A Caltech scientist has apologized for damaging a sacred site. Is it enough?
Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times
July 25, 2021
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The Fish Slough Petroglyph site in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management s Volcanic Tablelands area on Monday, July 12, 2021, in Bishop, California.Gary Coronado/TNS
LOS ANGELES A Caltech professor who outraged Native American tribes by drilling holes in an ancient petroglyph site while doing research without a permit near Bishop, California, has issued a public apology, saying he was “horrified” by what he had done.
“While the area’s geology is of significant interest, it is also of cultural and historical importance,” the scientist, Joseph Kirschvink, wrote in a statement. “I am horrified that I inadvertently collected samples from a sacred area that I too cherish and respect. I sincerely and deeply apologize for the disturbance we caused.”
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