“Historical Artifact Bulldozed for Trump’s Border Wall”

24 DAILY NEWS – A rare archaeological site in the Sonoran Desert was bulldozed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractor while constructing new sections of Donald Trump’s border wall, according to multiple sources.

## Site Description

The site, located in a remote area of Arizona’s Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, features a roughly 280-by-50-foot intaglio etched into the desert sand, dating back 1,000 years. Last Thursday, a contractor working for DHS cut a 60-foot swath across the middle of the intaglio without prior notification, causing irreparable damage to the artifact.

Rick Martynec, an archaeologist, likened the destruction to obliterating the Nazca lines in Peru. “Culturally, we should have been relishing and promoting [the site], not destroying it,” he stated during a phone interview.

## Cultural Significance

Cabeza Prieta is one of the largest wilderness areas outside Alaska and includes

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