1.   Israeli officials said the dig could take several months.

2.   The dig is taking place at the site of the historic Boston Co. store in the hamlet of Boston, located between Akron and Cleveland.

3.   The digs are taking place at vast sites outside the Iraqi capital, Carlstrom said.

4.   The dig is taking place in St. Ignace, an Upper Peninsula town on the Straits of Mackinac, where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge.

5.   A local police official said it was difficult to catch traffickers because the digs take place in private locations and the inhabitants refuse to identify the clerics involved.