Utah's 1,600-Year-Old Rock Art Damaged by Vandals Who Scratched Names Into Stone

For centuries upon centuries, ancient carvings have endured in Utah’s red rock country. Now, they have been defaced by vandals—and some of the damage may be permanent. At two archaeological sites near Moab, someone scratched names into sandstone bearing images created by people who lived in the region long before European settlement. The damage was...