Homolovi IV Eathquake/Rock Fall Damage

On November 23, 2003 Doug Gann, an archaeologist who had worked with the Arizona State Museum Homolovi Project reported to the Homolovi Ruins State Park staff an incident at Homolovi IV on the west side where a large sandstone boulder (estimated at 7 x 5 x 3 meters and 260 tons) recently slid down from the top of the mesa. The boulder slid down ~ 13 meters, turned 90 degrees towards the south and dug down ~1 meter into the soil disturbing an area ~ 15 x 7 meters. This caused the exposure of a small amount of cultural material and what appears to be a recent pack rat nest and midden. Petroglyphs on the boulder appear to have been buried in fill on the west side.2003年11月23日，曾参与亚利桑那州立博物馆霍莫洛维项目（Homolovi Project）的考古学家道格·甘恩（Doug Gann）向霍莫洛维遗址州立公园（Homolovi Ruins State Park）工作人员报告了一起发生在霍莫洛维IV号遗址西侧的事件：一块经估算尺寸为7×5×3米、重达260吨的巨型砂岩巨砾近期从台地顶部滑落。该巨砾下滑约13米后向南偏转90度，嵌入土层约1米，扰动了约15×7米的区域。此次事件暴露了少量文化遗存，以及一处疑似近期形成的林鼠巢与粪堆堆积。该巨砾西侧表面的岩画（Petroglyphs）似乎曾被西侧的堆积物掩埋。