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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFeds block government archaeologists from speaking at a major science conference
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/05/11/feds-blocks-government-archaeologists-from-speaking-at-a-major-science-conference/At a time when archaeological sites are a growing flashpoint in the debate over public lands, the Bureau of Land Management blocked at least 14 staff archaeologists and other specialists, including some from Utah, from attending a major scientific conference last month, a new report says.
The Washington Post reported that BLM staffers were scheduled to attend an April 14 gathering of the Society for American Archaeology, among the worlds largest organizations of professional archaeologists, in Washington, D.C., where they were to lead a symposium titled Tough Issues in Land Management Archaeology.
But a few days before the conference, BLM supervisors decided against sending the staffers, many of whom are based in Western states where the agency manages millions of acres that contain countless sites and artifacts left by ancient American Indian civilizations.
In response, conference organizers canceled that symposium, which was to be led by the BLMs top cultural resources official Byron Loosle, formerly with the agencys Utah state office. The Post cited federal employment databases to report that 17 of the scheduled SAA presenters were BLM employees.
The agencys move to keep them from the conference is seen by some as another example of how the Interior Department under President Donald Trumps leadership is curbing federal researchers ability to engage with the public, particularly in areas that touch on energy development.
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Feds block government archaeologists from speaking at a major science conference (Original Post)
G_j
May 2018
OP
They're afraid the archaeologists will want to preserve artifact sites
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#2
GusBob
(7,286 posts)1. Archeologists? They are going after archeologists
Jesus Fucking Christ what the fuck is going on?
This is not America anymore
underpants
(182,584 posts)3. No shit
This is so sad
G_j
(40,366 posts)4. desecration of historical artifacts
seems to be ok with extremists in many places on this poor planet.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,572 posts)2. They're afraid the archaeologists will want to preserve artifact sites
and thereby hinder the ability of developers to ruin them.