![]() Doing some Internet eyeballing on my own, I kind of agree with that, but neither he nor I are coin experts." "The smaller coin of the two, the visitor did some Internet research, and thinks it's probably mid-to-late 13th century. “The expert that we’ve been working with says that it looks like one coin (called a 16 Maravedis) was minted in Madrid, Spain, probably in 1662 or 1663," the archaeologist said. And it was only when he took them back home and got a closer look that he realized that these were old Spanish coins." So when he picked them up he thought they were just some sort of cool modern thing. ![]() "In fact, he was quite aware of the cultural resource protection laws that we have in place. "When he picked them up he didn’t think that they were anything significant," Harmon, the NRA's archaeologist, said Tuesday during a phone call. It was only after he got home and took a closer look at them that he realized he might have two pieces of the past, the long ago past. The Colorado man, who has asked to remain anonymous, thought the two coins were recent trash. ![]() The coins came to light late last year when a hiker near Halls Crossing in the middle of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area spotted two bits of dingy metal on the ground in an area that was somewhat littered with garbage. With two time-weary coins in hand, that's the mystery Brian Harmon hopes to solve. Spanish explorers and wayfarers traveled across the Southwest, and through present-day Utah, 250 years ago, but what is the chance that one dropped some coins along the way while resting near the river we know as the Colorado? Or, in light of the estimated dates of the coins, were they trade pieces passed along going back two centuries more? How did these two coins, believed to be Spanish pieces dating to the 13th century, get to Glen Canyon NRA?/NPS Oil Trains Pose A Significant Threat To National Parks.The Care And Keeping Of History Within The National Park System.Wastewater And Sewer Facilities Failing In National Parks.Private Philanthropy Fills The Gaps Of Deferred Maintenance.National Park Roads And Bridges Impacted By Lack Of Maintenance.NPS Is Running $670 Million Behind On Caring For Maintained Landscapes.Mixing Energy Development And National Parks.Maintenance Backlog Impacts Historic Structures In National Parks.Lack Of Dollars Crippling National Park Facilities For Staff And Visitors.Invasive Species A Plague On the National Park System.Groups Continually At Work To Acquire Private Lands Key To National Parks.Backlog Of Maintenance Needs Creates Risks In National Parks.Tackling The Maintenance Backlog In The Park System.Coping With 21st Century Wildfires In The Parks.Mixing Oil And Water At Big Cypress National Preserve.Not Enough Water And Too Many Invasives At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.Colorado River Series-Canyonlands National Park.Special Reports Toggle submenu for Special Reports.Understanding Climate Change Impacts On National Parks.Get the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks.
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