believed to have been inhabited by members of the Mono Indian tribe. In August 2015, the archaeological site was stabilized, rehabilitated, and the artifacts repatriated after consultation with the involved tribe.
The investigation revealed incidents of illegal excavation and looting in the same archeological site in September 2015 and again in August 2016, requiring a second site rehabilitation and reburial of the artifacts in October 2016. As the investigation progressed, Myers was identified as being involved in the excavation through photographs and statements.
According to the indictment, Myers was found to be in possession of archaeological items such as stone tools, arrowheads, and beads, among other things.
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