Wildfires unearth long-lost artifacts of U.S. Indigenous history

As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert, and cliffsides for signs of ancient tools and dwellings unique to the U.S. Southwest, he keeps in mind that they’re part of a bigger picture.

And, fire is not new to them.

“They have been burned many, many times, and that’s healthy,” said Mr. Nez, a Navajo archaeologist and firefighter. “A lot of our cultural resources we see as living, and living things are resilient.”