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"New West Feature
The Professor Who Stole Ancient New Mexico Artifacts
A Loyola archaeology professor pleaded guilty this week to removing spear points from sites along the historic Jornada del Muerto.
By Andy Stiny, Guest Writer, 3-04-11
A Chicago professor of archeology pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of removing ancient projectile points from federal land in south-central New Mexico following an elaborate undercover “sting” operation.
Daniel Amick, 66, a professor at Loyola University in Chicago, pleaded guilty to “violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) by removing archaeological resources from federal public lands,” said a news release from United States Attorney Kenneth Gonzales. Amick will serve a one-year term of conditional probation in accord with a plea agreement, the release states. '
Rest of story
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_professor_who_stole_ancient_new_mexico_artifacts/C41/L41/
other info at
http://www.arrowheadology.com/
Another ‘Elaborate Sting’ Out West
The Professor Who Stole Ancient New Mexico Artifacts
A Loyola archaeology professor pleaded guilty this week to removing spear points from sites along the historic Jornada del Muerto.
By Andy Stiny, Guest Writer, 3-04-11
A Chicago professor of archeology pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of removing ancient projectile points from federal land in south-central New Mexico following an elaborate undercover “sting” operation.
Daniel Amick, 66, a professor at Loyola University in Chicago, pleaded guilty to “violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) by removing archaeological resources from federal public lands,” said a news release from United States Attorney Kenneth Gonzales. Amick will serve a one-year term of conditional probation in accord with a plea agreement, the release states. '
Rest of story
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_professor_who_stole_ancient_new_mexico_artifacts/C41/L41/
other info at
http://www.arrowheadology.com/
Another ‘Elaborate Sting’ Out West