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-The '''Antiquities Act of 1906''' ({{USPL|59|209}}, {{USStat|34|225}}, {{usc|54|320301|320303}}) is an [[Act of Congress|act]] that was passed by the [[United States Congress]] and signed into law by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by [[presidential proclamation]], create [[National monument (United States)|national monuments]] from [[federal lands]] to protect significant natural, historic, or scientific features. The Act has been used more than a hundred times since its enactment to create a wide variety of protected areas.
+The '''Antiquities Act of 1906''' ({{USPL|59|209}}, {{USStat|34|225}}, {{usc|54|320301|320303}}) is an [[Act of Congress|act]] that was passed by the [[United States Congress]] and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by [[presidential proclamation]], create [[National monument (United States)|national monuments]] from [[federal lands]] to protect significant natural, historic, or scientific features. The Act has been used more than a hundred times since its enactment to create a wide variety of protected areas.
 ==History==
-The Antiquities Act was signed into law by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during his second term in office. The act resulted from concerns about protecting mostly prehistoric Native American ruins and artifacts—collectively termed "[[antiquities]]"—on federal lands in the West, such as at [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park|Chaco Canyon, New Mexico]]. Removal of artifacts from these lands by private collectors, "pot hunters," had become a serious problem by the end of the 19th century. In 1902, [[Iowa]] Congressman [[John F. Lacey]], who chaired the House Committee on the Public Lands, traveled to the Southwest with the rising [[anthropology|anthropologist]] [[Edgar Lee Hewett]], to see for himself the extent of the pot hunters' impact.  His findings, supported by an exhaustive report by Hewett to Congress detailing the archaeological resources of the region, provided the necessary impetus for the passage of the legislation.<ref>{{cite AV media | title=The National Parks: America's Best Idea | publisher=Florentine Films | people=Ken Burns}}</ref>
+The Antiquities Act was signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt during his second term in office. The act resulted from concerns about protecting mostly prehistoric Native American ruins and artifacts—collectively termed "[[antiquities]]"—on federal lands in the West, such as at [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park|Chaco Canyon, New Mexico]]. Removal of artifacts from these lands by private collectors, "pot hunters," had become a serious problem by the end of the 19th century. In 1902, [[Iowa]] Congressman [[John F. Lacey]], who chaired the House Committee on the Public Lands, traveled to the Southwest with the rising [[anthropology|anthropologist]] [[Edgar Lee Hewett]], to see for himself the extent of the pot hunters' impact.  His findings, supported by an exhaustive report by Hewett to Congress detailing the archaeological resources of the region, provided the necessary impetus for the passage of the legislation.<ref>{{cite AV media | title=The National Parks: America's Best Idea | publisher=Florentine Films | people=Ken Burns}}</ref>
 The Act failed to deter purposeful, criminal looting at these protected sites and was deemed too vague, eventually resulting in passage of the [[Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPS Archeology Program: Antiquities Act of 1906 |url=https://www.nps.gov/archeology/tools/laws/antact.htm |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> The Antiquities Act has been praised by several groups for its ability to protect important sites, including [[The Wilderness Society (United States)|The Wilderness Society]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antiquities Act {{!}} The Wilderness Society |url=https://www.wilderness.org/articles/article/antiquities-act |access-date=2021-12-29 |website=www.wilderness.org |language=en}}</ref> the [[National Parks Conservation Association]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act |url=https://www.npca.org/resources/2658-monuments-protected-under-the-antiquities-act |access-date=2021-12-29 |website=National Parks Conservation Association |language=en}}</ref> [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilroy |first=John |date=7 June 2018 |title=After 112 Years, Antiquities Act Remains Vital |url=https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/06/07/after-112-years-antiquities-act-remains-vital |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610220117/http://www.pewtrusts.org:80/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/06/07/after-112-years-antiquities-act-remains-vital |archive-date=June 10, 2018 |access-date=28 December 2021 |website=Pew Charitable Trusts}}</ref> and the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antiquities Act {{!}} National Trust for Historic Preservation |url=https://savingplaces.org/antiquities-act |access-date=2021-12-29 |website=savingplaces.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

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