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Date Posted: 13:07:37 04/02/01 Mon
Author: Sacred Heart
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WARREN COUNTY,KENTUCKY

Illegal excavations reports will be investigated, county says

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By the Daily News Online, dnews@bgdailynews.com
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Warren County will investigate reports that dozens of people were involved in the illegal excavation of prehistoric Indian artifacts.
�Ignorance of the law is no defense,� Warren County Attorney Mike Caudill said.

But Caudill said he is offering a �forgiveness� period for those people willing to turn in property they have found.

�They need to come in and bring back what they�ve found between now and noon Monday,� Caudill said.

Those people won�t be prosecuted but will be asked to make themselves available to an archeologist so they can show where and at what depth the artifacts were found.

Caudill spoke passionately about the significance of the sites - some of which are on state property near the U.S. 231 expansion project and some of which are on Warren County land.

�These could have been the people who started agriculture practices in the area,� he said.

While some people may fail to see the significance of removing prehistoric artifacts for personal gain, Caudill is serious about stopping it and prosecuting those who don�t turn in the artifacts.

By some reports, as many as 200 people were involved in culling the artifacts.

�I imagine that�s an exaggeration,� he said. �But this was done in daylight, and we will found out who those people were.�

Those found to be digging and moving artifacts can be charged with violating the state�s Antiquity Act. Most violations are a felony, punishable by one to five years in prison and confiscation of any equipment or vehicles used in the illegal.

Because the violations mostly are felonies, Caudill said he has spoken with Warren County Commonwealth�s Attorney Steve Wilson, �and he is with me on this.�

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