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APRIL 9, 2001

With sacred artifacts fetching high price tags and demand reaching internationally, federal authorities are hard at work trying to protect looting of Indian archaeological sites.

In 1995, Bureau of Land Management authorities used DNA evidence to track down Earl K. Shumway for stealing from a site in Utah. Shumway received fice years for the crime, the longest ever.

Utah authorities prosecute more archaeology-related crimes than anywhere else. But the costs are high and they can take a long time to carry out.

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Antiquities Detectives Battle Looters of Indian Artifacts (The Los Angeles Times 4/9)