Church Repatriates Sacred Rock Covered with Petroglyphs After 14-Year Effort

Church repatriates sacred rock covered with petroglyphs after 14-year effort

TREMONTON, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement Wednesday that historians and conservators working on its behalf partnered with the tribe and the state to carefully remove and clean the 2,500-pound (1,134-kilogram) rock.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints works with Shoshone Nation to preserve sacred petroglyphs

BOX ELDER COUNTY — A 2,500-pound sacred rock bearing petroglyphs created by the Fremont people more than 1,200 years ago has been returned to its original home, concluding a multiyear repatriation effort between the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation…