A panel of prehistoric stone art, thought to be between 4,000 and 8,500 years old, has been 'irreparably damaged' by vandals at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
– Officials with the US National Park Service say a panel of prehistoric stone artworks, thought to be between 4,000 and 8,500 years old, have been “irreparably damaged” by vandals at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
The panel has since been treated but the damage, which was thought to have been done December 26, is still visible and the stone can’t be restored to its original state, Tom VandenBerg , Big Bend National Park’s chief of interpretation and visitor services, said Friday. “Damaging natural features and rock art destroys the very beauty and history that the American people want to protect in our parks,” Bob Krumenaker, superintendent of Big Bend National Park, said in the release. “With each instance of vandalism, part of our Nation’s heritage is lost forever.”According to VandenBerg, the graffiti was etched over “abstract images of geometric forms, circles, and undulating lines.
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