"The Las Playas Intaglio, a design etched into the ground in Southwest Arizona's Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, suffered damage from heavy construction machinery."
"The intaglio resembles a fish and likely served as a sacred site for ancestors of the Tohono O'odham Nation, which lies east of the refuge."
"CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott is engaged directly with tribal leadership to determine appropriate next steps regarding the disturbed archaeological site."
"Archaeologists and local tribes have long sounded alarms over the intaglio's proximity to an already existing border steps away."
The Las Playas Intaglio, a 1,000-year-old Native American archaeological site in Arizona, was damaged by construction machinery during the building of Trump's border wall. Approximately 60 to 70 feet of the 272-foot-long intaglio, which resembles a fish and is significant to the Tohono O'odham Nation, suffered destruction. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol confirmed the disturbance and stated that they are working with tribal leadership to protect the remaining site. Concerns about the intaglio's proximity to the border have been raised by archaeologists and local tribes.
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