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Video: VWR Tip — Cover Hiking Pole Tips

Video: VWR Tip — Cover Hiking Pole Tips

Metal tips to hiking poles can scratch and scar rock art and change the natural look of a trail or archaeological site. A $6 rubber tip on your hiking pole can prevent damage to sites.
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March 16, 2016
Video: VWR Tip – Leave Grinding in the Past

Video: VWR Tip – Leave Grinding in the Past

Grinding grooves, grinding slicks, and other features of sites created by ancient people should be left alone. By pretending to be an ancient, you can easily damage these features and erase important scientific value.
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March 16, 2016
Video: VWR Tip — Teach Kids Respect

Video: VWR Tip — Teach Kids Respect

Archaeological sites are not playgrounds. Please teach children respect. Keep a close eye so kids don’t get hurt or accidentally damage the site.
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March 16, 2016
Video: VWR Tip — Steer Clear of Walls

Video: VWR Tip — Steer Clear of Walls

Historic and prehistoric structures can be easily damaged. Please refrain from touching, leaning, standing or climbing on any structures, no matter how solid they look.
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March 16, 2016
Video: VWR Tip — Avoid Building Cairns

Video: VWR Tip — Avoid Building Cairns

Keep the landscape natural by leaving only footprints. Cairns can increase impacts on sensitive sites and are frequently constructed with artifacts like grinding or shrine stones.
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March 16, 2016
Video: VWR Tip — Leave All Artifacts

Video: VWR Tip — Leave All Artifacts

Keep discovery alive. Leave all artifacts where you find them so the next person can share the experience. It’s illegal to move or take any artifact, including historic trash, from public lands.
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March 16, 2016
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