51.   Archaeologists said the find was a first in China, the report said.

52.   Archaeologists said the tombs had been well preserved because they had been covered by grit following the flooding of a nearby river.

53.   Archaeologists said they were delighted by the find this past week under Calle Pelayo, a busy shopping street in downtown Barcelona.

54.   Archaeologists said, however, that they do not believe Maccabees lived in the village at Kiryat Sefer.

55.   Archaeologists say it could hold clues to the fate of the Olmecs, best known for the colossal, mysterious stone heads they carved.

56.   Archaeologists say large amounts of water were probably needed to clean away sacrifices.

57.   Archaeologists say the same text shows the Mesopotamians viewed Dilmun as a land of eternal youth.

58.   Archaeologists say they have found the buried remains of a prehistoric timber temple twice the size of the monument at Stonehenge and just as important.

59.   Archaeologists say it could have belonged to a larger palestra, a public area used for wrestling and athletics.

60.   Archaeologists say sewage, pollution and urban sprawl from the haphazard settlement are threatening the Pyramids plateau.