Vandals damage historic Navajo site during Halloween party

Vandals damaged a historic Navajo site in New Mexico during a Halloween party, The Farmington Daily-Times reports.

The Frances Canyon pueblito dates to the early 1700s. Numerous rooms at the site were damaged by a bonfire during the party and revelers left Halloween-themed garbage everywhere.

The Bureau of Land Management is investigating. The persons responsible for the damage could face up to two years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

"They treated it as though it was a haunted house," Geoff Haymes, a BLM archaeologist, told the paper.

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Halloween bonfire damages Frances Canyon pueblito (The Farmington Daily Times 11/25)

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