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6/11/09: Looting History

An example of an Anasazi bowl - dated c.1100-1250 A.D. Photo by Kate Skegg on flickr.com
An example of an Anasazi bowl - dated c.1100-1250 A.D. Photo by Kate Skegg on flickr.com

By Jenny Brundin

Salt Lake City, UT – Federal officials have charged two dozen Utahns with looting Native American artifacts in the Four Corners region. They say the two-and-half year undercover operation was the largest and most sophisticated of its kind. Thursday, host Jenny Brundin examines the case and the underground, multi-million dollar trade.

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