6,500-year-old Indigenous sacred site in Arizona partially destroyed by Trump administration’s border wall construction; 50-foot corridor cuts through 272-foot geoglyph that predates Egypt’s first pyramid by 2,000 years
- A 6,500-year-old Indigenous sacred site in Arizona has been damaged by border wall construction.
- (Photo: Russ McSpadden / Center for Biological Diversity)New research has revealed that the Las Playas Intaglio, a sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona, is at least 6,500 years old, making it the oldest scientifically dated geoglyph in the Americas.
- The discovery comes months after the fish-shaped earthwork was partially damaged by federal contractors working on the Trump administration’s second border wall through the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
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- A 6,500-year-old Indigenous sacred site in Arizona has been damaged by border wall construction.
- (Photo: Russ McSpadden / Center for Biological Diversity)New research has revealed that the Las Playas Intaglio, a sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona, is at least 6,500 years old, making it the oldest scientifically dated geoglyph in the Americas.
- The discovery comes months after the fish-shaped earthwork was partially damaged by federal contractors working on the Trump administration’s second border wall through the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Sources: Times of India