With a drought holding Dallas, TX hostage it has also turned the state into a come a vacation leave on probation state. The waters have subsided at Lake Whitney State Park and priceless artifacts have become unearth.. In the middle of a recession of course looters didn’t waste any time rounding up their fare share.
When the weather is right, Lake Whitney State Park in Texas is a wonderful place for outdoor weekend athletes to get their fix. From boating, fishing, scuba diving and water skiing, the lake offers it all.
But with Texas locked in a record setting drought, the sinking water levels have turned the lake into something Indiana Jones would love. Texans have recently uncovered 8,000-year-old secrets, reports WFAA Dallas.
Both fossils and Native American tools have turned up at Lake Whitney. You have to go back at least 20 years since anyone has seen the formerly remote underwater caverns that have been exposed by the historic drought. For some visitors it has been exciting and new. But for others it has been a lesson in criminal law.
It’s against Texas and federal regulations to remove Native American artifacts from archaeological sites. But WFAA reports burial sites from ancient times have been disturbed.
The 955-acre park is located near the ruins of Towash Village, an early Texas settlement named for the chief of Hainai Indians, who moved into the region in 1934.
So far, law enforcement has arrested 30 people for committing the crimes against history. Each was fined thousands of dollars and placed on probation.
Some of the dig sites have been repaired at a huge cost — as much as $30,000.
Did I just see a myspace ad? This is what you would call a white collar crime.. We all know that black people don’t dig in dirt or desecrate sacred grounds. Ridiculous though. You are going to put them on probation for trying to get some money without harming anyone?? Texas, a state where no criminal should ever live.
