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Looters threaten Southwest ruins as sensors to be used
Looters armed with picks and backhoes vandalize ancient Southwest sites in Arizona. Federal agencies plan electronic sensors to protect ruins while tribes bar access. Conservationists warn inventories are underfunded and vandalism persists, with Hohokam remains and Mesa Grande site repeatedly raided.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Southwest
Arizona
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
John Douglas
University of Illinois
BLM
Douglas
Six-State
Arizona State University At
Tempe
Mesa
Mesa Grande
Alfred Ditter Jr
ASU
Jimmy E. Hibbetts
Tonto National Forest
Hibbetts
Forest Service
South Vietnam